A teenage girl had recently been having panic attacks while shopping at the mall. She was sitting in her room feeling very depressed. To cheer her up, a friend suggested that they both go to an exercise class. Shortly after the warm-up started, however, she had another panic attack. What is the best explanation for this occurrence? a) the exercise class was an un-conditioned stimulus that resulted in a panic attack. b) she was angry with the friend for insisting that she go out. c) the medication that had been prescribed for her was only treating the depression, not the anxiety. d) the physical sensations experienced during exercise had become an internal cue for panic to occur.

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Samuel Blevins

Social Studies

29 April, 16:40

A teenage girl had recently been having panic attacks while shopping at the mall. She was sitting in her room feeling very depressed. To cheer her up, a friend suggested that they both go to an exercise class. Shortly after the warm-up started, however, she had another panic attack. What is the best explanation for this occurrence? a) the exercise class was an un-conditioned stimulus that resulted in a panic attack. b) she was angry with the friend for insisting that she go out. c) the medication that had been prescribed for her was only treating the depression, not the anxiety. d) the physical sensations experienced during exercise had become an internal cue for panic to occur.

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Payton Rivers · Answer 1

d) the physical sensations experienced during exercise had become an internal cue for panic to occur

Explanation:

Panic attack: In psychology, panic attack is defined as the phenomenon in which an individual experiences sudden onset of severe discomfort or fear that leads to peak of it only in a few minutes and therefore encompasses four or more than four symptoms including sweating, pounding heart, increased heart rate, palpitations, shaking or trembling, etc.

Causes: Death of loved ones, divorce, severe stress, etc.