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Chase Buchanan

Mr. Freeland

English 1201

October 24, 2021

Literature Review

Sleep is one of the most important things that your body needs in order to function

properly on a daily basis. That is why not getting enough sleep can be detrimental not only to

your body physically, but your mind mentally as well. What can cause someone to become sleep

deprived and how does it affect their health and body?

Sleep has always been important to the world. Although the world is continuing to

develop, sleep is beginning to change more and more and people are beginning to forget the

importance of it. It’s significance must be reinstated and the consequences it can have if you

don't get enough, must be taken more seriously.

During Adolescence, it is very important that kids are getting the daily recommended

amount per day. But many adolescents do not get enough sleep in general: “This population

reported spending an average of 7.5 h in bed and getting an average of 7.2 h of sleep per night”

(Levesque). This information was pulled directly from a survey and it supports the argument that

kids do not reach the average amount of sleep needed. It is also said this low amount of sleep can

be linked to disorders such as depression and anxiety (Levesque).

Sleep deprivation is one of the most common sleeping disorders around people and there

are many causes and effects to it. There are many things that can cause a person to become sleep

deprived, some of them being what you eat and drink. Stimulants such as caffeine, drugs, diet

pills, will begin to affect the brain causing this decrease in amount of sleep (Alic). She bases this
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statement off several sources that support the fact that sleep deprivation is caused by many things

with just a few of them being the things listed before.

There is also statistics to support that sleep deprivation can be caused due to the use of

modern technology. It makes sense that because of the accessibility that everyone has to

technology, that it would affect our sleep. “Teenagers and college students are often tempted to

stay up late interacting on social media, playing video games, or enjoying the 24/7 entertainment

available on television or the Internet” (Sleep Disorders: Overview). This statement is supported

by a poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation. This credible source shows that the

information presented about technology affecting sleep is accurate.

Going into more detail about sleep disorders, insomnia is also a major disorder that

affects the lives of many. Simply, stressful life events can cause insomnia to affect a person.

“More recent research has explored the possibility that it is the style of coping that may relate to

insomnia as opposed to the stressor per se” (Ellis). This is targeted for people who have maybe

experienced an event like this and can link it to insomnia. The author uses several sources to

support the statements made during this article.

There is no one answer to how being sleep deprived is caused, and how it affects a

person. Everyone has a different lifestyle and can be affected by lack of sleep differently. It is

important to view all the causes and effects and see which fits best to your person. Also, to

explore how you can better your lifestyle by getting more sleep and changing your habits.
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Works Cited

Alic, Margaret. "Sleep Deprivation." Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, edited by Jacqueline L.

Longe, Gale, 6th edition, 2020. Credo Reference,

http://sinclair.ohionet.org/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/gale

gm/sleep_deprivation/0?institutionId=6043. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.

Ellis, Jason. "Sleep disorders." Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine,

edited by Susan Ayers, et al., Cambridge University Press, 2nd edition, 2007. Credo

Reference,

http://sinclair.ohionet.org/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/cupp

hm/sleep_disorders/0?institutionId=6043. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021.

Meltzer, Lisa J., et al. "Sleep Disturbances." Encyclopedia of Adolescence, Roger J. R. Levesque,

Springer Science+Business Media, 2nd edition, 2018. Credo Reference,

http://sinclair.ohionet.org/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/sprgs

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"Sleep Disorders: Overview." Human Diseases and Conditions, edited by Gale, 3rd edition,

2017. Credo Reference,

http://sinclair.ohionet.org/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/gale

human/sleep_disorders_overview/0?institutionId=6043. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.

"Sleep." International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, edited by David L. Sills, vol. 14,

Macmillan, 1968, pp. 313-319. Gale eBooks,

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