Jasz
VIP Contributor
Panic disorder is a disorder in which a person experiences repeated panic attacks, which are episodes of intense fear that are not triggered by any obvious or known fear stimulus. A panic attack often occurs in response to a situation that a person may perceive as potentially dangerous, even though there is no real danger. Panic attacks can occur at any time and with no warning, and are characterized by the following:
-Palpitations, sweating, trembling
-Faintness or dizziness
-Feelings of choking and chest pain
-Nausea and abdominal distress
-Derealization (feeling detached from oneself)
-Fear of losing control or dying
Anxiety is said to be emotion associated to feelings of tension, worried thoughts and physical changes such as increased blood pressure. Anxiety is often accompanied by nervous behavior such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints (for example feeling sick), and rumination. It is the subjectively unpleasant feelings of dread over anticipated events such as the feeling of imminent death. Fear is not anxiety, which is a response to a real or perceived immediate threat, whereas anxiety involves the expectation of future threat. As such, anxiety is a feature of various mental disorders including generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder and other specific phobia.
-Palpitations, sweating, trembling
-Faintness or dizziness
-Feelings of choking and chest pain
-Nausea and abdominal distress
-Derealization (feeling detached from oneself)
-Fear of losing control or dying
Anxiety is said to be emotion associated to feelings of tension, worried thoughts and physical changes such as increased blood pressure. Anxiety is often accompanied by nervous behavior such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints (for example feeling sick), and rumination. It is the subjectively unpleasant feelings of dread over anticipated events such as the feeling of imminent death. Fear is not anxiety, which is a response to a real or perceived immediate threat, whereas anxiety involves the expectation of future threat. As such, anxiety is a feature of various mental disorders including generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder and other specific phobia.