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ELC590 Outline SAMPLE APB Shah Alam (030216) PDF
ELC590 Outline SAMPLE APB Shah Alam (030216) PDF
Students Name
Faculty / Group
Lecturers Name
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Title
: PANIC ATTACKS
Organisational Pattern: Topical order
Visual Aid
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General Purpose
: To inform
Specific Purpose
: To inform my audience about the nature, extent, and symptoms of panic
attacks.
Central Idea
: Panic attacks are serious medical conditions whose fearful symptoms
affect millions of people.
Introduction
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IV.
I cant breathe, my arms are tingling, Im really dizzy, and it feels as if my heart is
about to fly out of my chest.
When this happened to me three years ago at an outdoor concert, I was really
frightened.
A. At the time, I had no idea what was going on.
B. My doctor told me later that I had experienced a panic attack.
I have learned a lot about my condition during the past three years, and I did
additional research for this speech.
Today I would like to inform you about the nature of panic attacks, the people
affected most often by them, and the options for treatment.
Body
I.
Panic attacks are a severe medical condition with a number of physical and mental
symptoms.
A. As defined by the National Institute of Mental Health, panic attacks involve
unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical
symptoms.
1. The attacks usually come out of nowhere and strike when least
expected.
2. Their length can vary from a few minutes to several hours.
(Transition: Now that you know something about the nature of panic attacks, lets look at how
widespread they are.)
II.
(Transition: Given the severity of panic attacks, Im sure you are wondering how they can be
treated.)
III.
Conclusion
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Bibliography
American Psychiatric Association. (n.d.). Panic Disorder. Retrieved January 27, 2015, from
http://www.psychiatry.org/panic-disorder
Carbonell, D. (2004). Panic Attacks Workbook: A guided Program for Breaking the Panic Cycle.
Berkeley, CA: Ulysses Press.
Leskin, G. A., & Sheikh, J. I. (2004, Jan 1). Gender Differences in Panic Disorders. Psychiatric Times.
Retrieved March 15, 2015, from http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/articles/gender-differences-panicdisorder
National Institute of Mental Health. (2005, February 2) Panic Disorder. Retrieved September 26, 2005,
from www.nimh.nih.gov/Health Information/panicmenu.cfm
Swede, A., Shirley, P., and Seymour, J. (2001). The Panic Attack Recovery Book. New York: New
American Library.
Wilkinson, D. (2005, June, 5). Anxiety Disorder: Living on a Thin Line. The New York Times. Retrieved
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