Vivid and Disturbing Dreams That Often a Waken the Sleeper

question 173

Multiple Choice

Vivid and disturbing dreams that often a waken the sleeper and typically involve feelings of helplessness or powerlessness in the face of being aggressively attacked or pursued are called:

• A)lucid dreams.
• B)nightmares.
• C)night terrors.
• D)sleep attacks.

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Definitions:

Emotionally Stressful Events

These are incidents or circumstances that cause significant psychological stress or emotional disturbance.

Amygdala

A region of the brain involved in the processing of emotions, including fear, anxiety, and the formation of emotional memories.

Basal Ganglia

A group of nuclei in the brain associated with a variety of functions, including control of voluntary motor movements, procedural learning, habit learning, eye movements, cognition, and emotion.

Retrieving

The process of accessing and bringing into consciousness information stored in memory.