sleep deprivation
Not enough slumber
Sleep deprivation is the condition of not getting enough sleep, whether from insomnia, work demands, or deliberate choice.
Short-term sleep deprivation impairs judgment and reaction time; prolonged deprivation causes serious cognitive and physical decline.
The new parents were suffering from severe sleep deprivation.
Forced sleep deprivation is used as torture and interrogation technique.
Persistent inability to rest
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- shift workLabor in timed blocks
- jet lagPost-flight sleep disruption
newborn · caregiving · overwork · screens · caffeine · chronic pain · restless legs · medication
Perceptions without external cause
- microsleepsFleeting involuntary unconsciousness
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- heart diseaseMalfunction of blood-pumping organ
obesity · diabetes · hypertension · immune suppression · accidents · mood swings · inflammation · stroke
State of utter depletion
- tirednessState of needing rest
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- wearinessState of being drained
sluggishness · burnout · drained · weakness · listlessness · torpor · languor · heaviness
Proneness to agitation
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- mood swingsAbrupt temperament changes
- depressionProlonged low state
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
overwhelm · emotional dysregulation · short-tempered · weepiness · frustration · hypersensitivity · apathy · negativity
Sustained single-minded attention
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- focusConcentrated attention point
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
reasoning · alertness · confusion · forgetfulness · brain fog · reaction time · decision-making · processing
insomnia
Persistent inability to rest
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- shift workLabor in timed blocks
jet lag · newborn · caregiving · overwork · screens · caffeine · chronic pain · restless legs · medication · noise
hallucinations
Perceptions without external cause
- microsleepsFleeting involuntary unconsciousness
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
heart disease · obesity · diabetes · hypertension · immune suppression · accidents · mood swings · inflammation · stroke · weight gain
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
- tirednessState of needing rest
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
weariness · sluggishness · burnout · drained · weakness · listlessness · torpor · languor · heaviness · grogginess
irritability
Proneness to agitation
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- mood swingsAbrupt temperament changes
- depressionProlonged low state
agitation · overwhelm · emotional dysregulation · short-tempered · weepiness · frustration · hypersensitivity · apathy · negativity · impatience
concentration
Sustained single-minded attention
judgment · reasoning · alertness · confusion · forgetfulness · brain fog · reaction time · decision-making · processing · comprehension
- bad decisionsprocrastination, impulse buying, overspending, binge eating, cramming
- family humorfamily jokes, dad jokes, marriage jokes, husband jokes, wife jokes
- fatigueexhaustion, tiredness, weariness, lethargy, chronic fatigue
- Parenting Strugglestantrums, bedtime battles, sibling rivalry, picky eaters, potty training
- school problemsdropout rates, overcrowding, school funding, budget cuts, bullying
- student wellnessacademic stress, test anxiety, loneliness, homesickness, social anxiety
sleep deprivationgood night's sleep
Adequate quality rest
oversleeping · hypersomnia · restorative sleep · sleeping in
sleep deprivationwell-rested
Having slept enough
refreshed · restored · rejuvenated · alert · energized
sleep deprivationhypersomnia
Disorder of excessive sleepiness
narcolepsy · sleeping sickness · somnolence · lethargy · torpor
sleep, sleepy, sleeping, deprive, slept, sleeper, sleeps, deprived, sleepless