Introduction
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Your professor announces that everyone will need to present on a specific topic in class in 3 weeks. The presentation will replace your research paper and will be worth 50% of your final grade. As she finishes the announcement, you begin to experience a panic attack: hyperventilating, sweating, and experiencing incredible chest pain. You think: “I’m going to be sick. I feel like I’m going to die!” You rush out of the classroom, thinking that you’re done with life as a college student. Thankfully, a friend from your class follows you out to make sure that you’re OK. She gets you some water and a wet towel and sits down on the stairs with you. You say, “I can’t do this presentation. I just can’t do it… or I’m going to die.”
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