A child suffers from sudden apparent arousals in which she expresses intense fear or other emotions. Her mother reports that she seems to wake screaming, but that she is difficult to waken completely. The child most likely suffers from:
A) night terrors.
B) parasomnia.
C) somnambulism.
D) enuresis episodes.

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Night terrors are characterized by sudden arousals from sleep with intense fear and difficulty in waking the person completely, which matches the symptoms described.

A Child Suffers from Sudden Apparent Arousals in Which She