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Sleep alteration resulting from an activation of physiological systems at inappropriate times during the sleep-wake cycle is called
 
  a. insomnia c. parasomnia
  b. hypersomnia d. sleep deprivation
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Parasomnias refer to sleep alterations resulting from an activation of physiological systems at inappropriate times during the sleep-wake cycle. Insomnia refers to the chronic inability to sleep or inadequate quality of sleep due to sleep prematurely ended or interrupted by periods of wakefulness. Hypersomnia is an alteration in sleep pattern characterized by excessive sleep, especially in the daytime. Sleep deprivation is a term used to describe prolonged inadequate quality and quantity of sleep.
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