AP PSYCHOLOGY

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STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

SLEEP DISORDERS

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While asleep, Ijan sometimes sits up in bed & thrashes about wildly, screaming. During these episodes his heart races & he sweats profusely. Upon waking he doesn’t remember what has happened.
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REM sleep behavior disorder
B
sleep apnea
C
somnambulism
D
night terrors
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Symptoms of REM sleep behavior disorder may include: Movement, such as kicking, punching, arm flailing or jumping from bed, in response to action-filled or violent dreams, such as being chased or defending yourself from an attack. Noises, such as talking, laughing, shouting, emotional outcries or even cursing.

Detailed explanation-3: -People with narcolepsy frequently enter REM sleep rapidly, within 15 minutes of falling asleep. Also, the muscle weakness or dream activity of REM sleep can occur during wakefulness or be absent during sleep.

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