Assignment task:
Please consider the following prompt and craft a response that sufficiently captures all aspects of it from your unique point of view and original research. Please cite and reference any source(s) you use to help write this response in APA format. Notice that in addition to your Main Entry post, you will need to offer two substantive classmate response posts to complete this exercise. See below instructions that will guide your peer engagement thinking/posting. See syllabus or course calendar for due dates for both main entry posts and peer engagement.
Main Entry: Parts 1 and 2
Part 1: The Stress Response
Think of a time in which you and your family members, friends, and/or classmates experienced an event you viewed as either threatening or challenging, but others viewed the same event in the opposite manner (e.g., you viewed it as challenging, but your friend viewed it as threatening or vice versa).
a. Describe the differences in the outward reactions of those who experienced the event as threatening compared to those who viewed the event as challenging.
b. Hypothesize what neurobiological mechanism(s) might control the differences in how these individuals judged the same event.
c. Are there any potential environmental stimuli or contexts that could have contributed to these differences? Need Assignment Help?
Part 2: Stress and Society
Research supports the fact that discrimination experienced by marginalized people is a significant stressor. Further, various aspects of identity, such as gender, race, ethnicity, etc., can lead to some people being simultaneously exposed to multiple forms of discrimination that can have even greater deleterious effects on health and well-being.
a. How might facing the chronic stress of repeated discrimination affect an individual's health? Highlight at least two biological mechanisms and their potential effects on health and well-being. Cite peer-reviewed research to support your argument.
b. Could repeated discrimination influence disease progression in marginalized groups? Cite peer-reviewed research to support your argument.
c. Identify at least one strategy that could be implemented to reduce the negative health effects of discrimination in marginalized groups.