People who suffer from sleep terrors:
a. fear going to sleep
b. fear waking up
c. have no recall of the event
d. have vivid memories of nightmares
C
Sleep terrors are related parasomnia in which there is no recall of the sleep-related event. Individuals experiencing sleep terrors rouse suddenly from sleep with a cry or scream. They typically sit up in bed in apparent terror; sweaty, pupils dilated, tachypneic, and tachycardic.
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