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 ASSIGNMENT: COMPLETE THE PSY 215 MODULE 3 ACTIVITY UPLOADED BELOW.

DISCUSSION:

Remember to respond to Rochelle and Brandy post while being respectful of and sensitive to their viewpoints. Consider advancing the discussion in the following ways:

• Engage in conversation with your peers related to the sympathetic nervous system and anxiety, fear, and stress.
• Consider asking a question or sharing your personal experience.

Rochelle Post

The Sympathetic nervous system is in control of the fight or flight response we feel when danger is imminent. This system can serve as a warning system that could keep us safe from harm if we react in due time. While the parasympathetic nervous system enlists the portion of our system that is responsible for calming and relaxation. It is essential to have the two in harmony. A harmonious nervous system is critical for our overall happiness, wealth, and welfare. These systems work in tandem with one another to keep us in balance. Too much of a reaction on one side or another could leave us either non-reactive to potential danger or not able to reach a state of calm to regulate our bodies’ respiratory, digestive, or heart during a false alarm and could insight a medical emergency.

One way a clinician or therapist might assist a patient in activating their parasympathetic nervous system is to teach their patient how to regulate their breathing by breathing in a way that engages their diaphragm “This stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system because it slows down your breathing. If you put your hand on your stomach and it rises up and down slightly as you breathe, you know you’re diaphragm breathing.”(Bernhard, 2011) 

GAD or generalized anxiety disorder is when someone is worried or fearful about something that could “potentially” take place in the future, without having any certain knowledge of if it will or will not happen. Whereas a specific phobia or object phobia is great and intense fear about a specific situation or a specific object. When this person is in contact with the situation or object, they are often triggered in a way that looks like a panic attack. Therefore, they go to great lengths to avoid the stimulus of their phobia (Hooley, Nock, & Butcher, 2025) 

I can see an anxiety disorder being positively impacted by self-care. According to an article in Everyday Health, one should work hard to keep their levels of anxiety low and less inclined to an anxiety attack by exercising regularly, eating a balanced diet, meditating, getting good sleep, spending time with others, and participating in hobbies. (House, 2024) I also believe self-awareness could play a key role by being entuned to how you are feeling and your anxiety levels. This would allow seeking help before anxiety is full-blown and becomes debilitating. 

Brandy Post

 

When there is balance within the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems, we naturally slow down our pace of life, and we live in a more slow/calm state instead of living in a constant state of high alert and anxiety.

People with generalized anxiety mostly experience a general sense of worry about potentially bad things that may happen but has not happened. People with specific phobias experience more of a ‘fear’ response when they encounter the object (or situation) that they fear.

Parasympathetic fibers are spread throughout your lips so touching them (lightly running one or two fingers across your lips) stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system.
– THIS fact was the most exciting thing that I have learned this week!

With self-regulation being a key component of emotional intelligence, anxiety disorders can negatively impact emotional intelligence by making it hard to identify, understand and manage one’s emotions, which ultimately lead to difficulties in self-regulation.

 

PSY 2

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5 Module Three Activity Template

Complete this template by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information.

Part One

To use this template, you will first select one option from the list provided in the Module Three Activity Guidelines and Rubric. Address each of the rubric criteria listed below with a minimum of 3 to 5 sentences per bullet. Support your answers with a credible source when necessary.

Describe the possible
biological causes of your selection.

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Describe the possible
psychological causes of your selection.

[Insert text]

Describe the possible
social and
cultural causes of your selection.

[Insert text]

Describe the
relationship between the biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors of your selection.

[Insert text]
Part Two

Next, from the list, you will select two options that are known to share symptomatology or behaviors. In a minimum of 3 to 5 sentences, explain the ways in which the behaviors associated with the disorders overlap and discuss the potential
diagnostic challenges presented by the overlap.

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In this journal activity, you will discuss the biopsychosocial causes of abnormal behavior, as well as challenges that clinicians face when addressing behaviors shared among psychological disorders.

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As Jamal researched the factors that cause atypical patterns of human thought, emotion, and behavior, he had a revelation: Abnormal behavior is more complicated than many of us realize. For example, Jamal discovered that abnormalities in behavior can be caused by biological factors (e.g., genetics, neurophysiology, biochemistry). Also, abnormal behavior can be caused by psychological factors (e.g., severe emotional distress, grief, trauma). Finally, Jamal discovered that abnormalities in behavior can be caused by sociocultural factors (e.g., social norms, familial values). Of the many valuable takeaways of his research, Jamal found that abnormal behavior is a complex phenomenon that can have biological, psychological, and sociocultural causes. In many cases, it is not the result of one causal factor, but of several co-occurring, interdependent factors.

Given the dynamic interplay between biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors, the behaviors of various disorders often overlap, making the accurate diagnosis of psychological disorders a challenge for clinical professionals.

Disorder/Behavior List

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Anxiety: A psychological response to a stimulus that is perceived as threatening

· Example: Avoiding interaction at a party due to discomfort in social situations

·
Depression: A persistent feeling of sadness and despair that can result in a loss of interest in various life activities

· Example: Excessive crying

·
Dissociation: A psychological detachment and separation from self and environment

· Examples: Daydreaming, highway hypnosis

·
Mania: A period of intense energy expenditure that may involve delusions and engagement in high-risk behavior

· Examples: Excessive spending, reckless driving

·
Obsessive thoughts/compulsive behaviors: Persistent and undesirable thoughts or urges and ritualistic behaviors often driven by preoccupation with a negative outcome

· Example: Frequent hand washing that is motivated by a fear of being contaminated by germs

·
Panic: An intense period of fear combined with physiological symptoms (e.g., rapid speech, sweating, nausea)

· Example: Stomach gets upset and hands shake while speaking in front of a group (public speaking)

·
Phobia: A fear of a specific, often nonthreatening stimulus

· Examples: Seeks an escape route when in a crowded area (Agoraphobia: fear of crowded spaces)

·
Psychosis: A psychological state in which one experiences hallucinations, delusions, and/or a persistent and unchangeable belief in something that is obviously false

· Example: Acting suspiciously due to suspecting that food is being poisoned

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: This resource is provided to assist you with referencing resources according to APA standards.

For this journal activity, use your template to address the following rubric criteria with a minimum of 3 to 5 sentences per bullet. Support your answers with a credible source when necessary.

Part One
First, select one option from the list in the Overview and address the following:

· Describe the possible 
biological causes of your selection.

· Describe the possible 
psychological causes of your selection.

· Describe the possible 
social and 
cultural causes of your selection.

· Describe the 
relationship between the biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors of your selection.

Part Two
Next, from the list in the Overview, select two disorders that are known to share symptomatology or behaviors.

· Explain the ways in which the behaviors associated with the disorders overlap and discuss the potential 
diagnostic challenges presented by the overlap.

What to Submit

Submit your completed Module Three Activity Template. Sources should be cited according to APA style.