When he was a young child, Jerry would sometimes wake in the middle of the night screaming. He wouldn't remember having a bad dream, but remembers experiencing raw panic. Jerry most likely had

A) night terrors.
B) sleep apnea.
C) REM behavior disorder
D) nightmares.

Answer: A
Rationale: Night terrors are intense bouts of panic and arousal that awaken the individual, typically in a heightened emotional state. A person experiencing a night terror may call out or scream, fight back against imaginary attackers, or leap from the bed and start to flee before waking up. The majority of people who experience them typically do not recall any specific dream content, and they are more common in young children than in adults. In contrast, nightmares are a type of dream.