AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sleep terrors differ from nightmares. The dreamer of a nightmare wakes up from the dream and may remember details, but a person who has a sleep terror episode remains asleep. Children usually don’t remember anything about their sleep terrors in the morning.

Detailed explanation-2: -Night terrors and nightmares are different and happen at different stages of sleep. During a night terror you may talk and move about but are asleep. It’s rare to remember having a night terror. Nightmares are bad dreams you wake up from and can remember.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pavor nocturnus; Sleep terror disorder. Night terrors (sleep terrors) are a sleep disorder in which a person quickly wakes from sleep in a terrified state.

Detailed explanation-4: -Parasomnias are disruptive sleep-related disorders. Abnormal movements, talk, emotions and actions happen while you’re sleeping although your bed partner might think you’re awake. Examples include sleep terrors, sleepwalking, nightmare disorder, sleep-related eating disorder and sleep paralysis.

Detailed explanation-5: -Night terrors are far less common than nightmares in adults. Night terrors tend to affect kids more than adults, according to the Mayo Clinic. Almost 40% of children will experience night terrors, but most outgrow them by their teen years.