Darcy 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. Her symptoms MOST resemble __________
A) a phobic disorder.
B) a panic attack.
C) post-traumatic stress.
D) an affective disorder

Question

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Darcy is experiencing the classic symptoms of a panic attack, including racing heartbeat, sweating, rapid breathing, and a sense of being out of one's body. There is no indication of a phobic disorder, post-traumatic stress, or an affective disorder in this scenario.

Darcy Is Sitting at Her Desk in Her Office One