Meaning of Panic (What it is, Concept and Definition)

What is Panic:

It is considered panic sensation of fear and intense anxiety that a living being feels in a possible dangerous situation. For example: my cousin has a fear of heights.

The feeling that some situation or thing threatens the life of an individual causes the brain to activate involuntarily, causing reactions that characterize panic. Normally, for panic to arise, the presence of a stimulus that causes insecurity and anxiety in the individual is essential, which leads to different reactions such as the presence of somatic symptoms, confrontation or escape from said situation.

Synonyms for panic are fright, dread, terror, fear, fright, horror, etc.

Panic attack

A panic attack is a type of anxiety disorder that consists of the appearance of intense fear or fear that something bad is going to happen. The causes are unknown, although doctors presume that it may be congenital, although there are medical stories that people without a family history of this disease may suffer from it; it may also be due to a physical illness, emotional tension, among others.

A panic attack begins suddenly and reaches its peak after 10 – 20 minutes although there are symptoms that can continue for an hour. Some of the symptoms are chest pain, dizziness, feeling of suffocation, nausea, upset stomach, tingling in hands, feet or face, strong heartbeat, sweating, chills, hot flashes, fear of dying, fear of losing control, among others.

If you suffer from some of the symptoms mentioned above, it is advisable to see a doctor to begin treatment accompanied by medicines and psychotherapies, as well as exercising, not drinking alcohol, getting enough sleep, etc.

Finally, panic attacks can occur along with other anxiety disorders such as phobia, agoraphobia, stress disorder.

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Scenic panic

Stage fright, also known as stage fear, is the intense fear that an individual feels when faced with the situation of speaking and acting in public. Specialists infer that this disorder occurs due to trauma or difficulties in previous experiences and/or lack of confidence and self-assurance. Some of the symptoms that the individual may feel are sweating, tachycardia, headache, nausea, chills, stuttering, difficulty concentrating, paralysis, fear of making mistakes, rejection, failure, among others.

banking panic

Bank panic, also called bank run, bank run or bank siege, is a massive withdrawal of bank deposits by a group of bank customers, believing that the financial institution is or could be insolvent. This phenomenon can occur in banks that use fractional reserves, that is, they keep a part of the deposited amount in cash since they conduct business with the rest.

Bank panic can lead the financial institution to economic destabilization to the point of declaring bankruptcy. Under this phenomenon, banks and/or governments are forced to implement the corralito or, in other words, the restriction of the free disposal of money in effective, as happened in Greece in 2012.