Describe the symptoms, causes, and treatment of panic disorder and the three categories of panic attack
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Panic disorder is characterized by the abrupt experience of intense fear or acute discomfort, accompanied by physical symptoms that usually include heart palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath, and possibly dizziness.
The three categories of panic attacks:
--Situationally bound (attack is cued by a particular setting or situation)
--Unexpected (no clear cue or trigger for the attack)
--Situationally predisposed (cues may, but don't inevitably, cause an attack)
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