Winston Is an Eight-Year-Old Child Who Has Recently Started Having

question 106

Multiple Choice

Winston is an eight-year-old child who has recently started having sleep problems. He frequently wakes at night, sitting up in his bed and screaming loudly. His mother reports that he seems dazed, or "out of it," and can rarely remember more than one or two fragmentary dream images that don't seem to make sense. Winston probably is suffering from _____.

• A)narcolepsy
• B)sleep apnea
• C)nightmare disorder
• D)sleep terror disorder
• E)sleepwalking disorder

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Definitions:

Make Believe

Engaging in imaginative play, pretending, or creating a fictional scenario.

Conservation

In cognitive psychology, the principle that properties of substances, such as weight and mass, remain the same (are conserved) when superficial characteristics such as their shapes or arrangement are changed.

Empathy

The capacity to understand and share the feelings of another person, fostering emotional connection and social bonding.

Fine Motor Skills

The coordination of small muscles, in movements—usually involving the synchronization of hands and fingers—with the eyes.