The Prevalence of Sleep Disorders in College Students: Impact on…

JusticeElk2700The Prevalence of Sleep Disorders in College Students: Impact on…The Prevalence of Sleep Disorders in College Students: Impact on Academic Performance College students experience a number of sleep problems, which may impact academic performance, health, and mood (Baron-Cohen, Leslie, & Frith, 1985). A common sleep problem among college students is sleep deprivation and resulting excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). Both biological and social factors also contribute to deprivation. According to (cite source #1 here), many college students are older adolescents and are still dealing with adolescent physiology such as a biologically driven delayed sleep phase. Specifically, 59% of adults 18 to 29 years of age consider themselves night-owls, and are unable to fall asleep earlier in the evening (Feingold, 1990; Buss, 1988; Buss, 1987; Buss, 1988). A typical coping technique for dealing with sleep deprivation is to attempt to make up for lost sleep by increasing sleep on the weekends, a practice that actually worsens the problem (Baron-Cohen, Leslie, & Frith, 1985). The consequences of sleep problems, whether due to insufficient sleep or an untreated sleep disorder, can be serious (Clark, et al., 1996; Pascalis, et al., 1995).  Sleep problems have been associated with deficits in attention and academic performance (Cosmides & Tooby, 1994), drowsy driving (Feingold, 1990), and poorer health (Buss, 1987). According to (Buss, 1988) students who are chronically sleepy may limit their future options by choosing easier courses while in college. Additionally, (see item #2 below).      2. The following sentence is taken from page 245 of source #8; incorporate it in the text as a direct quotation and add emphasis to the phrase ‘getting enough sleep’ within the quotation. High school students who reported insufficient sleep or datime sleepiness also reported depressed mood and lower grades, whereas 80% of students who reported getting enough sleep made As and Bs in school.  3. Retype sentence four (4) and use the abbreviation for ‘for example,’ with the phrase ‘such as a biologically driven delayed sleep phase’ – please note: you’ll need to change the text (narrative) slightly so that the sentence continues to be clear and grammatically correct. Note when it is appropriate to use the abbreviation versus when you would write out ‘for example’.Image transcription text1. Cosmides, L., & Tooby, J. (1994). Origins of domain specificity: The evolution of functional organization.In L. Hirshfeld & S. Gelman (Eds.), Mapping the mind: Domain specificity in cognition and culture (pp.85-116). Cambridge University Press. 2. Feingold, A. (1990). Gender differences in effects of physic… Show more… Show more Social SciencePsychology