Prior to entering a restaurant, Amy starts to shake, hyperventilate, and feel lightheaded. She is too terrified to enter the restaurant. She turns around immediately and catches the first taxi back home. What is this behaviour most consistent with?
A) depression
B) Parkinson's disease
C) anxiety disorders
D) Huntington's disease

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The symptoms described (shaking, hyperventilation, feeling lightheaded, and being too terrified to enter a restaurant) are consistent with a panic attack, which is a common symptom of anxiety disorders.

Prior to Entering a Restaurant, Amy Starts to Shake, Hyperventilate