The symptoms of a temporary sleep-deprivation psychosis include
a. sudden, irresistible, daytime sleep attacks.
b. hallucinations, delusions, and disorientation.
c. episodes of sleepwalking and sleeptalking.
d. narcolepsy and/or cataplexy.
ANSWER: b
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