Abnormal events such as nightmares, sleep terrors, and sleepwalking that occur during sleep or during the twilight time between sleep and waking are classified as
A. parasomnias.
B. dyssomnias.
C. narcolepsy.
D. REM disorders.
Answer: A
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a. holophrastic speech. c. overextension. b. whole-object assumption. d. underextension.
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