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 consistent with a panic attack, which is characterized by sudden and intense physical sensations, such as racing heart, sweating, and rapid breathing, as well as feelings of detachment or being out of one's body. Panic attacks can occur unexpectedly and without a specific trigger.

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