Health Sciences 4091A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Existential Crisis, Paul Tillich, Anxiety Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 4091A/B
• Professor: Marnie Wedlake

Document Summary

Trials highlight the transient nature of the life and lack of control we have over so many events. For many, existential depression can bring one to a place of great dis-order. For some - +++ questioning the meaning of life and of behaviour. For others- existential depression can present somewhat suddenly- can result from perception of life, thoughts about the world, place in it, the meaning of one"s life. Can also provide enormous opportunity for change, to (cid:498)seize control over one"s life and turn the experience into a positive life lesson- an experience leading to personality growth(cid:499) and dis-ability. Existential anxiety- fundamental to the experience of being human. Apprehension about the meaning of life and death. Existential anxiety from berman, weems and stickles: exam. Argues: it is existential despair, not (cid:498)mental illness(cid:499), that is on the rise. Good food, good sleep, lots of exercise to tackle this. Some of the ingredients that enable existential despair: exam.