NIGHTMARE GLOSSARY

DAYMARE : A daydream which becomes increasingly frightening and nightmarish. A rare phenomenon.

D-NIGHTMARE : Fefers to the fact that that the nightmare arises from D-sleep.

Dreaming or desynchronized sleep.

DREAM ANXIETY ATTACK : Same as nightmare.

HYPNAGOGIC ATTACK : A sudden involuntary muscular movement or jerk occuring during sleep.

HYPNAGOGIC NIGHTMARE : A type of nightmare experienced immediatly upon falling asleep.

INCUBUS ATTACK : The incubus ia a frightening creature imagined sitting on the sleeper.

NIGHTMARE : A long frightening dream awakening the person out of D-sleep.

NIGHT TERROR : A sudden arousal from slow wave sleep with little or no dream recall.

NREM SLEEP : Non rapid eye movement

REM NIGHTMARE : The nightmare arises from rapid eye movement

REM ANXIETY SLEEP : Same as nightmare.

SLEEPWALKING : Involves body movement, getting out of bed, walking around.

TRAUMATIC NIGHTMARE : A long frightening dream consisting of memory of a traumatic event.

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