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mcmcdaniel

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When Jill experienced her first panic attack, she felt as if she were outside of herself, watching herself struggle to catch her breath. Jill's sense of not being part of herself is one of the symptoms of a panic attack known as
 
  a. derealization.
  b. depersonalization.
  c. dissociative fugue.
  d. personality disintegration.

Question 2

Which of the following is necessary for a diagnosis of panic disorder?
 
  a. Uncued panic attacks
  b. Depersonalization
  c. Panic attacks, cued and uncued, consisting of at least 6 of the 13 symptoms of a panic attack
  d. Derealization


lauravaras

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Answer to Question 1

b. depersonalization.

Answer to Question 2

a. Uncued panic attacks



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