When Jill experienced her first panic attack, she felt as if she were outside of herself, watching herself struggle to catch her breath. Jill's sense of not being part of herself is one of the symptoms of a panic attack known as ________
A) derealization.
B) depersonalization.
C) dissociative fugue.
D) personality disintegration.

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Depersonalization is a symptom of a panic attack where individuals feel as though they are outside of their own body or detached from their thoughts and feelings. Option A, derealization, is a symptom where individuals feel as though their surroundings are not real or are distorted. Option C, dissociative fugue, is a rare type of dissociative disorder characterized by amnesia and sudden unexpected travel away from home or work. Option D, personality disintegration, is not a recognized symptom or diagnosis in reference to panic attacks.

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