A primary health care provider has diagnosed the patient with having a parasomnia.The patient asks the nurse to explain what that means.What is the best explanation?

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The parasomnias are sleep disorders that can occur during arousal from REM or partial arousal from NREM sleep.They include sleep walking,night terrors,nightmares,teeth grinding,and bed-wetting.Narcolepsy is a rare central nervous system dysfunction of mechanisms that regulate sleep and wake states.Excessive daytime sleepiness is the most common complaint associated with narcolepsy.Cataplexy is a sudden muscle weakness during intense emotions such as anger or laughter that occurs at any time during the day.If the cataplectic attack is severe,the patient loses voluntary muscle control and falls to the floor.Sleep apnea is a disorder in which the individual is unable to breathe and sleep at the same time.

A Primary Health Care Provider Has Diagnosed the Patient with Having