Kira, an eight-year-old girl, sometimes walks in her sleep. She also responds to questions while she is up and about. However, when she wakes up in the morning, she does not remember the incident. In the context of sleep disorders, Kira is exhibiting symptoms of __________.A) sleep apnea
B) sleep terror
C) somnambulism
D) insomnia

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Kira, an eight-year-old girl, sometimes walks in her sleep. She also responds to questions while she is up and about. However, when she wakes up in the morning, she does not remember the incident. In the context of sleep disorders, Kira is exhibiting symptoms of Somnambulism.

Explanation:

Somnambulism: this is sleepwalking.

Answer:

Answer:

C) somnambulism/This is sleep walking

Explanation:

This  is  the condition in which an individual half awake half sleep perform certain normal activity of a fully awake individual( sitting on the bed, walking, dancing, holding bed sheets, running, etc) It is most common in common in children (highest at the age 12) than adults.It occurs majorly during the Non rapid eye movement sleep stage between stage 2 and 3. The subject does not have memory of the events the following day.

Because this  is  an unpleasant physical events which  occurs at  the beginning of sleep it is regarded as  an example of Parasominias.

The exact  causes is not known. But causes may range  from  genetic to slow maturation of CNS, sleep deprivation. fever etc.

The mere fact she demonstrated these symptoms, and the fact that she was  not an adult, pointed to sleep walking.

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