Sleep disorientation is the state of being half awake or half asleep with no normal orientation with the mind in nightmarish thoughts. Some people will become violent at this time.
SLEEP DISORIENTATION: "Sleep disorientation used to be called somnolentia."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "SLEEP DISORIENTATION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/sleep-disorientation/ (accessed March 21, 2023).