Jonathan has a terrible dream in which he's being strangled by the tentacles of an octopus.When he wakes up,Jonathan remembers the frightening dream very well and immediately writes about it in his sleep journal.Jonathan appears to be experiencing ____.

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The description of Jonathan's dream as being frightening and causing him to wake up suggests that he experienced a nightmare. Sleep apnea involves interruptions to breathing during sleep, REM behavior disorder involves physically acting out dreams during REM sleep, and sleep terror disorder involves sudden episodes of intense fear during sleep.

Jonathan Has a Terrible Dream in Which He's Being Strangled