"Rebuilding A Stable Foundation: Dealing with Depression and Anxiety" by Jerry Martin - Part 1 - a podcast by lehmanavechurchofchrist

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July 10 2021 - Saturday - Special Seminar



 



With all the changes and stress from caused from the pandemic we were blessed to be a part of a special seminar by Jerry Martin, PhD, LPC-S. This is a six part discussion on depression and anxiety. 



 



REBUILDING A STABLE FOUNDATION:  Dealing with depression
and anxiety



 



SESSION ONE

Defining anxiety and depression



  • Anxiety: apprehension, uneasiness of mind, usually over an impending or anticipated threat or danger – Philippians 4:6


  • Causes: response to stimuli in a person’s environment or internal stimulus


  • Normal fear: emotional response to real or perceived imminent threat


  • Reactions: surges of autonomic arousal necessary for fight or flight



PSYCHOLOGICAL ANXIETY



  • Some experts see Anxiety as an exposure of vulnerability (perception of being subject to internal or external dangers against which he has an inadequate ability to protect himself);


  • Clinical syndromes, magnifies the sense of vulnerability into a cognitive processing dysfunction.



 DEPRESSION Defined



  • A state where the heart is pressed down and unable to experience joy


  • An umbrella description of feeling from discouragement to despair



Psychological DEPRESSION



  • Defined: despondence and dejection, accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy


  • Causes: chemical imbalance, genetic predisposition, negative thoughts and habits



 



Duration 41:53


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