THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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Niles has begun to fall asleep suddenly during the day, sometimes in inappropriate places. Niles is most likely suffering from:
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narcolepsy.
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sleep apnea.
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insomnia.
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cataplexy.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Niles has begun to fall asleep suddenly during the day, sometimes in inappropriate places. Niles is most likely suffering from: jet lag.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is abnormal in narcolepsy. REM sleep is the active, dreaming phase of sleep. In fact, narcolepsy is sometimes defined as the loss of boundaries between wakefulness, non-REM sleep, and REM sleep.
Detailed explanation-3: -Narcolepsy is a disorder of rapid onset rapid eye movement (REM) sleep characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), frequent uncontrollable sleep attacks as well as sleep fragmentation and can be associated with cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations.
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