Question

The most common symptoms of _____ are a pounding heart, rapid breathing, breathlessness, and a choking sensation. Accompanying the intense, escalating surge of physical arousal are feelings of terror and the belief that one is about to die, go crazy, or completely lose control.

Answer 1

panic attack

Step-by-step explanation:

Panic attack (or panic crisis) is a type of anxiety disorder that appears suddenly and occurs frequently without having been preceded by some triggering event.

The panic attack, that very intense fear experience that unleashes in just a few minutes, and that usually lasts more than 10 minutes in its entirety, is accompanied by at least four of the following physical and cognitive symptoms:

- Difficulty breathing.

- Chest pain or discomfort.

- Palpitations or heart rate variation.

- Tremors

- Sweating

- Nausea or abdominal discomfort.

- Feeling dizzy or unsteady

- Feeling of unreality.

- Chills or sudden heat.

- Tingling in the legs or numbness.

- Fear of having a heart attack.

- Fear of losing control or going crazy.

- Intense fear of dying.