Jimmy is about to eat supper when suddenly he has an irresistible, sudden attack of sleepiness,
which is accompanied by several minutes of muscle paralysis. When Jimmy awakens, he finds that he has fallen face first into his large plate of spaghetti. Jimmy's "nap attack" is characteristic of which sleep disorder?
a. insomnia
b. narcolepsy
c. sleep apnea
d. night terrors
ANSWER: b
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