Not exact matches
Add to that the lure of electronics such
as TV, computers and videogames, and texts from friends and you have the makings of chronic
sleep deficit in kids.
As I note here and below, poor
sleep is a stressor in its own right — one that might cause emotional problems and attention
deficits.
Keep in mind that not
sleeping enough can have some scary consequences, too: Going 24 hours without any
sleep can impair functioning just as much as a blood alcohol level of 0.1 percent Sleep deficit: the performance ki
sleep can impair functioning just
as much
as a blood alcohol level of 0.1 percent
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Sleep deficit: the performance killer.
PIU has been linked with negative mental health consequences such
as depression, attention
deficit / hyperactivity disorder, hostility, social phobia, alcohol abuse, self - injuries and
sleep difficulties.
After a concussion, a person can be left with disturbed
sleep, memory
deficits and other cognitive problems for years, but a new study led by Rebecca Spencer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests that despite these abnormalities,
sleep still helps them to overcome memory
deficits, and the benefit is Frontier in Human Neurosciequivalent to that seen in individuals without a history of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known
as concussion.
Researchers found that survivors were at significantly increased risk of ocular
deficits, blurred vision, hearing loss, and neurologic abnormalities such
as difficulty swallowing and
sleeping.
He cites research linking
sleep apnea, in which breathing is disrupted, to attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder and the evidence of a connection between depression and insomnia
as examples.
A
sleep deficit of just four hours affects by
as much
as 50 percent the ability of stem cells of the blood and immune system to migrate to the proper spots in the bone marrow of recipient mice and churn out the cell types necessary to reconstitute a damaged immune system, the researchers found.
«There are a myriad of reasons why children are inattentive, such
as anxiety or inadequate
sleep, but a child with attention -
deficit disorder (ADD) or ADHD does have a condition.
The findings reveal that one in three children have increasing issues with
sleep from birth to the age of five, which heightens the risk of emotional and behavioural issues at school,
as well
as putting the at risk of attention
deficit disorders.
Sadeh and Gruber (2002) report outcomes such
as reduced educational attainment, inability to concentrate and
deficits in social skills in adolescents under stress who have disturbed
sleep.
These problems include attention
deficit disorder; externalizing problems such
as aggression, anger, conduct disorder, cruelty to animals, destructiveness, oppositional behavior and noncompliance, and drug and alcohol use; internalizing problems such
as anxiety, depression, excessive clinging, fears, shyness, low self - esteem, passivity and withdrawal, self - blame, sadness, and suicidal tendencies; symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder such
as flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety and hypervigilance,
sleep disturbances, numbing of affect, and guilt; separation anxiety; social behavior and competence problems such
as poor problem - solving skills, low empathy,
deficits in social skills, acceptance, and perpetration of violence in relationships; school problems such
as poor academic performance, poor conduct, and truancy; somatic problems such
as headaches, bedwetting, insomnia, and ulcers; and obsessive - compulsive disorder and other assorted temperamental difficulties.
High - achieving, successful individuals often experience emptiness, unhappiness, disappointment, loneliness, stress, anxiety and interpersonal problems which may lead to less than desirable coping solutions such
as addictions, alcohol and drug abuse, eating problems and
sleep deficits.