Question

1. Describe the effects of sleep deprivation.
2. How does being tired impact driving?
3. What causes or contributes to snoring?
4. How are nightmares, bad dreams, and night terrors different?

Answer 1

Effects of Sleep Deprivation

• Negatively impact the memory
• Mood issues
• Anxiety
• Weakening of the immune system
• Low libido and sex drive
• Trouble with concentration and thinking
• Poor balance
• Risk of heart disease
• Risk of diabetes

Being tired has a major impact on driving as the person is exhausted and fatigued due to their hectic schedule, inability to sleep properly, and often lead to accidents on the road. People who are tired have a hard time focusing and concentrating while they are driving and can often lead to accidents and injuries.

Causes contributing to snoring

• Anatomy of mouth and sinus
• Alcohol consumption
• Allergies
• Cold and cough
• Increased weight

Nightmares are very vivid and unpleasant dream that usually occur during the REM phase of sleeping and people usually remember the nightmare they had.

Night terrors are episodes of intense fear, screaming,hand movement while sleeping and they usually occur during the deep phases of the Non REM sleep.

Bad dreams are also disturbing in nature but lesser in intensity of fear and vividness than the Nightmares