When a patient demonstrates accelerated heart rate, trembling, choking, and chest pain along with acute, intense, and overwhelming anxiety, the nurse should recognize that the patient is most likely experiencing what condition?
a. Terror
b. Fright
c. Fear
d. Panic
ANS: D
Panic can be defined as an attack of acute, intense, and overwhelming anxiety.
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