Bert is standing in a shopping mall when he begins having difficulty breathing. He feels his heart pounding, feels weak and dizz
y, and notices that he is perspiring heavily. He feels like he might e having a heart attack. At the very least, he senses he is losing control an dis afraid that if he's not having a heart attack, he is going "crazy." Assuming that Bert is not having an actual heart attack, he is most likely having a ___________________. a. generalized anxiety disorder
b. a social phobia
c. a panic attack
d. acute stress disorder
A panic attack is a psychological mental state. It occurs instantly and creates a problem for a person. It creates several physical symptoms. It is a very intense and frightening condition. When it occurs it creates a problem like it seems a person has a heart attack.
Many people in their life face this from one or two times. If a person has a panic attack and this condition consistent for a long time and it seems like a heart attack. The person feels like again face panic attack is called panic disorder.
Thus here Bert's condition in the mall reveals that he was suffering from a panic attack, not a heart attack.
The correct answer that will describe Tammy is that she is
likely to have a high self-efficacy. Self-efficacy is defined as a belief or
ability of an individual in regards of having to be able to be succeed in
certain task or situations that he or she is in.
