Which of the following scenarios correctly describes an EXPECTED panic attack?
a) Barb is afraid of heights. She is interviewing for a new position, and the company's offices are on the 64th floor with large, panoramic windows. When the time comes for her to step out of the elevator on to the 64th floor, she has a panic attack.
b) Barb is afraid of heights. She is interviewing for a new position. As she waits in the company lobby for the interview to begin, she has a panic attack.
c) Barb is afraid of heights. She is interviewing for a new position, and the company's offices are on the 64th floor with large panoramic windows. She is worried about having a panic attack in the elevator and plans to listen to her favorite song on her iPod in order to make it through the elevator ride. If she thinks she cannot make it up to the 64th floor, she will cancel the interview and look for another position closer to the ground floor.
d) While heading to work, Barb suddenly begins to feel faint and overheated while her respirations and heart rate increase. She thinks she is having a stroke and heads to the hospital, but the doctors there conclude she experienced a panic attack.
Ans: a) Barb is afraid of heights. She is interviewing for a new position, and the company's offices are on the 64th floor with large, panoramic windows. When the time comes for her to step out of the elevator on to the 64th floor, she has a panic attack.
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