Question

Tad was driving in his car the other day and started to feel his heart begin to race. Within a minute or two, he began sweating, shaking, and felt like something terrible was going to happen. Because this experience was so intense, Tad pulled off the road until he began to feel better. Within about fifteen to twenty minutes, he returned back to his normal self. While the episode only happened in his car on a few different occasions, he has gotten to the point where he refuses to drive for fear that another episode will occur. Tad seems to have symptoms of

A) panic disorder
B) generalized anxiety disorder
C) conversion disorder
D) dissociative identity disorder

Answer 1

a. panic disorder

Step-by-step explanation:

Panic disorder -

It is a type of anxiety disorder , where there is some sudden feeling of danger or terror , which might not be some type of real danger , is referred to as panic disorder .

The symptoms of this disorder are as follows -

• shivering

• numb hands

• sweating

• breathing difficulty

• pain in chest

• very fast heartbeat.

Hence , from the given scenario of the question,

Tad is showing the symptoms of panic disorder.