Joan is a 32 year old Japanese female who enters treatment for what she calls "anxiety attacks". She tells you that, "What if I have one of those awful attacks when I am at the store. What if it happens at a restaurant? Oh my gosh, what if I faint at my daughter's school. I know I will just die of embarrassment". She describes a recent incident in the grocery store where she was standing in line and became sweaty, nervous, and dizzy. She just knew that "everyone was staring at me and I had to drop my groceries and run before they locked me up". She tells you that "no one seems to understand how I feel. Not even my medical doctor believes me when I complain about how awful it is". Joan wants to know if you can cure her forever.

1. Using the information in the texts on cognitive behavioral therapy and generalized anxiety and panic disorder, what are some of your thoughts about Joan?

2. Devise a behavioral experiment for Joan.