1. the principles of government set forth in The Prince by Machiavelli, in which political expediency is exalted above morality and the use of er aft and deceit to maintain authority or to effectuate policy is recommended. Also Machiavellism. 2. activity characterized by subtle cunning, duplicity, or bad faith.
Sleep related eating disorder (SRED) is a parasomnia. A parasomnia involves undesired events that come along with sleep. SRED consists of repeated episodes of compulsive binge eating and drinking after waking up in the night. Episodes always occur in an âout of controlâ manner. They tend to occur when you are only partially awake.
Both night terrors and nightmares are sleep disorders classified as parasomnias (abnormal episodes while asleep). The main difference between them is the stage of sleep during which they appear. Night terrors are Non-rapid eye movement parasomnias (NREM) and usually appear on N3 stage (deep sleep); they will specially appear early in the night.