a mental and physical state that arises when sleep has not been attained or has been inhibited. In some cases, it can cause an inability to concentrate, loss of memory, and rarely, hallucinations and erratic behavior.
The result of not getting enough sleep to satisfy the needs of your body and mind. Symptoms may include daytime sleepiness, fatigue, irritability and mood swings, itchy eyes, appetite changes, and inability to concentrate.
Sleep is defined as lack of adequate sleep. Sleep deprivation develops as a result of periods of less sleep than you normally get. The average person gets 8 hours of sleep for every 16 hours they are awake. Thus, individuals exist in a daily equilibrium in which a relatively small amount of sleep loss causes increased sleepiness i.e. sleep deprivation.
an insufficient amount of sleep or poor sleep due to difficulty sleeping, disruptions and/or a sleep disorder. Sleep deprivation can have a negative impact on a person's mood, behavior and performance.
acute or chronic lack of sufficient sleep.
Sleep deprivation is a general lack of the necessary amount of sleep. A person can be deprived of sleep by their own body and mind, as a consequence of some sleep disorders, or, actively, by another individual. Sleep deprivation is sometimes employed as an instrument of interrogation.