Ayurveda Flashcards

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What are the five basic elements?

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Ether, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth

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The 5 basic elements manifest in the human body as what three basic principles known as the…

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Tridosha

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What are the basic principles or doshas?

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Vata, Pitta, Kapha

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What governs all the biological, psychological, and physiopathological functions of the body, mind, and consciousness?

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Vata, Pitta, Kapha

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5
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What is Ether and Air?

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Vata Dosha (that which moves)

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What is Fire and Water?

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Pitta Dosha (fire)

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7
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What is Earth and Water?

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Kapha Dosha

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What are the 7 types of constitutions?

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Vata, Pitta, Kapha, Vata-Pitta, Pitta-Kapha, Vata-Kapha, Vata-Pitta-Kapha.

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9
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What does Pitta and Kapha have in common?

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Oiliness

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10
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What does Pitta and Vata have in common?

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Lightness

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What does Vata and Kapha have in common?

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Cold

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12
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What is Prakruti?

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constitution in Sanskrit

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What does Prakruti or Constituion mean?

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nature, creativity, and first creation

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14
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The external environment is also known as

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cosmic forces macrocosm

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15
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The internal environment is also known as

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microcosm

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16
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The macrocosm and microsm is goverened by

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principles of vata-pitta-kapha

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What can counter act changes in the external environment?

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a balance of internal forces and altering diet/habits of living

18
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Catabolism

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breakdown or deterioration process of the body

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Anabolism

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increase growth repair of organ tissue

20
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Anabolism is associated with which dosha?

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Catabolism associated with which dosha?

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Metabolism associated with which dosha?

23
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What are the 3 mental constitutions?

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Satva, Rajas, Tamas

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What is the basis for distinctions in human temperament and individual differences in the psychological and moral dispositions?

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Gunas or 3 mental constitutions

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What are the characteristics of Satva Mental Constitution?
Understanding, purity, clarity, compassion, and love have healthy bodies/pure believe in God - holy people self-realization not much effort
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What are the characteristics of Rajas Mental Constitution?
movement, aggressiveness, extroversion, the mind operates the sensual level business, prosperity, power, prestige, position enjoy wealth extroverted political believe in God - may have sudden changes of belief self- realization requires effort
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What are the characteristics of Tamas Mental Constitution?
ignorance, inertia, heaviness, dullness, lazy, selfish capable of destroying others little respect for others/not religious egotisical self-realization requires effort
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True or false: Behavioral patterns can be improved through spiritual disciplines such as yoga
True
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The Gunas (attributes) where founded by who?
Charak "great Ayurvedic Physician"
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Attributes contain
potential energy
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Actions express
kinetic energy
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What are the 20 basic attributes organized to be?
10 antagonistic pairs
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What are the attributes of Vata?
dry, light, cold, rough, subtle, mobile, clear, dispersing
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What are the attributes of Kapha?
heavy, slow, cold, oily, slimy, dense, soft, static
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What are the 10 antagonistic pairs?
heavy+light, oily+dry, soft+hard, cloudy+clear, slow+sharp, slimy+rough, static+mobile, cold+hot, dense+liquid, subtle+gross