When Triggering Panic Attacks Experimentally Through the Use of Drugs,researchers

question 56

Multiple Choice

When triggering panic attacks experimentally through the use of drugs,researchers have found that

• A)such drugs produce panic in people without a history of panic attacks as often as they produce panic in people with a history of panic attacks.
• B)more than a dozen different types of drugs can trigger panic attacks among people with a history of panic attacks.
• C)it is nearly impossible to actually replicate the physiological symptoms that occur during a real panic attack.
• D)people with a history of panic attacks are more likely to report physiological symptoms than emotional symptoms.

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