This document discusses sleep deprivation among college students. It begins by defining sleep deprivation and noting that it can lead to physical and mental health problems. It then surveys 34 college students about their sleep habits, finding that on average they sleep 7 hours per night, with seniors and males sleeping less. The document outlines various effects of sleep deprivation like impaired concentration, mood issues, and health risks. It recommends that college students develop better sleep schedules and habits to avoid these negative impacts and promote long-term well-being.

1. SLEEP DEPRIVATION
AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
By:
Wasan Abu-Baker

2. WHAT IS SLEEP DEPRIVATION?
 Not having enough sleep or getting enough rest
 Disorder/disease
 Can lead to many physical and mental problems
 Can even lead to death

3. QUESTION

 Do you often forget things that you are sure you
know?
Is it hard to concentrate on what you are doing?
 Do you get less than six hours of sleep a night ?
 If you answered yes to any of these questions ,
most likely you are not getting the amount of sleep
you truly need.

4. VIDEO
 Short Film
 ..be ready!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIcG2lnDmqk

5. FURTHER EXPAND
 Sleep deprivation
 College students

6. RISK GROUP
 College Students
 Male and Females
 17 of each
 Freshmen vs. Seniors
 Science Majors vs. Non-Science majors

7. FACTS ABOUT SLEEP
 Normal sleep hours are at least 8
 Record longest period without sleep is around 18
days,21 hours, 40 minutes.
 Hallucination, paranoia , blurred vision , slurred
speech and memory and concentration lapses
 Humans sleep on average around three hours less
than other primates like chimps, rhesus monkeys,
squirrel monkeys and baboons, all of whom sleep
for 10 hours.

8. SOLUTION
 College students should develop a schedule
 Time management
 Follow it!
 Organization
 Rest!!!

9. COGNITIVE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF
SLEEP DEPRIVATION
 Deficits in attention and working memory
 Hallucination
 Memory loss, forgetting missing a sentence while
taking notes.
 Impaired moral judgment
 Negative performance academic levels.
 Irritability and mood shifts
 Reduced ability to communicate
 Lower creativity
 Impaired motor skills and coordination

10. SOLUTIONS
 Consultation
 Counseling centers should provide solutions.
 Establish coping skills and stress-reduction
practices
 Contact a sleep doctor for necessity
 Campus-wide awareness about sleep deprivation
 Sleep Aid Medications

11. HEALTH
 Diabetes
 Heart attack
 Stroke
 Obesity
 Fetal and childhood growth development

12. SOLUTION: LIVE A HEALTHIER LIFE
 Exercise
 Don’t smoke
 Avoid alcohol esp. before bed
 Bigger than some people, take for granted  health, long
term effects, short term vs. long term)
 Medications such as vitamins, etc
 Eat right
 avoid caffeine
 avoid energy drinks
 get good nutrition
 eat at the right time

13. ACTIVITY
 Raise your hands if you get less then 7-8 hours of sleep

14. OVERALL SURVEY RESULTS
 Sample size is 17 females and 17 males varying
from years in school and hours they sleep.
 The group of 34 students averaged 7 hours of
sleep per night
 Seniors average 6.76 hours of sleep per night
 Freshmen average 7.6 hours of sleep per night
 Males average 6.8 hours of sleep and females
average to 7.4

15. SCIENCE MAJORS VS. NON-SCIENCE MAJORS (N =
8)
Parameter Science Major
(n = 5)
Non-Science Major
(n = 3)
< 5 hours of sleep 80% 33%
Had a deep sleep last night 20% 100%
Slept poorly last night 60% 0%
Woke up several times last night 60% 0%
Got up in middle of night last night 40% 0%
# of nights with < 5hrs sleep 2.2 days 0.67 days
# of all-nighters in past year 2.8 1.67
Felt they had couple hrs of sleep 80% 33%
Slept well last night 0% 66%
Tossed and turned last night 60% 0%

16. CONCLUSION
 A disorder that is a common problem among college
students
 Effects Academic performance and psychological
health
 Among college students, males and seniors are the
most sleep deprived
 Effects overall health
 Better sleep habits can lead to a long term healthier
life!

17. ANY QUESTIONS?

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