People have been using the terms “anxiety attack” and “panic attack” correspondingly, when in fact, they are two slightly different medical conditions.
A breakdown:
Anxiety is typical and although it is unpleasant, it helps motivate and protect individuals from threats.
Anxiety disorders comes in many forms and people usually respond to non-threatening things with outsized fear and dread.
Anxiety attacks is just another term for a panic attack.
Panic attacks occurs without warning and are intense attacks of fear and anxiety. It is usually harmless and last for about 15 to 20 minutes.
Panic disorder occurs when an individual has repeated panic attacks and it is also a type of anxiety disorder.