Dr. Zink is a clinical psychologist. Dr. Zink explains to his patient, Dave, that the reason Dave is so prone to panic attacks after he walks up three flights of stairs is that Dave is oversensitive to sensations of physical arousal and tends to irrationally distort the meaning of these sensations as calamitous or disastrous. From reading the chapter, you know that Dr. Zink is actually describing the _____ of panic disorder to Dave.

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Dr. Zink is describing the catastrophic cognitions theory of panic disorder, which suggests that individuals with panic disorder have a tendency to catastrophize bodily sensations and interpret them as signs of impending doom or danger.

Dr Zink Is a Clinical Psychologist