Signs/Symptoms of Sleep Deprivation
Identifying
teenagers as well as adults who suffer from a lack of sleep might be easy.
Particular behaviors during the day are telltale signs of sleep deprivation (S. Barston, G. Kemp, R. Segal, 2008).The seven signs and symptoms
of sleep deprivation include irritability, tiredness (or drowsiness), being
socially inept (or lacking in socialinteraction),
stress cracking (or faltering under pressure), memory loss, having bad
concentration, and developing strange appetite changes (Sleep Tracks, 2010). This
means that if a person demonstrates one or more of these signs, this individual
could be suffering from sleep deprivation. Understanding the signs and symptoms
of sleep deprivation can be obvious to others but the cause of one’s lack of
sleep is not easily distinguished.
