Practicing Success
______ consists of recurrent anxiety attacks, abrupt surge of intense anxiety rising to peak, when thoughts of particular stimuli are present. |
Specific Phobia Generalised Anxiety disorder Separation Anxiety Disorder Panic disorder |
Panic disorder |
Another type of anxiety disorder is panic disorder, which consists of recurrent anxiety attacks in which the person experiences intense terror. A panic attack denotes an abrupt surge of intense anxiety rising to a peak when thoughts of a particular stimuli are present. Such thoughts occur in an unpredictable manner. The clinical features include shortness of breath, dizziness, trembling, palpitations, choking, nausea, chest pain or discomfort, fear of going crazy, losing control or dying. |