Parasomnias are sleep disorders that involve abnormal behaviors, movements, emotions, perceptions, and dreams that occur during sleep or sleep transitions. They are characterized by activation or arousal during sleep and include sleep terrors, sleepwalking, sleep-related eating disorder, and REM-sleep behavior disorder.

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Parasomnias Are

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Parasomnias are:

A) a type of stimulant-induced psychosis common among cocaine users.
B) sleep disorders involving disruptions in the amount, quality, or timing of sleep, that include insomnia, sleep apnea, and narcolepsy.
C) also called delirium tremens and include confusion, hallucinations, and severe tremors or seizures.
D) sleep disorders characterized by arousal or activation during sleep or sleep transitions and include sleep terrors, sleepsex, sleepwalking, sleep-related eating disorder, and REM-sleep behavior disorder.

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