Studies in Exhaustion Due to Lack of Sleep

Bast, Theodore H.; Supernaw, Jack Shores; Lieberman, Ben; Munro, J. A.

doi:10.1152/ajplegacy.1928.85.1.135

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“…Both subjects and observers concluded that although sleep deprivation is stressful it does not operate through Selye's model. 5. The question of the psychotogenic potency of sleep deprivation is reviewed.…”

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“…Since the primary interest of the psychologist was in possible alterations of emotional set or "experience-balance," 30 the Rorschach and Holtzman Inkblot tests were chosen; this technique also allowed study of areas (1) and (2) specifically, and added to exploration of (4) and' (5). The Clyde Mood Scale was chosen to evaluate (4) and the MMPI for (5). The scheduling of testing was as follows:…”

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Stress in Subjects Undergoing Sleep Deprivation

Kollar

Slater

Palmer

et al. 1966

Psychosomatic Medicine

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Psychological, physiological, and biochemical studies were conducted on 4 healthy young-adult males while they underwent 120 hr. of sleep deprivation. The subjects quickly Formed a group and dealt with this contrived stress in much the same way that groups cope with stressful environments. Although it is concluded that sleep deprivation is stressful, our measurements did not show an adrenocortical activation. The question of the psychotogenic potency of sleep deprivation is reviewed and it is concluded that sleep deprivation per se is not an adequate stimulus for the production of psychosis.

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confidence: 99%