During REM Sleep, Angela Frequently Acts Out Her Dreams of Being

question 29

Multiple Choice

During REM sleep, Angela frequently acts out her dreams of being a prima ballerina. Many nights her parents find her spinning and twirling around her room. They usually wake her up, ask her about her dream and then she goes back to sleep. This disorder is responsible for

• A)for slowing down the brain waves during REM sleep
• B)a loss of muscle tone which causes the absence of normal REM sleep paralysis
• C)heart rates and respiration to decrease during REM sleep
• D)extreme daytime sleepiness and uncontrollable sleep attacks

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