STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
DREAMS
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A special variety of REM sleep
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Another name for nightmares
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A traumatic event that lingers with the sleeper upon waking
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A sudden waking without warning, sometimes triggered by noise
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Detailed explanation-1: -The cause is unknown but night terrors are often triggered by fever, lack of sleep or periods of emotional tension, stress or conflict. Night terrors are like nightmares, except that nightmares usually occur during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and are most common in the early morning.
Detailed explanation-2: -While night terrors are frightening for adults to witness and they may seem like your child is having a severe emotional or mental disturbance, night terrors are not usually associated with serious emotional or psychological problems. If your child’s behaviour is worrying during the day, see your GP for advice.
Detailed explanation-3: -In general, there is no significant association between night terrors and psychological disorders, in contrast to what has been suggested in other types of parasomnias. While the conditions described above can predispose someone for parasomnias, a number of factors have been shown to trigger them: Fever.
Detailed explanation-4: -Night terrors are caused by over-arousal of the central nervous system (CNS) during sleep. Sleep happens in several stages. We have dreams-including nightmares-during the rapid eye movement (REM) stage. Night terrors happen during deep non-REM sleep.