Four-year-old Terrence awakened the whole household last night. He sat up in bed, kicking and screaming,
while he was still asleep. When his parents got to him, he was in a state of panic, mumbling about the "monsters all around the room." It took his parents about 20 minutes to console Terrence, and his mother had to change his pajamas because he was covered in sweat. The next morning, his older sister told Terrence that he really scared her when he screamed the night before, but Terrence does not remember anything, except his mother helping him change his pajamas. Terrence most likely experienced
a. a nightmare.
b. a night terror.
c. sleep apnea.
d. narcolepsy.
ANSWER: b
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