Panic disorder

Most of the individuals affected by Panic disorder are characterized by neuroticisms. Longitudinal studies, studies where individuals are followed for a relatively long period of time to observe changes, have shown that negative affectivity-characterized by mood states of anger, disgust and fear-is a good predictor of panic attacks. Negative affectivity stems from the prevalence of [...]

Individuals with panic disorder have strong fears of bodily sensations associated with panic attack. Palpitations, heart rate increase, shortness of breath and other panic symptoms are catastrophized and considered as deadly and fatal. This attention bias towards catastrophe words and bodily sensations associated with panic attacks can be assessed by a simple Dot Probe Test [...]