( PLEASE use these choices for specific diagnosis: no disorder/normal, acute str

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(PLEASE use these choices for specific diagnosis: no disorder/normal, acute stress disorder, antisocial personality disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression, dissociative fugue, amnesia, &/or identity disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and schizophrenia)

(PLEASE use these choices for the type of disorder: normal, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders, dissociative disorders, schizophrenia, substance use or stress-related disorders).

Helena is sitting at her desk in her office one day when, without warning, her heart begins racing rapidly, she has a sensation of being “out of her body,” and she experiences dulled vision and hearing, rapid breathing, and sweating. She thinks she is having a heart attack. Nothing she is doing seems to have caused such an episode. Her symptoms MOST resemble:

Specific diagnosis _______________          Type of disorder _______________

Explanation / Answer

The symptoms of Helena are more likely indicating generalized anxiety disorder, which is one of anxiety disorder. Symptoms- palpitations, rapid breathing, lack of vision and hearing, 'out of body' sensation means no control over body, and feeling of heart attack.

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