AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sleep terrors are classified as a parasomnia-an undesirable behavior or experience during sleep. Sleep terrors are a disorder of arousal, meaning they occur during N3 sleep, the deepest stage of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. Another NREM disorder is sleepwalking, which can occur together with sleep terrors.

Detailed explanation-2: -Disorders of Arousal (DOA) are NREM parasomnias characterized by partial awakening from deep sleep in which the subjects are partially or totally unconscious, with inappropriate or absent responsiveness to the efforts of others to intervene or redirect them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sleep terrors (also known as night terrors) are a sleep disturbance characterized by waking from sleep with a fit of apparent sudden, intense distress (often indicated by a loud cry or scream). This is followed by a state of apparent panic and lack of responsiveness.