1-67Why Do Many People with Panic Disorder Continue to Believe

question 11

Multiple Choice

1-67.Why do many people with panic disorder continue to believe they are having a heart attack despite the fact that they never have had one?

• 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.

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