State of extreme fearfulness, usually of acute onset, characterized by psychological and physical effects. Panic may, of course, be an appropriate response to a threatening stimulus: in clinkal terms, pathological panic occurs either in the absence of...

Panic is contagious....

Panic is a sudden fear which dominates or replaces thinking and often affects groups of people or animals. Panics typically occur in disaster situations, or violent situations (such as robbery, home invasion, a shooting rampage, etc.) which may endanger...