Sonia had an unusual experience this morning. As she walked into her class, she suddenly felt sheer terror. Her heart raced and she had difficulty breathing

During the attack, her thoughts swirled and she thought she might be losing control over herself. Sonia's experience is best described as a

A) gender-specific stress incident.
B) school-related phobia.
C) stress-related episode.
D) panic attack.


D

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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