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PSY215 PSY 215- Module (3) Activity.docx- Snhu

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PSY215 PSY 215- Module (3) Activity.docx- Snhu

Part One
To use this template, you will first select a behavior 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 sentences per bullet. Support your answers with a credible source when necessary.Describe the possible biological origins of the selected behavior. Genetic factors play a large role in the biological origins of a generalized anxiety disorder. It appears to run in families and “has a heritability estimate of approximately 30%” (Hooley, 2019)
The biological origins of this disorder are hard to research and identify considering the information surrounding generalized anxiety disorders is constantly changing. Describe the possible psychological origins of the selected behavior. There are several psychological factors that can play a role in a generalized anxiety disorder. When looking at the factors from a psychoanalytic viewpoint “[…], generalized or free-floating anxiety results from an unconscious conflict between ego and id impulses that are not adequately dealt with because the person’s defense mechanisms have either broken down or have never developed.

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PSY215 PSY 215- Module (3) Activity.docx- Snhu

Part One
To use this template, you will first select a behavior 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 sentences per bullet. Support your answers with a credible source when necessary.Describe the possible biological origins of the selected behavior. Genetic factors play a large role in the biological origins of a generalized anxiety disorder. It appears to run in families and “has a heritability estimate of approximately 30%” (Hooley, 2019)
The biological origins of this disorder are hard to research and identify considering the information surrounding generalized anxiety disorders is constantly changing. Describe the possible psychological origins of the selected behavior. There are several psychological factors that can play a role in a generalized anxiety disorder. When looking at the factors from a psychoanalytic viewpoint “[…], generalized or free-floating anxiety results from an unconscious conflict between ego and id impulses that are not adequately dealt with because the person’s defense mechanisms have either broken down or have never developed.” (Hooley, 2019) The uncertainty of future events lends itself to increasing one’s fear and anxiety surrounding the unknown.

PSY215 PSY 215- Module (3) Activity.docx- Snhu

 Describe the possible social or cultural origins of the selected behavior. Generalized anxiety disorder is more often diagnosed in females than it is in men. Other factors in this category can be where an individual grew up, the schooling they received, family status, trauma, and parenting. Having major life stressors while growing up may cause an individual to end up with a generalized anxiety disorder.  Describe the relationship between the biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors of the selected behavior. All three factors play their own unique special part in each individual. A person could be born with a genetic predisposition for a generalized anxiety disorder because it was passed down to them from one or both of their parents. Then the sociocultural factors begin to play a role from the instant the child is birthed. How are they being raised? Are they popular and well-liked at school? There are certain situations that a person experiences as they age that impact who they are as a person internally. Psychologically a person’s “defense mechanisms may become overwhelmed when a person experiences frequent and extreme levels of anxiety, as might happen if id impulses are recurrently blocked from expression (e.g., under periods of prolonged sexual

deprivation).” (Hooley, 2019)

PSY215 PSY 215- Module (3) Activity.docx- Snhu

Part Two

Next, from the list, you will select two behaviors that are known to share symptomatology. In a

minimum of 3 to 5 sentences, explain the ways in which the symptoms overlap, and discuss the potential diagnostic challenges presented of the overlap. There are several other disorders that generalized anxiety shares symptomatology. Two of them are: major depressive disorder and panic disorder. A few symptoms shared between a generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder are irritability, trouble with sleep, and memory loss. “Although GAD possesses substantial overlap with MDD in the areas of genetics, childhood environment, demographics, and personality traits, this tends to hold true for other anxiety disorders (ADs) as well, with the strongest evidence for PD.” (JM, 2008) Panic disorder and GAD have overlapping symptoms as well that include: nausea, sweating,
headaches, and heart palpitations

PSY215 PSY 215- Module (3) Activity.docx- Snhu

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