A friend stated that when she went to a clinic,she had to spend 30- to 60-second sessions shaking her head from side to side,spinning in a chair,tensing all her muscles,hyperventilating,or breathing through a narrow straw.She is most likely receiving treatment for

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These exercises are commonly used in exposure therapy for panic disorder. They are designed to induce and then reduce physical symptoms of anxiety and panic, thus desensitizing the patient to these sensations. It is unlikely that these exercises would be used in treatment for specific phobia, social phobia or posttraumatic stress disorder.

A Friend Stated That When She Went to a Clinic,she