Question

ose and Ted both get racing hearts once in a while. When it happens to Ted, he panics and thinks he is going to die. Gradually he has developed these panic attacks if he even thinks that his heart is beating strongly. When Jose's heart starts beating strongly, he looks to his current activity to understand what is producing the sensations (hard and strenuous work). This description is consistent with a _________________ interpretation of the origin of panic attacks.

Answer 1

Anxiety Sensitivity

Step-by-step explanation:

Anxiety sensitivity belief that anxiety-related feelings like cold sweats, racing heart rate, dizziness, shallow breathing, blushing, indicates an impending danger.

Individuals with high anxiety sensitivity are fearful of the physical sensations they experience when they are anxious.

The Anxiety Sensitivity can be measured by an Index ----Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI) which measures the amount of concern/worry about various symptoms of anxiety.

Some kind of response by ASI are

-Fear of gastrointestinal symptoms

-Fear of cognitive symptoms

-Fear of symptoms only visible to

others.

-Fear of fainting.