Human Growth and Development / Unit 11 HGD 1513 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Sleep in Early Adulthood
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The idea
Adults are recommended seven to eight hours of sleep a night, yet many young adults sleep poorly, often from stress and anxiety.
In practice
Sleep debt accumulating: two hours short for seven nights is fourteen hours owed.
Where people slip
Poor sleep goes with poorer health, attention and working memory, and risk of depression and alcohol misuse, though mechanisms are unclear.
Your place on the trail
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