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What is anxiety?
State of mood characterized by marked negative affect and bodily symptoms of tension in which a person apprehensively anticipates future danger or misfortune. Anxiety may involve feelings, behaviours, and physiological responses.
What is fear?
Immediate emotional alarm reaction to present danger or life-threatening emergencies.
What is panic?
Sudden overwhelming fright or terror.
What is a panic attack?
Abrupt experience of intense fear or discomfort accompanied by physical symptoms such as dizziness or heart palpitations.
What are the two types of panic attacks
expected and unexpected. If you know you are afraid of high places or of driving over long bridges, you might have a panic attack in such a situation but not anywhere else; this is an expected (cued) panic attack. By contrast, you might experience unexpected (uncued) panic attacks if you don’t have a clue when or where the next attack will occur.
