This article examines the phenomenon of panic attacks as one of the most pressing and alarming trends in modern society, caused by the rapid increase in chronic stress, social isolation, instability of the social environment, constant information overload and the widespread prevalence of traumatic experiences. Panic attacks are acute episodes of intense fear, anxiety and panic, accompanied by pronounced physiological (rapid heartbeat, sweating, dizziness, suffocation) and cognitive (fear of death, loss of control, derealization) symptoms that significantly worsen a person's quality of life, interfere with social adaptation and professional fulfillment. The paper describes the main causes, mechanisms of occurrence and manifestations of panic attacks, including both cognitive and neurophysiological aspects, such as dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system. Particular attention is paid to the role of a clinical psychologist in early diagnosis, correction, psychoeducation and support of patients with similar conditions. Effective methods of psychotherapeutic assistance are considered, including short-term approaches (cognitive-behavioral therapy, desensitization and processing of traumatic experience, short-term focused therapy) and long-term methods (gestalt therapy, schema therapy, body-oriented therapy). Also covered is a psychoanalytic approach to the nature of panic states, based on key concepts of Sigmund Freud, such as repression, internal conflicts and unconscious fears. The importance of a comprehensive, staged and individualized approach to treatment aimed at eliminating the root causes and achieving sustainable and long-term results, improving the overall psycho-emotional state and improving the patient's quality of life is emphasized.

KARIMOVA A.T.

Candidate of medical sciences, docent, Aktobe Regional University named after K. Zhubanov, Aktobe, Kazakhstan

Е-mail: ai_9ka@mail.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6774-8561

ZHUKOVA L.K.

Student of the 1st year of the specialty «Clinical psychology», Aktobe Regional University named after K. Zhubanov, Aktobe, Kazakhstan

Е-mail: lianazhukova2019@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4552-3361

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