STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
PSYCHOLOGY OF SLEEP
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Question
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12-16 hours
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9-12 hours
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8-10 hours
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6-8 hours
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Detailed explanation-1: -The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has recommended that children aged 6–12 years should regularly sleep 9–12 hours per 24 hours and teenagers aged 13–18 years should sleep 8–10 hours per 24 hours.
Detailed explanation-2: -6 to 7-year-olds need about 10.5 hours. 7 to 13-year-olds need about 10 hours. Even 18-year-olds need about 9 hours of sleep each night.
Detailed explanation-3: -So how much sleep is enough? According to Johns Hopkins pediatrician Michael Crocetti, M.D., M.P.H., teens need 9 to 9½ hours of sleep per night-that’s an hour or so more than they needed at age 10.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sleep needs can vary from person to person, but in general, experts recommend that healthy adults get an average of 7 to 9 hours per night of shuteye. If you regularly need more than 8 or 9 hours of sleep per night to feel rested, it might be a sign of an underlying problem, Polotsky says.