Darcy is sitting at her desk in her office one day when she is, without warning, overcome by feelings of intense fear that she may lose control of herself. Her terror is so great that all she can do is sit at her desk shaking and crying. Nothing she was doing at the time would seem to have caused such an episode. Her symptoms most resemble ________.

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Darcy's symptoms resemble a panic attack, which is characterized by sudden and intense feelings of fear or terror that can manifest physically, such as shaking and crying. The episode appears to have occurred spontaneously, without an obvious trigger, which is also typical of panic attacks.

Darcy Is Sitting at Her Desk in Her Office One