Louisa has just drifted off to sleep on the sofa,and is almost immediately awakened by her mother,who urges her to go to bed.Louisa insists that she was not sleeping,but is now terrified by the ghost that she is sure she has seen.Louisa is probably experiencing a(n):
A)hypnogogic hallucination.
B)hypnic jerk.
C)hypnopompic illusion.
D)nightmare.

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Louisa has just drifted off to sleep, and is suddenly awakened by her mother. The fact that she insists she was not sleeping indicates that she was likely in the hypnogogic state, which is the transition stage between being awake and being asleep. Hypnogogic hallucinations are common during this state, and it is not uncommon to experience vivid and frightening visual or auditory hallucinations.

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