Causes of Disease Flashcards
List the 7 internal causes of disease.
7 Emotions:
- Anger
- Joy
- Worry
- Sadness (Grief)
- Fear
- Shock (Fright)
List the 6 external causes of disease.
6 Climates:
- Wind
- Fire
- Summerheat
- Dampness
- Dryness
- Cold
List other causes of disease.
- Constitution
- Overexertion (Taxation)
- Excessive sexual activity
- Improper diet
- Traumatic injury
- Parasites and poisons
- Wrong treatment
Anger and Fear affect the direction of Qi.
Anger: Qi _____.
Fear: Qi _____.
Anger: Qi ascends.
Fear: Qi descends.
Joy and Worry affect the speed of Qi.
Joy: Qi _____ _____.
Worry: Qi _____.
Joy: Qi slows down (relaxes).
Worry: Qi stagnates (knots).
Sadness and Shock affect the amount of Qi.
Sadness: Qi _____.
Shock: Qi _____.
Sadness: Qi dissolves.
Shock: Qi scatters.
Worry and Pensiveness are both associated with which organ?
SP
What is the difference between Pensiveness and Worry? How do Pensiveness and Worry each affect the body?
Pensiveness: affects the SP; manifests as poor appetite, epigastric discomfort, abdominal distention.
Worry: affects LU and SP; manifests as discomfort in chest, breathlessness, and tense shoulders; also manifests as epigastric discomfort and abdominal distention.
Headache, red face, dizziness, tinnitus, stiff neck, and stiff shoulder indicate which of the 7 emotions? Which organ is associated?
Anger, LR
Insomnia, overexcited, and palpitations indicate which of the 7 emotions? Which organ is associated?
Joy, HT
Breathlessness and discomfort in the chest indicate which of the 7 emotions? Which organ is associated?
Sadness, LU
Insomnia, agitation, red face, palpitation, nocturnal enuresis, incontinence of urine, and diarrhea indicate which of the 7 emotions? Which organ is associated?
Fear, KD
Aversion to cold, fever, sore throat, sneezing, runny nose, occipital stiffness, and floating pulse (Wind-Cold presentation) plus stiffness, rigidity, muscle contraction, and joint pain that moves from place to place (Wind-Bi) are symptoms of which Climate?
Wind
Aversion to heat, high fever, sweating, mental confusion, thirst, overflowing-rapid pulse, and red tongue with yellow coating (“4 Bigs” presentation / Yang Ming heat) are symptoms of which Climate?
Fire
Aversion to cold, fever, sweating, headache, dark urine, thirst, and floating-rapid pulse (wind-heat presentation) are symptoms of which Climate?
Summerheat
