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Alertness
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Alertness is the the process of paying close and continuous attention. It is the opposite of: Inattention: which is failure to pay close attention to details or making careless mistakes when doing schoolwork or other activities, trouble keeping attention focused during play or tasks, appearing not to listen when spoken to, failure to follow instructions or finish tasks, avoiding tasks that require a high amount of mental effort and organization, such as school projects, frequently losing items required to facilitate tasks or activities, such as school supplies, excessive distractibility, forgetfulness, Procrastination i.e. inability to begin an activity, difficulties with household activities (cleaning, paying bills, etc.), difficulty falling asleep which may be due to too many thoughts at night, frequent emotional outbursts, easily frustrated, and easily distracted. [1]
Alertness is related to psychology. People who lack Alertness may have either Narcolepsy, Attention Defecit Disorder, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Depression, Addison's disease and Sleep deprivation.
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