PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Night terror, also called sleep terror, is a sleep disorder causing feelings of panic or dread and typically occurring during the first hours of stage 3–4 non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and lasting for 1 to 10 minutes. It can last longer, especially in children.

Detailed explanation-2: -Whilst nightmares occur during REM (dream) sleep, night terrors occur during NREM (usually stage 3) sleep.

Detailed explanation-3: -Night terrors are a sleep disorder in which a person quickly awakens from sleep in a terrified state. The cause is unknown but night terrors are often triggered by fever, lack of sleep or periods of emotional tension, stress or conflict.

Detailed explanation-4: -Night terrors usually happen about 2 or 3 hours after a child falls asleep, when sleep moves from the deepest stage of non-REM sleep to lighter REM sleep. Usually this transition is a smooth one. But sometimes, a child becomes upset and frightened-and that fear reaction is a night terror.