A person who needs nine hours per night, but is only allowed to sleep for six hours per night, would be said to suffer from

a. insomnia.
b. sleep apnea.
c. hypersomnia.
d. a sleep debt.
e. a circadian cataplexy.


d. a sleep debt.

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