Alexis is a college sophomore in crisis. She was a very bright and successful st

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Alexis is a college sophomore in crisis. She was a very bright and successful student all through high school, and her parents have always expected her to go to medical school. Now, after nearly two years of a pre-med curriculum, she is not sure this is what she wants to do. Her worry over disappointing her parents has made her so depressed that she can't work at all, and she is jumpy and nervous. Every time the phone rings, she starts to cry because she is afraid it will be one of her parents and she doesn't know what to say to them. For the first time in her life, she is also drinking too much.

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Alexis is suffering from Panic disorder; a type of anxiety disorder. She needs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) sessions; which will teach her the different ways of thinking, behaving, and reacting to anxiety-producing fearful situations.

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