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From the Ted Talk by Cindy J. Aaronson: What causes panic attacks, and how can you prevent them?

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The two main treatments for panic disorder are antidepressant medication and cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT. Both have about a 40% response rate— though someone who responds to one may not respond to the other. However, apsednneaisrtt medications carry some side effects, and 50% of people relapse when they stop taking them. CBT, meanwhile, is more lasting, with only a 20% relapse rate.

The goal of CBT treatment for panic disorder is to help poeple lraen and practice concrete tools to eexrt physical, and in turn maentl, control over the sensations and tthohugs associated with a panic attack.

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The two main treatments for panic disorder are antidepressant medication and cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT. Both have about a 40% response rate— though someone who responds to one may not respond to the other. However, ______________ medications carry some side effects, and 50% of people relapse when they stop taking them. CBT, meanwhile, is more lasting, with only a 20% relapse rate.

The goal of CBT treatment for panic disorder is to help ______ _____ and practice concrete tools to _____ physical, and in turn ______, control over the sensations and ________ associated with a panic attack.

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  1. learn
  2. exert
  3. people
  4. mental
  5. antidepressant
  6. thoughts

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The two main treatments for panic disorder are antidepressant medication and cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT. Both have about a 40% response rate— though someone who responds to one may not respond to the other. However, antidepressant medications carry some side effects, and 50% of people relapse when they stop taking them. CBT, meanwhile, is more lasting, with only a 20% relapse rate.

The goal of CBT treatment for panic disorder is to help people learn and practice concrete tools to exert physical, and in turn mental, control over the sensations and thoughts associated with a panic attack.

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