Case 3.3
Julio is sleeping on the couch in his living room when his wife arrives home from work. He is having a nightmare in which a man is trying to kill him. His wife bends towards him on the couch to give him a hug and a kiss. Julio strangles his wife thinking she is the man in the dream.

-Julio's behavior during his dream is also known as

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Case 3.3 
Julio is sleeping on the couch in his living room when his wife arrives home from work. He is having a nightmare in which a man is trying to kill him. His wife bends towards him on the couch to give him a hug and a kiss. Julio strangles his wife thinking she is the man in the dream.

-Julio's behavior during his dream is also known as

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Automatism is the performance of actions without conscious thought or intention, such as the actions of our body during a dream. Julio's violent reaction towards his wife, mistaking her for the man in his dream, was an example of automatisms during sleep (specifically, a type of sleep disorder called REM sleep behavior disorder). Somnambulism refers to sleepwalking, hypnotism involves inducing a trance-like state, and paroxysm refers to a sudden attack or convulsion.

Case 3.3 Julio Is Sleeping on the Couch in His Living Room