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  2. Panic disorder - Wikipedia

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    Panic disorder is a mental and behavioral disorder, [5] specifically an anxiety disorder characterized by reoccurring unexpected panic attacks. [1] Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense fear that may include palpitations, sweating, shaking, shortness of breath, numbness, or a feeling that something terrible is going to happen.

  3. Childhood trauma - Wikipedia

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    Childhood trauma is often described as serious adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). [1] Children may go through a range of experiences that classify as psychological trauma; these might include neglect, [2] abandonment, [2] sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and physical abuse, [2] witnessing abuse of a sibling or parent, or having a mentally ill ...

  4. Panic attack - Wikipedia

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    Hence, panic attacks can be listed as a specifier that is applicable to all DSM-5 disorders. Panic attacks can occur due to several disorders including panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use disorder, depression, and medical problems. They can either be triggered or occur unexpectedly.

  5. Trauma in children - Wikipedia

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    Trauma in children. A gunshot wound to the left thigh showing entry and exit wound of a 3 year old girl. Trauma in children, also known as pediatric trauma, refers to a traumatic injury that happens to an infant, child or adolescent. Because of anatomical and physiological differences between children and adults the care and management of this ...

  6. Interoceptive exposure - Wikipedia

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    Interoceptive exposure is a cognitive behavioral therapy technique used in the treatment of panic disorder. It refers to carrying out exercises that bring about the physical sensations of a panic attack, such as hyperventilation and high muscle tension, and in the process removing the patient's conditioned response that the physical sensations will cause an attack to happen.

  7. Metacognitive therapy - Wikipedia

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    Metacognitive therapy ( MCT) is a psychotherapy focused on modifying metacognitive beliefs that perpetuate states of worry, rumination and attention fixation. [1] It was created by Adrian Wells [2] based on an information processing model by Wells and Gerald Matthews. [3] It is supported by scientific evidence from a large number of studies. [4 ...

  8. Treatments for PTSD - Wikipedia

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    PTSD or post-traumatic stress disorder, is a psychiatric disorder characterised by intrusive thoughts and memories, dreams or flashbacks of the event; avoidance of people, places and activities that remind the individual of the event; ongoing negative beliefs about oneself or the world, mood changes and persistent feelings of anger, guilt or fear; alterations in arousal such as increased ...

  9. Acute stress reaction - Wikipedia

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    Acute stress reaction ( ASR, also known as psychological shock, mental shock, or simply shock [a]) and acute stress disorder ( ASD) is a psychological response to a terrifying, traumatic or surprising experience. Combat stress reaction (CSR) is a similar response to the trauma of war. The reactions may include but are not limited to intrusive ...