Question

Olly, the retail manager of a camera store, believes that his store may be closed by corporate in the near future, so he cannot sleep well at night and he is dealing with severe anxiety and irritability, and he has been ill several times this month. Several times Olly has missed important details in his job, and he almost got in an automobile accident this morning. Olly is experiencing:

Answer 1

Answer:

Panic

Explanation:

Panic is a sudden feeling of fear that is so strong that reason and logical thinking are dominated or prevented, substituting it with overpowering feelings of anxiety and frenzied agitation consistent with an animalistic reaction to fight or flight.

Panic can occur uniquely in people or can occur as mass hysteria (close to herd behavior) suddenly in large groups.