Why Do Many People with Panic Disorder Continue to Believe

question 2

Multiple Choice

Why do many people with panic disorder continue to believe they are having a heart attack despite the fact that they never have?

• A) They continue to go through classical conditioned learning experiences each time they have a panic attack.
• B) They tend to engage in "safety behaviors" that they believe are the reason the catastrophe didn't happen.
• C) They tell themselves that physicians may have missed earlier heart attacks.
• D) They have such a high level of fear that learning is not possible.

---

Definitions:

Vertebrate Skeleton

The internal structure composed of bones and cartilage that provides support, protection, and mobility to organisms in the vertebrate group.

Joint Capsules

Structures that enclose the ends of bones, creating a lubricated space for joint movement and stability.

Smooth Muscle

Involuntary muscle tissue that lacks transverse striations; found mainly in sheets surrounding hollow organs, such as the intestine. Compare with cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle.

Skeletal Muscle

The voluntary striated muscle of vertebrates, so called because it usually is directly or indirectly attached to some part of the skeleton. Compare with cardiac muscle and smooth muscle.