Ataque de nervios
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| - | A '''panic attack''' is a period of incredibly intense, often temporarily debilitating, sense of extreme [[fear]] or psychological distress, typically of abrupt onset. Though it is often a purely terrifying feeling to the sufferer, panic attacks are actually an evolutionary body response often known as the [[fight-or-flight response]] occurring out of context. The most common [[symptom]]s may include [[trembling]], [[shortness of breath]], [[heart palpitation]]s, [[chest pain]] (or chest tightness), [[sweating]], [[nausea]], [[dizziness]] (or slight [[Vertigo (medical)|vertigo]]), light-headedness, [[hyperventilation]], [[paresthesia]]s (tingling sensations), and sensations of [[choking]], [[smothering]] and dreamlike and disconnected sensations. During a panic attack, the body typically releases large amounts of [[adrenaline]] into the [[bloodstream]]. First time panic attacks are usually one of the worst experiences of a person's life. Typically, first time sufferers of a panic attack truly believe they are dying, going [[insane]] or having a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]]. Repeated and seemingly unprovoked panic attacks may be a sign of [[Panic Disorder]], but panic attacks are associated with other [[anxiety disorders]] as well. For example, people who suffer from [[phobias]] may experience panic attacks upon exposure to certain triggers. | + | '''Ataque de nervios''', also known as '''"Puerto Rican syndrome"''') is a psychological syndrome most associated in the United States with Spanish-speaking people from the [[Caribbean]] although commonly identified among all Iberian-descended cultures. ''Ataque de nervios'' translates into English as "attack of nerves", although it is used in its common cultural form to refer to a specific pattern of symptoms, rather than being a general term for feeling nervous. |
| + | == History == | ||
| + | Ataque de nervios was first mentioned in Puerto Rico by US military psychiatrists who observed a young Puerto Rican experiencing unusual illness. | ||
| - | People with panic disorder often can be successfully treated with therapy and/or anti-anxiety medication or antidepressants. | ||
| - | Panic attacks can be caused by very common problems such as low blood sugar [[hypoglycemia]], or the overuse of [[caffeine]] or [[nicotine]]. | ||
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| - | *[[Anxiety disorder]] | + | * [[Dissociative identity disorder]] |
| - | *[[Ataque de nervios]] | + | * [[Nervous breakdown]] |
| + | * [[Susto]] | ||
| + | *''[[Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown]]'' | ||
| + | * [[Hwabyeong]] | ||
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Ataque de nervios, also known as "Puerto Rican syndrome") is a psychological syndrome most associated in the United States with Spanish-speaking people from the Caribbean although commonly identified among all Iberian-descended cultures. Ataque de nervios translates into English as "attack of nerves", although it is used in its common cultural form to refer to a specific pattern of symptoms, rather than being a general term for feeling nervous.
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History
Ataque de nervios was first mentioned in Puerto Rico by US military psychiatrists who observed a young Puerto Rican experiencing unusual illness.
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See also
- Dissociative identity disorder
- Nervous breakdown
- Susto
- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
- Hwabyeong
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