Sleep

 Introduction
 Theoretical background
Content  Aim of the research
 Method
 Respondents
 Findings/ Results
 Conclusion
 Suggestions
 References
 Sleep is food for the brain. During sleep,
important body functions and brain activity occur.
2006 Sleep in America poll
Respondents ( with lack of sleep)

 Felt unhappy, sad or depressed

 Felt hopeless about the future
 Felt nervous or tense
 Worried too much about things
  Limit your ability to learn, listen, concentrate and solve
Consequences problems.
 Lack of sleep can contribute to acne and other skin
problems
 Lead to aggressive or inappropriate behavior
 Cause you to eat too much or eat unhealthy foods
 Heighten the effects of alcohol and possibly increase use
of caffeine and nicotine
 Contribute to illness, not using equipment safely or
driving drowsy
  The aim of my research:
 1) Find out if students of Vilniaus kolegija has
Search aim, method and sleeping problems
 2) Have a look what do the students know about
lack of sleep consequences
 3) Take a look how responders asses their
knowledge about sleeping : biological processes
respondents

and normal sleeping duration

 Method of research: a survey (anonymous

questionnaire).
 Respondents : 30 students of Vilniaus Kolegija
 How often do they feel lack of sleep?

Findings

1.Every day 3.Rare (20,8%)

(45,8 %) 4. Have no lack
of sleep (4.2 %)
2.Once a week
 Consequences
Findings

1.Harder to concentrate ( 28,7%)

2.Limit your ability to work or study (26,3%)
3. Cause you to eat too much or eat unhealthy foods (10%)
4. Contribute to illness, not using equipment safely or
driving drowsy (21,3%)
5. Heighten the effects of alcohol and possibly increase use
of caffeine and nicotine (12,5%)
6.Lack of sleep just makes person tired (1,2%)
 How responders asses their knowledge
about sleeping : biological processes
and normal sleeping duration
Findings

1. Knows enough (36%)

2. Knows something (60%)
3. Knows nothing(4%)
 • Teens need about 8
to 10 hours of sleep
each night to
function best.
• Lack of sleep can
Conclusion

lead a person to
serious
consequences.
• Many people
suffers from lack of
sleep.
• People should
follow some
solutions to
improve our sleep.
  Well planed naps
 Make your room a sleep haven. Keep it cool, quiet and
dark.
Suggestions

 Don’t eat, drink, or exercise within a few hours of your

bedtime.
 Caffeine close to bedtime can hurt your sleep, so avoid
coffee, tea, soda/pop and chocolate late in the day so
you can get to sleep at night.
 Plan your time well.
  National sleep foundation
References
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/teens-and-sleep?fbclid=
IwAR2miow7I6Fqep4WCYgRXIpyxvdk3PWQV50uu7akZyCF3Femg
gswgKc7u8M
 Juliann Garey, Teens and Sleep: The Cost of Sleep
Deprivation
 https://childmind.org/article/happens-teenagers-dont-get-enough
-sleep/