The Sleep Attacks and Paralysis of Individuals with Narcolepsy Appear

question 679

Multiple Choice

The sleep attacks and paralysis of individuals with narcolepsy appear to occur when

• A)a person is experiencing hypnopompic hallucinations.
• B)a person is experiencing microsleeps.
• C)REM sleep intrudes into the waking state.
• D)NREM stage 4 sleep intrudes into the waking state.

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Definitions:

Sensorimotor Stage

The first of Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development, where infants learn about the world around them through their senses and motor activities.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, touched, smelled, or sensed in any way.

Theory of Mind

The capacity to recognize and understand one's own and others' mental states, such as beliefs, intentions, desires, and emotions, realizing that others may have perspectives and thoughts distinct from our own.

Capacity for Abstract Reasoning

The capacity to contemplate concepts, principles, and entities that are not tangible or visible.