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IDS 402: WELLNESS Final Project Milestone 4 Southern New Hampshire University Ryan Norris February 11, 2021

Natural and Applied Sciences The issue of anxiety provides a social commentary through the natural and applied sciences by the way the diagnosed i views the world. Our eyes act a lot like a spotlight and what they are fixed on is what our conscience awareness focuses on, zeroing in on what is important to us (Azarian, 2016). Understanding the natural science behind anxiety is crucial to communicating with a patient. When a patient describes feeling tense, alone or scared, helping them understand the biological reaction to their concerns should help them bring focus to the physiological connection as opposed to the circumstantial. Thus, helping the patient focus on the feeling of anxiety they are experiencing and not on the circumstance causing the emotion. When a patient understands their limbic system reacts when they have these negative feelings it should help bring attention to how they feel in that moment. Knowing that the amygdala is critically involved in the emotion of fear, helps the patient understand there is action they can take (Hooley, 2020). As they work and grow with this struggle patients will begin to recognize the release in their body, that feel of warmth that comes over them and respond with the desired techniques the provider teaches. There are several breathing and muscle stretching techniques that can assist with the release of anxiety. There are several ways that science can help resolve these undesired feelings. The limbic system has been known to have a connection to the frontal lobe, which deals with the way we process and react behaviorally (Gorman et al., 2000). By simply breathing abdominal breaths for 20-30 minutes a day can help oxygen flow to the brain, nitric oxide (NO) is increased, and blood pressure decreases (Marksberry, 2017). A double covalent bond composed of oxygen and nitrogen make up nitric oxide, this bond reacts with the brain by allowing the important roles in

intracellular signaling in our neurons (Picón-Pagès, 2018). Blood pressure is also decreased which helps prevent panic attacks. Pharmacological options are available for those patients whose anxiety is just too overbearing to handle. Some first-line drugs are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. Medications like this help to regulate mood and to change the brain chemistry and communication helping these patients to not feel so anxious (Bandelow, 2017). If left alone anxiety can be a drain on individuals even to the point of suicide. Everything we can do to help these individuals must be done whether by medications or natural methods. Social Sciences Anxiety interacts with the social sciences lens and impacts social issues by disfiguring reality. When individuals feel anxious, they react by withdrawing from societies norms of connecting relationally. Getting a cup of coffee with a friend or going for a jog with a buddy are extremely underestimated behaviors. With anxiety comes a wanting to detach, disappear, losing interest in normal activities which is detrimental to relationships, platonic or romantic. Something as simple as a high-five releases oxytocin which increases level of trust and lowers cortisol levels (Pinker, 2017). This lowers stress and produces more dopamine which allows the body to connect healing capabilities. When dopamine is released it gives a pleasure or joy and these feelings of emotion motivate us to perform more of the behavior that released the dopamine. Good relationships keep us happier and healthier (Waldinger, 2015). The social science lens helps articulate a deeper understanding of anxiety by illuminating is debilitating impact on our culture. It was estimated in 2004 the cost to our economy for anxiety disorders is 41 billion Euros (Bandelow, 2015). That is over 50 billion US dollars today.

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