1. What is sleep deprivation? Sleep deprivation is defined as not obtaining adequate total sleep. 2. What are some causes as why some people may have trouble sleeping? Sleep deprivation occurs when someone does not get a healthy amount of sleep. 3. Who is more affected by sleep deprivation: teens or adults and why? Teens are more because of homework and teens that do extra-circular activities. 4. How can lack of affect you academically? Without proper sleep, memory and the ability to concentrate as well as higher cognitive functioning is severely affected 5. How does sleep deprivation, sleep apnea, and insomnia all relate to each other? They are all sleep disorders and with all you are having trouble sleeping