______ consists of recurrent anxiety attacks, abrupt surge of intense anxiety rising to peak, when thoughts of particular stimuli are present.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Panic disorder
Option (1) Specific Phobia — Incorrect. Specific phobias are irrational fears of a particular object or situation, such as an intense fear of a certain type of animal or of being in an enclosed space. The fear is tied to that object, not felt as sudden attacks.
Option (2) Generalised Anxiety disorder — Incorrect. It consists of prolonged, vague, unexplained and intense fears that are not attached to any particular object, with worry, hypervigilance and motor tension. It is a lasting state, not a surge rising to a peak.
Option (3) Separation Anxiety Disorder — Incorrect. The person is fearful and anxious about separation from attachment figures to an extent not appropriate for her or his age, as a child who cannot stay in a room alone.
Option (4) Panic disorder — Correct. Panic disorder consists of recurrent anxiety attacks in which the person experiences intense terror, and a panic attack denotes an abrupt surge of intense anxiety rising to a peak when thoughts of particular stimuli are present.
NCERT (2025-26): “Anxiety Disorders … 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.…” “Anxiety Disorders … Specific phobias are the most commonly occurring type of phobia. This group includes irrational fears such as intense fear of a certain type of animal, or of being in an enclosed space.…” |