Mike suffers from narcolepsy. Sometimes when he is very excited or experiencing intense emotions he suddenly loses voluntary muscle strength and control and collapses, a phenomenon called:

a. cataplexy.
b. dissociative anesthesia.
c. sleep paralysis.
d. somnambulism.


Answer: a. cataplexy.

Psychology

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