Assignment 1: LASA 2: Effects of Stress

Provide a 1-page description of a stressful event currently occurring in your life. Then, referring to information you learned throughout this course, address the following:

• What physiological changes occur in the brain due to the stress response?
• What emotional and cognitive effects might occur due to this stressful situation?
• Would the above changes (physiological, cognitive, or emotional) be any different if the same stress were being experienced by a person of the opposite sex or someone much older or younger than you?
• If the situation continues, how might your physical health be affected?
• What three behavioral strategies would you implement to reduce the effects of this stressor? Describe each strategy. Explain how each behavior could cause changes in brain physiology (e.g., exercise can raise serotonin levels).
• If you were encouraging an adult client to make the above changes, what ethical considerations would you have to keep in mind? How would you address those ethical considerations?

In addition to citing the online course and the text, you are also required to cite a minimum of two scholarly sources. Please see the Academic Resources section under Course Home to use the Argosy University online library to find appropriate scholarly sources. For reputable web sources, look for .gov or .edu sites as opposed to .com sites. Please do not use Wikipedia.

Your paper should be double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font, and with normal 1-inch margins; written in APA style; and free of typographical and grammatical errors. It should include a title page with a running head, an abstract, and a reference page. The body of the paper should be at least 6 pages in length.

AND DISCUSSION ALSO

Discussion Question: Comparison of Theories on Anxiety Disorders

There are numerous theories that attempt to explain the development and manifestation of psychological disorders. Some researchers hold that certain disorders result from learned behaviors (behavioral theory), while other researchers believe that there is a genetic or biological basis to psychological disorders (medical model), while still others hold that psychological disorders stem from unresolved unconscious conflict (psychoanalytic theory). How would each of these theoretical viewpoints explain anxiety disorders? Does one explain the development and manifestation of anxiety disorders better than the others?

Part (a

Prewrite and Complete the Short Research Report Draft

This assignment has four important steps.

1. Complete the prewriting for the short research report:

• Prewriting prepares you to write and helps you organize your ideas.
• You may print the lesson and jot notes for yourself on the paper, or you may write notes on your own.
• You do not have to submit prewriting for any points, but don’t skip this important step!

2. Complete a draft of the short research report.

• Use a memo style header for your report along with headings throughout the paper.
• Use two or more sources that should include the textbook. Here is the works cited entry for our textbook. Make sure you format the entry correctly.Locker, Kitty O. and Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek. Business Communication-Building Critical Skills. 6th ed. Boston: The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2013.

• When using source material in your report, just simply write something like, “Kitty Locker states that sexism…”
• The report should end up being two to three pages in length.
• There is a sample draft report from a student in this week’s folder–LOOK AT IT!

3. Submit your draft of your short research report in the discussion forum below:

• Late drafts will only receive partial credit, so you may still post in order to have a chance at receiving responses.
• Your draft should be saved as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf file, so that all students can open your file.

Part (b

Submit your final, revised Short Research Report here as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf attachment.