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health advisory Hospital Mental Health 2007-11-15 19:01:59

MEMORY LAPSES/ MEMORY LOSS

General confusion

Hallucinations

Hand tremors

Hernia

Headache

Color blindness

Fainting

Nausea

Psychosis

Clinical depression

Nystagmus

Pale skin tone (looking pasty)

DECREASED MENTAL ACTIVITY

Decreased concentration

Decreased ability for the immune system to fight off sickness

Weight gain

Increased blood pressure

Aching muscles

Impatience

Slowed reaction time

ADHD like symptoms

Yawning

Daytime Naps

Hypertension/Hyperactivity

Dizziness

Death

In the United States sleep deprivation is common with students due to the fact that almost all schools begin early in the morning, forcing students to get less sleep than they normally would. Because of this, their grades go down and their concentration is impaired, and students, who should be getting between 8.5 and 9.25 hours of sleep[citation needed], are getting only 7 hours due to the strict school policies. In most studies, the issues of parental responsibility over their children's lifestyle was not introduced. In several school districts, the opening of school was delayed by over an hour to give students more sleep. For example, in 1997 the University of Minnesota did research that compared students who went to school at 7:15 and those who went to school at 8:40. They found that students who went to school at 8:40 got higher grades and more sleep on the weekdays. The National Sleep Foundation did a survey and found that students get an average of 6.8 hours of sleep, which is far below the amount needed. Students get more sleep in the summer than during the school year. One in four US high school students admit to falling asleep in class at least once a week.

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Yes, because not sleeping leads to sleep deprivation and that leads to problems in memory and concentration. In order to work at optimum efficiency you need your rest.

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Yes of course. It's hard to concentrate in school when you're yawning every 5 seconds. Talk to your parent(s)

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