AP PSYCHOLOGY

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

SLEEP DISORDERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Azmi sometimes gets out of bed in the middle of the night & wanders throughout the house. Sometimes he returns to bed, remembering nothing. Other nights he wakes up & is disoriented & confused.
A
somnambulism
B
night terrors
C
non24 sleep disorder
D
REM sleep behavior disorder
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Examples include sleep terrors, sleepwalking, nightmare disorder, sleep-related eating disorder and sleep paralysis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when an individual’s airway becomes blocked during sleep, and air is prevented from entering the lungs. In central sleep apnea, disruption in signals sent from the brain that regulate breathing cause periods of interrupted breathing (White, 2005).

Detailed explanation-3: -Obstructive sleep apnea happens when air can’t flow into or out of the nose or mouth, although you’re trying to breathe. Central sleep apnea happens when the brain fails to send the right signals to your muscles to make you start breathing. (This type is less common.)

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