Lifespan changes in sleep
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- Created on: 09-05-13 18:20
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- Lifespan changes in sleep
- Neonates
- 16 hours sleep per day. 50% REM.
- In REM, often restless, wither arms and legs and muscles of face moving almost constantly.
- 16 hours sleep per day. 50% REM.
- 1 year olds
- 13 hours sleep per day. 30-50% REM.
- Increasingly develop brain activity sleep patterns like an adult's.
- Toddlers usually take a nap during the day.
- Increasingly develop brain activity sleep patterns like an adult's.
- 13 hours sleep per day. 30-50% REM.
- 5 year olds
- 11 hours sleep per day. 20-30% REM.
- Prepubescent. 5-12 year olds
- 10 hours sleep per day. 25% REM.
- Sleep deeply.
- Preteens experience sleep wake utopia - Bursting with energy during day, sleep soundly at night and are wide awake and fully rested when they wake in morning.
- Sleep deeply.
- 10 hours sleep per day. 25% REM.
- Young adults. 18-30 year olds
- 7.75 hours sleep per day. 22% REM.
- Sleep less than adolescents and not as deeply,
- 53% suffer from daytime sleepiness.
- Possibly because of external factors preventing them from getting enough sleep.
- 7.75 hours sleep per day. 22% REM.
- Middle adults. 30-40 year olds
- 7 hours sleep per day. 19% REM.
- Shallowing and shortening of sleep may occur. Increasing signs of fatigue.
- Decrease in amount of deep stage 4 sleep and may be harder to stay awake and feel refreshed on wakening.
- May be because consuming more caffeine/alcohol or weight increase
- 7 hours sleep per day. 19% REM.
- Senescence. 60+ year olds
- 6 hours sleep per day. 10-20% REM.
- Frequent interruptions and periods of wakefulness.
- May have sleep apnoea. Stage 3/4 much reduced. Reduced need for growth hormones.
- May wake earlier.
- NREM is non-existent in some cases.
- 6 hours sleep per day. 10-20% REM.
- Neonates
- Often enter REM immediately and not until 3 months old that sequences of REM/NREM is established.
- In REM, often restless, wither arms and legs and muscles of face moving almost constantly.
- Each sleep cycle occurring every 45 - 60 mins.
- Increasingly develop brain activity sleep patterns like an adult's.
- Toddlers usually take a nap during the day.
- Increasingly develop brain activity sleep patterns like an adult's.
- Brain activity during sleep resembles adult's, but frequency is different.
- 11 hours sleep per day. 20-30% REM.
- Sleep disorders may become apparent.
- Boys sleep slightly longer.
- Brain activity during sleep resembles adult's, but frequency is different.
- Sleep disorders may become apparent.
- Brain activity during sleep resembles adult's, but frequency is different.
- Adolescents. 13-17 year olds
- Lifespan changes in sleep
- Neonates
- 16 hours sleep per day. 50% REM.
- 16 hours sleep per day. 50% REM.
- 1 year olds
- 13 hours sleep per day. 30-50% REM.
- 13 hours sleep per day. 30-50% REM.
- 5 year olds
- Prepubescent. 5-12 year olds
- 10 hours sleep per day. 25% REM.
- Sleep deeply.
- Preteens experience sleep wake utopia - Bursting with energy during day, sleep soundly at night and are wide awake and fully rested when they wake in morning.
- Sleep deeply.
- 10 hours sleep per day. 25% REM.
- Young adults. 18-30 year olds
- 7.75 hours sleep per day. 22% REM.
- Sleep less than adolescents and not as deeply,
- 53% suffer from daytime sleepiness.
- Possibly because of external factors preventing them from getting enough sleep.
- 7.75 hours sleep per day. 22% REM.
- Middle adults. 30-40 year olds
- 7 hours sleep per day. 19% REM.
- Shallowing and shortening of sleep may occur. Increasing signs of fatigue.
- Decrease in amount of deep stage 4 sleep and may be harder to stay awake and feel refreshed on wakening.
- May be because consuming more caffeine/alcohol or weight increase
- 7 hours sleep per day. 19% REM.
- Senescence. 60+ year olds
- 6 hours sleep per day. 10-20% REM.
- Frequent interruptions and periods of wakefulness.
- May have sleep apnoea. Stage 3/4 much reduced. Reduced need for growth hormones.
- May wake earlier.
- NREM is non-existent in some cases.
- 6 hours sleep per day. 10-20% REM.
- Neonates
- 8.5 hours sleep per day. 20% REM.
- Sexual and pituitary growth hormones are released during NREM.
- Sleep quality/quantity doesn't change much but external pressures on teenagers e.g. schoolwork may lead to a less regular cycle.
- May start to have wet/****** dreams.
- Sexual and pituitary growth hormones are released during NREM.
- Lifespan changes in sleep
- Late middle age. 45-60 year olds
- 7 hours sleep per day. 19% REM.
- Women suffer loss of hormones due to menopause. Men too (andropause) therefore people likely to go to bed earlier.
- Poorer quality of sleep. Increase in lighter stages of sleep.
- Men may have to get up in night to urinate more, affecting quality of sleep, due to prostate glands.
- 7 hours sleep per day. 19% REM.
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