How do safety behaviors contribute to the persistence of panic ...

[itsmyluck]

How do safety behaviors contribute to the persistence of panic disorder?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A person who shows psychotic depression that involves mood-congruent thinking
 
  a. is diagnosed as having double depression.
  b. usually responds rapidly to anti-depressant medications.
  c. rarely shows the symptoms of melancholia.
  d. has a poorer prognosis than others with major depression.

[aliotak]

Answer to Question 1

Panic disorder often persists despite infrequent panic attacks and no occurrence of dire consequences as a result of a panic attack. This may be explained by the use of safety behaviors, behaviors that the individual engages in before or during an attack. When nothing catastrophic occurs, it is attributed to the use of the safety behaviors, as opposed to the lack of any real danger.

Answer to Question 2

d. has a poorer prognosis than others with major depression.

[itsmyluck]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[ghepp]

Gracias!