Question

Four-year-old DeMarcus falls asleep shortly after his 8:30 P.M. bedtime. At about 9:45 he suddenly sits up in bed, breathing rapidly, and appears to be in a state of sheer panic. DeMarcus is experiencing:

Answer 1

DeMarcus is likely experiencing a night terror, a sleep disorder where a child may suddenly sit up with a sense of panic and breathing rapidly, yet remain asleep with no memory of the episode afterwards.

Step-by-step explanation:

Four-year-old DeMarcus experiences a sudden sense of panic after falling asleep around 9:45 P.M., which involves rapid breathing and symptoms that may appear as sheer panic. What DeMarcus is experiencing is most likely a night terror, which is a type of sleep disorder. During a night terror, although a child may seem to be awake, they actually remain in a deep state of sleep with no memory of the event afterwards and are unresponsive to attempts at consolation. Night terrors often occur during the non-REM (NREM) sleep phase and, in most cases, do not require treatment unless they are frequently recurring or there is an underlying condition.

Answer 2

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Although there are no options for this question e can say the following.

Four-year-old DeMarcus falls asleep shortly after his 8:30 P.M. bedtime. At about 9:45 he suddenly sits up in bed, breathing rapidly, and appears to be in a state of sheer panic. DeMarcus is experiencing night terrors.

In clinical terms, night terrors are episodes when babies are crying or screaming when they are asleep. All of a sudden they wake up in fear and crying. This not only happens to babies but to children ages 2 to 11 or 12 years old.

Doctors say that these episodes present approximately 80 to 90 minutes after children fall asleep. That is precisely what is happening to four-year-old DeMarcus falls asleep shortly after his 8:30 P.M. bedtime. At about 9:45 he suddenly sits up in bed, breathing rapidly, and appears to be in a state of sheer panic.