Question

From a cultural perspective, describe American's general attitude about sleep? How do Americans fare compared to other industrialized nations when it comes to sleep and sleep deprivation? In generating your response, you will want to describe what sleep deprivation is, the effects of sleep deprivation, and how sleep deprivation may affect overall health. Is it possible to recuperate from sleep deprivation? If so, how?

Answer 1

The general attitude about sleep in the case on American include being sleeping for long hours or less and focus on attaining a normal sleeping pattern. They are distinct from other cultures in a way that the first symptom of stress is most commonly sleep deprivation apart from other early symptoms based upon studies. Sleep deprivation means the lack of the accepted number of hours of sleep in standard terms which is caused by stress, disturbances, anxiety, mental disorders such as mania or depression, underlying medical condition and so on. It affect the daily performance, memory, physical and social health, attention and concentration . It is possible to recover from it by analysing the root cause of the problem preferably with the help of a medical professional and making lifestyle changes. Relaxation techniques, prescription medications, psychotherapy, increasing day activities and treating mental and physical disorders are beneficial .