BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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They occur fairly equally in children and adults.
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They happen during a light stage of sleep.
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They are a state of panic experienced while asleep.
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They occur during REM sleep.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sleep terrors are episodes of screaming, intense fear and flailing while still asleep. Also known as night terrors, sleep terrors often are paired with sleepwalking. Like sleepwalking, sleep terrors are considered a parasomnia-an undesired occurrence during sleep.
Detailed explanation-2: -We have dreams-including nightmares-during the rapid eye movement (REM) stage. Night terrors happen during deep non-REM sleep. A night terror is not technically a dream, but more like a sudden reaction of fear that happens during the transition from one sleep stage to another.
Detailed explanation-3: -During a night terror, the sympathetic nervous system, which controls your “fight-or-flight” response, is unusually active. A person often does not remember that they had a night terror, but they will go into fight-or-flight mode in their sleep, experiencing an increased heart rate and blood pressure.
Detailed explanation-4: -Night terrors, also called sleep terrors, are a type of parasomnia, classified as an arousal disorder, that occurs during non-REM (NREM) sleep. They usually occur during the first 3 to 4 hours of the night.