Sleep deprivation can affect your mental and physical state. It can harm your life in many ways. This can affect motor functioning as well as a person's behavior. Many hours without sleep can affect your cardiovascular endurance as well as your muscular strength. A full 24 hours without sleep can give a person an adrenaline rush that would keep them going for a few more hours. Lack of sleep affects people differently in different situations. You may be different with your partners when you are at school or work, as well as when you play sports or exercise. Lack of sleep during overtime affects the mind and can be very detrimental to health. At school and/or work, lack of sleep can affect cognitive and motor functioning. The ability to perform physically or do something active is not as affected. “Studies have shown that a lack of sleep of 30 to 64 hours affects simple, choice reaction time and tasks that involve high levels of cognitive functioning.” (Scott, McNaughton, Polman, 2006, p. 1) The ability to think clearly and process information clearly may be affected. A person who is sleep deprived and working and/or studying may not be as attentive as someone who is sleeping properly and may miss information. Lack of sleep also increases stress levels because you have less ability to focus on the choices you make at work and/or school. Extra hours of sleep deprivation can hurt your grades or allow a person to be a good employee. Exercising with a few hours of lack of sleep can make a workout harder and slower. Many studies have been done on lack of sleep when exercising. A study carried out by Thomas Reilly and Ben Edwards who study at the Research Institute for S...... middle of paper ...... effect of creating levels of the stress hormone 'Cortisol'. It does not affect the body's ability to be physically active with low sleep levels, as it helps push the body harder. When it comes to relationships, sleep deprivation can be detrimental because it affects people's behavior and how they communicate and treat their partner. Overall sleep deprivation is detrimental to a person's health. Works cited1. Scott, Jonathon PR, McNaughton, Lars R., Polman, Remco CJ "Effects of sleep deprivation and exercise on cognitive motor performance and mood." » Physiology and Behavior 87 (2006) 396-408. Web. November 5, 20132. “Running without sleep: How it affects performance on race day and in training.” Runners connect the web. November 18, 20133. “Sleep deprivation could harm romantic relationships.” redOrbit Your Universe Online January 20, 2013 Web. November 18. 2013