Question

You are having dinner with your friend Sophia when she experiences a sudden onset of intense terror, without warning and with no specific cause. Sophia would most likely be diagnosed as suffering from _____.
A. obsessive-compulsive disorder
B. panic disorder
C. phobic disorder
D. generalized anxiety disorder

Answer 1

Answer:

B. panic disorder

Explanation:

Panic disorder is a type of anxiety disorder that occurs when a person suffers from sudden, unexpected panic attacks, when the person feel intese threat, fear, or worry, accompanied by the corresponding physical symptons of agigation, palpitation, shortness of breath, urges to run, etc.

Sophia suffers from panic disorder because in a safe, non-challenging situation such as having dinner with a friend, she unexpectedly feels a threat, or a terror, as if she was in danger of something. These type of disorder is not generalized anixety disorder because in that case what would happen is that Sophia would be constantly anxious about going out, having dinner, holding a conversation, interacting with waiting staff, etc.