For your initial post, refer to Chapter 6 of your textbook, section 6.1, and 4 Tips for Slowing Down to Reduce Stress to answer the following:
• Why is it essential for a balance to exist between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems?
• Contrast the anticipation that is frequently experienced in generalized anxiety with the reaction to a phobic object in specific phobia.
• Describe one way that a therapist might help a patient activate the parasympathetic nervous system to calm the mind and body.
• How does an anxiety disorder apply to any of the following programmatic themes? You may want to review the Programmatic Themes PDF document.
o Self-care
o Social justice
o Emotional intelligence
o Career connections
o Ethics
