During an Initial Interview, a Patient Tells You That He

Multiple Choice

During an initial interview, a patient tells you that he is having intense bizarre nightmares but awakens spontaneously. What phase of sleep would you tell the physician the patient has described to you?

A) REM sleep
B) stage 4 high- frequency sleep
C) slow- wave sleep (SWS) or non- REM sleep
D) stage 1 high- frequency sleep
E) delta phase sleep