Bart awakes screaming,shaking,and sweating,and his heart is beating rapidly.Homer and Marge,being good parents,has Bart hooked up to an electroencephalograph.Checking Bart's EEG,they note that Bart was in stage 4 sleep just before he awoke.From this information,they feel confident in saying that Bart had just experienced ____.

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Bart's symptoms (screaming, shaking, sweating, rapid heart rate) suggest sleep terror disorder, and the fact that he was in stage 4 sleep before waking up supports this diagnosis. Nightmares typically occur during REM sleep, which is not the case here, and lucid dreams would not elicit the same physical response. Sleep apnea involves interruptions in breathing during sleep and would not necessarily cause the same symptoms as seen in Bart.

Bart Awakes Screaming,shaking,and Sweating,and His Heart Is Beating Rapidly