Jan 25, 2018
ILMS 43 – Defining Anxiety: A Recontextualization
*This podcast is not a replacement for local mental health resources. Please seek counseling or other local resources you have available to address any mental health concern.
4 Part Anxiety Series:
Episode 42 – Distinguishing Fear, Worry, and Anxiety
Today - Defining Anxiety: A Recontextualization
Episode 44 - Developing a Theology of Anxiety
Episode 45 – Practical Tools for Anxiety
Incorporating Biblical/theological and psychosocial perspectives
My proposed definition: An internal biological response, as well as an uncomfortable conscious and unconscious, or subconscious response to present events related to past experiences
4 parts to the definition:
Neurobiological
Hormonal, neurotransmitters, neuroatonomical components
Useful Articles:
■Martin, Elizabeth I. , Ressler, Kerry J., Binder, Elisabeth, and Nemeroff, Charles B. The Neurobiology of Anxiety Disorders: Brain Imaging, Genetics, and Psychoneuroendocrinology , Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 32(3): 549–575, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3684250/
■Charney, Dennis S. and Drevets, Wayne C. (2002). NEUROBIOLOGICAL BASIS OF ANXIETY DISORDERS, Neuropsychopharmacology: The Fifth Generation of Progress. 913ff. https://www.acnp.org/asset.axd?id=b87a4164-c7df-4554-9b44-f38860e4d191
Medications have their place and purposes
Past and present
EMDR - http://emdria.org
https://www.amazon.com/Eye-Movement-Desensitization-Reprocessing-EMDR/dp/1572306726
https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Past-Your-Self-Help-Techniques/dp/1609619951
Inside Out
Powerpoint of my presentation on anxiety - http://ilovemyshepherd.com/mental-health/
Discomfort and response
Escape it or embrace it?
Connection is key to healing
- Christ with us in the murky waters of a messy life
- the work of the church and the gift of relationships around us
Anxiety is experienced on a spectrum, just like any mental or physical health struggle.
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