Counselor Toolbox podcast

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Summary • Depression is the cluster of symptoms created when there is a neurochemical imbalance in the brain. • What causes the imbalance can be emotional, cognitive, physical, interpersonal, environmental or some combination of the above. • Part of the strengths based approach means helping people see what they already are doing to prevent or deal with the symptoms • Biopsychosocial means • Examining all causative factors • Recognizing that all factors are reciprocal in nature.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Summary • Anger and anxiety are normal emotions that help people survive. • Answers can often be found by asking: “What happened to this person that would trigger this reaction?” • Situations that trigger anger and anxiety often involve a sense of being unsafe, a loss of something, emotions that are unable to be handled effectively, and an alteration of how that person envisions the future. • Problems arise when anger and anxiety are misinterpreted or the person does not have the skills to deal

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Anxiety 20