Zivana 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. Zivana's symptoms MOST resemble __________.

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Zivana's symptoms resemble a panic attack, which can involve rapid heart rate, depersonalization (feeling out of one's body), dulled senses, rapid breathing, and sweating. These symptoms can come on suddenly and without an obvious trigger.

Zivana Is Sitting at Her Desk in Her Office One