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*1: of, relating to, or resembling the [[mental]] or [[emotional]] state believed induced by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan god Pan] <panic [[fear]]>
*1: of, relating to, or resembling the [[mental]] or [[emotional]] state believed induced by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan god Pan] <panic [[fear]]>
*2: of, relating to, or arising from a panic <panic buying>
*2: of, relating to, or arising from a panic <panic buying>
*3: of or relating to the god Pan
*3: of or relating to the god Pan
<center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''Fear''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Fear '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Description==
==Description==
'''Panic''' is a sudden [[sensation]] of [[fear]] which is so [[strong]] as to [[dominate]] or prevent reason and [[logical]] [[thinking]], replacing it with overwhelming feelings of [[anxiety]] and frantic [[agitation]] consistent with an animalistic fight-or-flight [[reaction]]. Panic may occur singularly in [[individuals]] or [[manifest]] suddenly in large groups as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_panic mass panic] (closely related to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_behavior herd behavior]).
'''Panic''' is a sudden [[sensation]] of [[fear]] which is so [[strong]] as to [[dominate]] or prevent reason and [[logical]] [[thinking]], replacing it with overwhelming feelings of [[anxiety]] and frantic [[agitation]] consistent with an animalistic fight-or-flight [[reaction]]. Panic may occur singularly in [[individuals]] or [[manifest]] suddenly in large groups as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_panic mass panic] (closely related to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_behavior herd behavior]).