Panic attack

Question 1

Panic Attack [define]

Answer 1

a brief period of intense mental and physical discomfort

Results from FEAR

Question 2

What can you expect the symptoms of a panic attack to be:

Answer 2

It is a fear response

Think: STUDENTS Fear Cs

Question 3

How long do are the typical duration of an attack

Answer 3

5 - 10 minutes

Question 4

What causes the majority of panic attacks

Answer 4

Nothing. They come out of the blue

Question 5

What are two major differences between a panic attack and fear

Answer 5

Panic attacks have a stronger SEVERITY of fear

The timing of panic attacks can come out of nowhere

Question 6

How often due panic attacks occur in a lifetime to the population

Answer 6

25 % which is very common