You are having dinner with your friend who experiences a sudden onset of intense terror, without warning and with no specific cause.Your friend would most likely be diagnosed as suffering from

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The sudden onset of intense terror without warning or specific cause is a hallmark symptom of panic disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder involves persistent and intrusive thoughts or urges that lead to compulsive behaviors, phobic disorder involves a persistent and excessive fear of a specific object or situation, and generalized anxiety disorder involves chronic and excessive worry across a variety of life domains. None of these disorders include the sudden onset of intense terror that is characteristic of panic disorder.

You Are Having Dinner with Your Friend Who Experiences a Sudden