PANIC DISORDER - An anxiety disorder in which the individual has sudden and in explicable episodes of terror and feelings of impending doom accompanied by physiological symptoms of fear.
A person who suffers from panic disorder lives each day in a state of high tension. He feels vaguely uneasy or apprehensive much of the time and tends to overreact even to mild stresses. An inability to relax, disturbed sleep, fatigue, headache, dizziness and rapid heart rate are the most common physical complaints. In addition, the individual continually worries about potential problems and has difficulty concentrating or making decision. When the individual finally makes a decision , it becomes the source of further worry.
People who suffer generalize anxiety may also experience panic attack. Episodes of acute and overwhelming apprehension or terror. During panic attacks, the individual feels certain that something dreadful is about to happen. This feeling is usually accompanied by such symptoms as heart palpitations, shortness of breath, perspiration, muscle tremors, and nausea. These are the same reacti
AGORAPHOBIA - fear of being alone or being in a public place where escape might be difficult or help unavailable should the individual be incapacitated by a panic attack.
An 18 years old college freshmen named Rolly ask for help because each time he left his dormitory room and headed toward class, he experience a feeling of panic. It would get so bad at times that he thought he would collapse on the way to class. It was a frightening feeling and he began to be afraid to leave the dorm. Even after he return to the dormitory, he would be unable to face anyone for hours or to concentrate on his homework. But if he remained in or near his room he felt reasonably comfortable. The students have other fears including becoming contaminated by syphilis and growing prematurely bald. Occasionally, these fears were sufficiently and persistent to cause him to scrub his hands and head compulsively until this part become red and sometimes even bleed. In addition, he never drank water from public fountain and only uses the toilet in his home or dormitory.
The students passed history revealed he had serious conce
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