Prepared By

1. Md. Fouad Hasan

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2. Muhammad Moshiur Rahman

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Prepared
For:

PSY 101
Faculty: Sarah Fardin (Fdn)
Sec: 5

Definition
Panic

Disorder: It is

an anxiety disorder
characterized by recurring
panic attacks, causing a
series of intense episodes
of extreme anxiety during
panic attacks

Description
Panic

attacks can occur at any time,

even during sleep
Panic attacks often begin in late
adolescence or early adulthood
Not everyone who experiences panic
attacks will develop panic disorder.
Many people have just one attack
and never have another.

Description
People with panic disorder have sudden
and repeated attacks of fear that last for
several minutes.
A person with panic disorder may become
discouraged and feel ashamed because he
or she cannot carry out normal routines.
Panic attacks are characterized by a fear
of disaster or of losing control even when
there is no real danger.
A person may also have a strong physical
reaction during a panic attack.

Risk Factors:
Major

life transitions perceived as

stressful like graduating from college,
getting married, have a first child
If a family member has panic disorder,
one has an increased risk
During a time in ones life that is
particularly stressful
Major changes in ones life such as
divorce
History of childhood physical or sexual
abuse

Symptoms
Rapid heartbeat
Shortness of breath
Dizziness
Sweating
Chest pain
Shaking or trembling
Fear of dying, losing
control or going crazy

Causes
Genetic
Abnormalities

in the brain
Abuse of drugs and alcohol
Tobacco smoking
Major life stress

PD in Students life
There

are many students that

appears with PD in their life for
1) Test/performance anxiety
2) Poor academic performance
3) Avoidance of school entiely

Panic Disorder with

Agoraphobia
involving

a fear of public places and open

spaces.
However, it is now believed that
agoraphobia develops as a complication of
panic attack.
With agoraphobia, one is afraid of having a
panic attack in a situation where escape
would be difficult or embarrassing.
One may also be afraid of having a panic
attack where he/she wouldnt be able to get
help.

Panic Disorder with

Agoraphobia
Because

of these fears, one start

avoiding more and more situations.
For example, one might begin to
avoid crowded places such as
shopping malls or sports arenas.
One might also avoid cars, airplanes,
subways, and other forms of travel.
In more severe cases, One might
only feel safe at home

Example:
When I was 15 years old, I used to get
beat up by college students with big
tattoos

Until now when I see a person with

tattoo or a college student with tattoo,
I get dizzy and numbness in the hand
and feet. Because of my fear, I began
to drink alcohol without any control. I
became a alcoholic who is afraid of
people thinking that everyday
someone is going to beat me up. I feel
scared and sometimes want to die.
When I just think about certain

On time I was at party. I almost fought

with one person. Later I discovered
that he had big tattoo on his back.

The Neurobiology of PD
The parts of the
Brain that play a
major role in panic
disorder include:
Frontal

Lobes (or
frontal cortex)
Hypothalamus
Pituitary
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Brain Stem

Treatment for PD
There

are mainly three types of

Treatment
Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy
Medication Treatment
Combination Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Most

effective form of treatment for

panic attacks, panic disorder and
agoraphobia
focuses on the thinking patterns and
behaviors that are sustaining or
triggering the panic attacks.
It helps individual to look at his/her
fears in a more realistic light.

Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy
For

example, if Individual had a panic

attack while driving, what is the
worst thing that would really
happen? While he/she might have to
pull over to the side of the road,
he/she is not likely to crash his/her
car or have a heart attack. Once
he/she learns that nothing truly
disastrous is going to happen, the
experience of panic becomes less

Medication
Treatment
Medication

can be used to
temporarily control or reduce some
of the symptoms of panic disorder
Themedications used for panic
attackand panic disorder include:
Antidepressants.It takes several
weeks before they begin to work, so
you have to take them continuously,
not just during a panic attack.

Medication
Treatment
Benzodiazepines.These

are antianxiety drugs that act very quickly

(usually within 30 minutes to an
hour). Taking them during a panic
attack provides rapid relief of
symptoms. However,
benzodiazepines are highly
addictive and have serious
withdrawal symptoms, so they
should be used with caution

Combination Therapy

Many

believe that a combination of

medication and cognitive-behavioral
therapy represents the best
alternative for the treatment of panic
disorder. The combined approach is
said to offer rapid relief, high
effectiveness, and a low relapse
rate.

Self Help trips for Panic

Disorder
Learn about panic.
Avoid smoking and caffeine
Learn how to control your breathing.
Practice relaxation techniques

Statistics
Regarding PD
Anxiety

disorders are themost common

mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40
million adults in the United States age 18
and older as well as 18% of the population.
Percentage who have attemptedSuicide:
20
Women are Twice as likely to be affected as
men.
(Source: National Institute of Mental Health)

Statistics Regarding
PD
Anxiety

disorders cost the U.S. more

than $42 Billion a year, almost onethird of the country's $148 billion
total mental health bill, according to
"The Economic Burden of Anxiety
Disorders,"
a study commissioned by ADAA (The
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry,60(7))

Statistics Regarding
PD
Accordingtointernationalstudies,Pan

ic
Disorderoccursinabout 15% of adolescentsandisrarein
children.

According to the Canadian

Community Health Survey (2002)
about 2% of young people ages (1524) have panic disorder.

Conclusion
Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and
a going over to the enemy of our
imagination.
- Christian
Nestell Bovee

Reference Video
Our

video links
1st link: Panic attack in everyday life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3
q39PZatRYk
2nd link : Dealing with Panic Attack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32
K-rEIbBgE