Concerning the need for sleep, (a) describe the average range and the differences in short and long sleepers' total hours of sleep per night,
(b) explain why adolescents need more sleep and why they tend to show hypersomnia, and
(c) describe how aging affects the sleep patterns of adults.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer (a) will include that the average number of hours of sleep is seven to eight hours with short sleepers showing an average of five hours and long sleepers averaging nine hours. Answer (b) will include that the rapid growth and physical changes during puberty increase the need for sleep but the quality and quantity of sleep time tends to decrease during the teen years as they try to stay up late and then show excessive daytime sleepiness, or hypersomnia, at school. Answer (c) will include that older people rarely get the sleep they need with those over age 50 averaging only six hours.
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