Brianna suffers from episodes of an immoderate fear of danger. When this happens, she suffers from heart palpitations, shortness of breath, and nausea. She remains in this condition for around 10 minutes at a time but sometimes it continues for an hour or more. Brianna is most likely to be suffering from ________.

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Brianna's symptoms, including an immoderate fear of danger, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, and nausea, lasting from 10 minutes to over an hour, are characteristic of panic attacks. Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense fear or discomfort that reach a peak within minutes and involve physical and emotional symptoms.

Brianna Suffers from Episodes of an Immoderate Fear of Danger