Darcy is sitting at her desk in her office one day when, without warning, her heart begins racing rapidly, she has a sensation of being "out of her body," and she experiences dulled vision and hearing, rapid breathing, and sweating. She thinks she is having a heart attack. Nothing she is doing seems to have caused such an episode. Her symptoms most resemble

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Darcy's symptoms are most indicative of a panic attack, which often involve physical symptoms such as racing heart, sweating, and rapid breathing. Obsessive-compulsive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder do not typically involve such sudden and intense physical symptoms. Flashbacks are associated with post-traumatic stress disorder and involve a re-experiencing of a traumatic event, which is not described in this scenario.

Darcy Is Sitting at Her Desk in Her Office One