Reflect upon general anxieties regarding public and virtual speaking. You will apply and assess the value of the apprehension management techniques you have learned for helping decrease communication apprehension.For this assignment, you will reflect upon general anxieties regarding public and virtual speaking. You will apply and assess the value of the apprehension management techniques you have learned for helping decrease communication apprehension. You must complete the Assignment 4: Tracking Your Firing Order exercise (attached) in order to complete this assignment. Requirements: 3 pages Assignment4AnxietySelf-AssessmentPaperPointValue:40points.Forthisassignment,youwillreflectupongeneralanxietiesregardingpublicandvirtualspeaking.Youwillapplyandassessthevalueoftheapprehensionmanagementtechniquesyouhavelearnedforhelpingdecreasecommunicationapprehension.YoumustcompletetheAssignment4:TrackingYourFiringOrderexercise(attached)inordertocompletethisassignment.Inthis3pagepaperyoushoulddothefollowingthings(notnecessarilyinthisorder):●Discussyourpublicspeakingand/orvirtualspeakinghistory–haveyoutakenapublicspeakingcourseanddroppedit?Haveyouavoidedspeakingopportunities,eitherfacetofaceorvirtually?Haveyoumissedoutonpersonaland/orprofessionalgrowthopportunitiesbecauseofyourfear?Andsoon.●Discussthecausesandoutcomesofyourspeechanxiety●DiscusstheresultsofyourTrackingYourFiringOrderexerciseandtalkaboutwhatyouthinkaboutthoseresults.(Youmayalsofindtheresultsofexercise“AssesstheBASICSpersonalitydimensions”usefulhere.)●Nowthatyouknowwhatyourfiringorderis,whatdoyouthinkyoucandotohelpwithyouranxiety?Pleasebehonestinyourassessment.Usespecificcourseterminologyfromthetextandclassdiscussion.Failuretousethisterminologywillresultinalossofpoints.ASSESSMENT:Thepaperwillbeassessedacrossthreegeneralcriteria:●Content–30points.Contentassessmentwillconsiderthedegreetowhichthepaperaddressesthecontentareaslistedaboveinareflectiveandinsightfulmannerandwithintheappropriatelengthrequirements.●Organization–5points.Organizationassessmentwillconsiderthedegreetowhichthepaperispresentedinacohesiveandorderlyfashion.●Grammar&formatting–5points.GrammarassessmentwillconsiderthedegreetowhichthepaperadherestotherulesofformalEnglishgrammarandhasbeencarefullyproofread.Properlyformattedpaperswillbetypedanddouble-spacedin12pointtype(TimesNewRomanorsimilarfont),andciteanysources(ifused). ASSESSYOURPERSONALITYDIMENSIONSAFFECTEDBYANXIETYEachofushassevendimensionsthatmakeupourpersonalities(Lazarus,1989).Becauseweare“biologicalbeingswhomove,feel,sense,imagine,think,andrelatetooneanother,eachofthesedimensionsrequiresourattentionwhenproblemsemerge”(Lazarus,1978,p.8).Consequently,treatmentforspeechanxiety,likeanyotherproblemthataffectsouremotions,canbestbeaddressedfromamultidimensionalperspective.Theseveninteractivepersonalitydimensionsthatshouldbeconsideredinanymultidimensionalevaluationprocessincludebehavior,affect,sensation,imagery,cognition,interpersonalrelationships,anddrugs/biologicalfunctions(Lazarus,1989).TheacronymBASICSisahelpfultoolforrememberingthesedimensions.Inthisacronym,twoofthedimensions,interpersonalrelationshipsanddrugs/biologicalfunctions,relatetowaystodealwithstressinyourlifeandarecombinedintoonenewdimensioncalledstress.HereisadescriptionforeachoftheBASICSpersonalitydimensions:B=BEHAVIOR(overtbehaviors,acts,habits,andreactionsthatcanbeobservedandmeasured)A=AFFECT(emotions,moods,andstrongfeelings)S=SENSATION(bodilysensations,suchaspain,tension,discomfort,ornausea;andthetouching,tasting,smelling,seeing,andhearingofourfivesenses)I=IMAGERY(vividscenes,pictures,orimagesthatcometomind,includingthewayyouseeyourselfinparticularsituations)C=COGNITION(thoughts,attitudes,ideas,beliefs,oropinions)S=STRESS(amountofstressinyourlifeandwaysyoudealwithit;generalphysicalwell-being,useofdrugsoralcohol,participationinexerciseprograms,interactionswithothers,andinterpersonalsupport)(Lazarus,1989)TheBASICSdimensionscanfunctionasaneducationalguidetohelpyouanalyzeyouranxiety(O’Keefe,1985).WhentheBASICSmultidimensionalassessmentisappliedtoyouranxietyaboutpublicspeaking,youcandeterminewhichtechniqueyoushouldbeginusingaswellaswhichcombinationoftechniqueswillbemosthelpfultoyou.Consequently,amultidimensionalassessmentofyourBASICSisthefirststepincreatingapersonalizedplantoconqueryourspeechanxiety.Toassessthepersonalitydimensionsinvolvedinyourspeechanxiety,pleasecompletethisexercise:AssessYourBASICSPersonalityDimensionsPleaserespondtothestatementsbelowinordertoassessspeechanxietyineachofyourpersonalitydimensions.Youmaynoticesomeorallofthesedimensionsinvolvedinyourspeechanxiety. 1.BEHAVIORreferstoobservableacts,habits,orbehaviors.Inregardtoyourspeechanxiety,listthebehaviorsinapublicspeakingsituationyouwouldliketolearn,change,decrease,orincrease.(Forexample,Ineedtolearnspeechoutlining,deliveryskills,howtofulfillthetimerequirement,andhowtousefewer“uhms.”)2.AFFECTreferstoemotions,moods,andstrongfeelings.Inregardtoyourspeechanxiety,listtheemotionsorstrongfeelingsyouexperiencewhilepreparingordeliveringaspeech.(Forexample,Iexperienceoverwhelmingnervousness,anxiety,andfeelingsofimpendingdoomorfailure.)3.SENSATIONreferstophysicalsensations(i.e.,pain,tension,discomfort,nausea)andthefeelingsofthefivesenses.Inregardtoyourspeechanxiety,listthenegativebodilysensationsthatyouexperiencebefore,during,orimmediatelyafteryougiveapublicpresentation.(Forexample,Ifeelstomachbutterflies,blushing,rapidorpoundingheartbeat,sweating,drymouth,shivering,nausea,andlightheadedness.)4.IMAGERYreferstovividscenes,pictures,orimagesthatcometomind,includingthewayyouseeyourself.Inregardtoyourspeechanxiety,describethenegativewaysyoupictureyourselfandyoursurroundingswhenyoudeliveraspeech.(Forexample,Iimaginemyentireaudiencelaughingorsnickeringatme.Iseemyselfoverwhelmedwithnervousnessorpassedoutonthefloor.)5.COGNITIONreferstoyourthoughts,attitudes,ideas,beliefs,oropinions.Inregardtoyourspeechanxiety,describeyournegativethoughtsandcondemningself-talkaboutgivingaspeech.(Forexample,Icannotmeettheaudience’sdemands—theyexpectmetogiveaperfectspeech;IknowIwillmakeamistake,soundstupid,andlooklikeafool.)6.STRESSreferstotheamountofstressinyourlife,yourgeneralphysicalwell-being,youruseofdrugsoralcohol,andyourexerciseorhealthprograms,aswellastheinterpersonalsupport(orlackofit)thatyoureceivefromsignificantothers.Inregardtoyourspeechanxiety,describethestressinyourlife,yourstress-reductionactivitiesorexerciseprograms,andanysupportorlackofsupportyouexperienceinyourinterpersonalrelationships.(Forexample,Iamalwaysstressedbecauseofwork,school,andfamily.Iseldomexerciseorgetenoughsleep.Ihavenostress-reductionplan.MyroommatelaughsatmewhenIpracticeaspeech.)Nowthatyouknowwhichofyourpersonalitydimensionsareinvolvedinyourspeechanxiety,youarereadytodiscoverwhichdimensioninitiatesyourspeechanxietyby“trackingthefiringorder.”TRACKYOURFIRINGORDER:GETTOTHEROOTOFYOURANXIETYANDNERVOUSNESS“Trackingthefiringorder”isawayofdeterminingwhichanxiety-reductiontechniquetobeginusing(Lazarus,1989).Tracking(ordetermining)thefiringordermeanspinpointingthepersonalitydimensionwhereyourspeechanxietybegins(fires)andthesequenceofdimensionsthatfireinyourspeechanxiety. Determiningfiringordergetsattherootofyourspeechanxiety.Onceyouknowtherootofyourspeechanxiety,youcanchoosethetechniquesmostfittedtotheoriginofyournervousness.Treatingspeechanxietyatitsoriginorinitiatingpointinyourpersonalitywillresultinthemostpermanentchangeandreductionofanxiety.DeterminingthebesttechniquefortreatingCAdoesnotdiminishtheimportanceoflearningmorethanoneanxiety-reductiontechnique.Trackingthefiringordercanbecomparedtoliningupdominoesorblocksina“snakeformation,”asyoumighthavedoneasachild.Whenyoupushedoverthefirstdomino,achainreactionoccurred;theremaindersnakedalongandtoppledoverquickly.Ifyoustoppedthefirstdominofromfalling,theremainingdominoeshadagreaterchanceofstayingupright.Inthesameway,yourgoalintrackingthefiringorderistolocatethefirstdomino(dimensionwhereyourspeechanxietybegins)andthentokeepitfromfalling(stopthespeechanxietyfromdevelopingthere).Next,locatetheseconddomino(theseconddimensionwhereyourspeechanxietyfires)andstopitfromsettingoffthechainreaction.Ifyoucandeterminewhereyourspeechanxietystartsandthentreatthatdimensionwithoneofthetechniques,youcanlimitthechainreactionandlessentheeffectsCAhasonyourpersonality.Seethefollowingtwoexamples.❆❆❆Sarah,age21,said:“Isuddenlyfeelmyheartpoundandmyfaceturnbrightredbeforeit’smyturntogiveaspeech.ThenIthink,‘Oh,thisisterrible;I’velostcontrol—peoplewillnoticehownervousIam.’Ipicturemyselfpassedoutonthefloorwitheveryonestaringatmeandthenfearoverwhelmsme.”❆❆❆InSarah’ssituation,speechanxietybeginsinthesensationdimension(i.e.,shephysicallyfeelsherheartpoundandherfaceturnbrightred).ThefiringorderorsequenceofdimensionsinvolvedinSarah’sspeechanxietyis(1)sensation(shephysicallyfeels),(2)cognition(shethinks),(3)imagery(sheimagines),and(4)affect(sheemotionallyfeels).ThefirsttechniqueforSarahtopracticeandtheonemosteffectiveformanagingSarah’sspeechanxietywillbetheonetargetedtothesourceofherproblem—theSENSATIONDIMENSION.❆❆❆John,age24,said:“IalwaysthinkthatpeoplewilllaughatmyideasandIwillsoundstupid.ThenIimaginepeoplestaringatmewhileIsaysomethingstupidorstandfrozen—forgettingmyentiretrainofthought.Next,Ifeelmyheartpound,mystomachturn,andmymouthgetdry.Fearovercomesme.”❆❆❆InJohn’ssituation,speechanxietybeginsinthecognitiondimension.Hethinkspeoplewilllaughathimandhewillsoundstupid.ThefiringorderorsequenceofdimensionsinvolvedinJohn’sspeechanxietyis(1)cognition(hethinks),(2)imagery(heimagines),(3)sensation(hephysicallyfeels),and(4)affect(heemotionallyfeels).ThefirsttechniqueforJohntopracticeandthemosteffectiveoneformanagingJohn’sspeechanxietywillbetheonetargetedtothesourceofhisproblem—theCOGNITIONDIMENSION.Yourgoalistofindthetopdimensioninyourfiringorderforspeechanxietysothatyoucanbeginbyapplyingatreatmenttechniquetoit.Inaddition,youwillwanttolookforthesequenceofdimensions(especiallythetopthreedimensions)involvedinyourspeechanxietysoyoucan choosetechniquesthatfitthosedimensionsand,thus,formaprogramorplantailoredtoyou.Inthenextexercise,youwilltrackthefiringorderofdimensionsinvolvedinyourspeechanxiety.Inthenextexercise,youwilltrackthefiringorderofdimensionsinvolvedinyourspeechanxiety.TrackYourFiringOrderInordertotrackyourfiringorder,youwillneedtodeterminewhereyourspeechanxietybegins(i.e.,whichdimensionofyourpersonalityinitiatesyourfear,anxiety,ornervousness).1.Imagineyourinstructor,employer,orbosshasjusttoldyouthatyoumustgiveaspeechtotwenty-fivepeoplewithinthenexthour.Withoneofthosescenariosinmind,trytoanalyzewhereyouranxietybegins.Trytorankorderthedimensionsthatfireinyourspeechanxiety.Givespecialattentiontorankingthetopthreedimensions.RANK(1–6)_______a.Doyouimmediatelythink:“Havingtogiveaspeechwillbeawful.Ican’tdoit!Everyonewilllaughatmeorthinklessofme.Iwillmakeafoolofmyself.”Ifirrational,negative,orunproductivethoughtsarethefirsttofire,thetopofyourfiringorderisCOGNITION._______b.Doyouimmediatelyfeel(physically)anyofthefollowingsensations(evenbeforeathoughtentersyourmind):nauseaorstomachtightness,heartracing,heartpalpitations,blushing,sweating,lightheadedness,orotherphysiologicalreactions?Ifbodilysensationsarethefirsttofire,thetopofyourfiringorderisSENSATION_______c.Doyouimmediatelyandvividlyvisualizeyourselfinascenewhereyoufaintinfrontoftheaudience,arethefocusofaudiencelaughterorjeers,runoutoftheroom,orareengagedinanyothernegativeactivity?Ifnegativementalpicturesarethefirsttofire,thetopofyourfiringorderisIMAGERY._______d.Doyouimmediatelyfeel(emotionally)upset,anxious,ornervous?Ifemotionalfeelingsofnervousnessoranxietyarethefirsttofire,thetopofyourfiringorderisAFFECT._______e.Doyouimmediatelyreactwithavoidantbehaviors,suchasprocrastinationorrunningfromthesituation?Doyouavoidpublicspeakingbecauseyouhavenoskills?Ifavoidantbehaviorsrelatedtolackofpublicspeakingskillsarethefirsttofire,thenthetopofyourfiringorderisBEHAVIOR._______f.Doyoufeeloverstressedingeneralsothatgivingaspeechjustaddsonemorestressfulsituationtoyouralreadystressfullifestyleinwhichyougetverylittleexercise,areoverworked,takedrugsoralcoholtocope,eat poorly,orexperiencelittlesocialsupport?Ifstressingeneral,useofdrugs,poorphysicalhealth,andlackofmutuallysupportivefriendshipsfiresfirst,thetopofyourfiringorderisSTRESS.2.Whichdimensionisatthetopofyourfiringorder(rank