Mireille began having brief episodes of overwhelming anxiety about a year ago. She doesn't know what causes them, but she has had them in the grocery store, at busy restaurants and once while driving. Her heart pounds, she has difficulty breathing and sometimes she feels like her body no longer belongs to her. She is afraid she will go crazy or have a heart attack. Based on this information, Mireille may have?
A. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
B. A somatoform disorder
C. A dissociative disorder
D. A panic disorder
D. A panic disorder
You might also like to view...
Meredith is a 17-year-old girl who weighs 82 pounds and is gaunt and frail. Although she fears food and eating, she focuses on food by talking about it, collecting cookbooks, and cooking huge meals for others. Whenever she looks at herself in the mirror, she thinks she is disgustingly fat. Meredith is suffering from __________.
A. anorexia nervosa B. binge eating C. bipolar disorder D. bulimia
The theory of multiple intelligences was proposed by
a. Sternberg. b. Goleman. c. Westen. d. Gardner.
Many middle-aged adults display hearing loss that is preventable.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
When parents respond appropriately and predictably, secure attachments usually result, regardless of the amount of time that children spend in child care
Indicate whether the statement is true or false