Trahn works the night shift in the city hospital. During the middle of the shift he often becomes very tired. This is when his body temperature is at its lowest, and his biological clock is telling him it is time to sleep. Trahn is affected by what psychologists call __________

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Trahn is experiencing subjective night, a term used by psychologists to refer to the period during which an individual is biologically programmed to sleep, regardless of external factors such as daylight or nighttime. This is due to his working the night shift, an unusual schedule that disrupts his natural sleep cycle.

Trahn Works the Night Shift in the City Hospital