Chapter 14: Mind-Body intervention Flashcards
Mind-body interventions
-focus on a communication system between the mind and body in an attempt to affect the minds ability to improve health status
-this includes the mental, emotional, spiritual, social, sexual and physical domains of health
-encompasses the idea that healing does not always mean the cessation of physical systems but indicates the power to “make whole”
Pelletier six basic principles of mind-body interventions
- The mind, body, and spirit are connected with one another and environmental influences.
- Stress and depression contribute to the development of and hinder recovery from chronic diseases because they create measurable hormonal imbalances.
- Psychoneuroimmunology explains how mental functioning provokes physical and biochemical changes that weaken immunity, lowering resistance to disease.
- Overall health improves when people are optimistic and have a positive outlook on life. Health and wellness are harmed by anger, depression, and chronic stress.
- The placebo effect—improved health and favorable physical changes in response to inactive medication such as a sugar pill—confirms the importance of mind–body medicine and is a valuable intervention.
6.Social support from family, friends, coworkers, classmates, or organized self-help groups boosts the effectiveness of traditional and CAM therapies.
True or false: people can meditate sitting on chairs, walking and even dancing
true
True or false: meditation brings our mind home
true
What three main areas is meditation intended to facilitate growth
- getting to know the mind
- training the mind
- freeing the mind
Vipassana
-insight mediation
-said to be a rational method for purifying the mind of all those thoughts that cause stress and pain
-mindfullness is employed
-watch breathe
-simple and gentle
Transcendental meditation
-helps people to see or transcend beyond their thoughts and to experience the source of their thoughts
-This process is identified as transcendental consciousness of our most inner self, a supposedly very peaceful place and state of mind.
- If this state of “restful alertness” is achieved, our brain is supposed to function with significantly greater coherence and our body would gain deep rest
-does not require a person to concentrate
zazen
study of self
Zen buddhism
-a way to see clearly who we are and the meditation process is supposed to help us discover insight into the nature of our being
-required to sit
taoist meditation
-more practical
-generate and circulate internal energy
-when particular flow of energy is achieved it is known as deh chee
-quiet still calms
-concentrate and focus
buddhist meditation
-intended to bring our mind, body and soul to a natural and tranquil balance
-focus minds and attention on a single point
mindfulness mediation
involves our focusing on the present
-awaken us to the present
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kabat-zinn mindfulness
paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.
-any state of mind can be a meditative state
Yoga beliefs
to increase the body’s store of prana or vital energy and due to better posture facilitate energy flow
Benefits of yoga
-increasing flexibility
-increasing strength
-increasing posture
What are yoga poses called
asanas
samana
oxygen is transported to your cells
true or false: the first and last form of prana in yoga is breathing in and out
true
What is the third form of prana called and what is it
vyana
-energy that governs the circulatory system and makes sure that oxygen reaches all cells in our bodies
apana
cleansing breath
It eliminates stale air from our lungs each time we breathe out.
what is the last form of prana called
udana
-which means “air that flies upward.” This is energy that starts in our solar plexus and gains strength as it rises upwards toward the throat and mouth. Udana is energy that is said to govern our physical make-up, our ability to stand and move, our enthusiasm, and our voice
true or false: long term female yoga practitioners had lower blood levels of a stress-related compound thought to play a role in cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes
true
Hypnosis
mind body technique that focuses on awareness and attention to internal stimuli, much like what is learned during mediation
true or false: long-term practitioners had five times lower levels of C-reactive protein which serves as a marker for inflammation
true
True or false: hypnosis aways produces a trancelike state wherein the participant is highly responsive to suggestion
false, not always
true or false: therapeutic hypnosis is different from entertainment type hypnosis
true
What is a myth about hypnosis
causes people to lose consciousness and to lose memory of what happened during the hypnotic state (amnesia). A very small percentage might fit this description, but most people remember everything that occurs during the experience.
What does the term mesmerize come from
mesmers hypnotism practice
neodissociation model
suggests that hypnosis activates a subsystem of both psychological and physiologic parts. This activation results in an altered state of consciousness.
social psychological model
suggests that an altered state of consciousness does not occur during hypnosis; instead, hypnosis is explained by suggestibility, positive attitudes, and expectations
stages of hypnosis
1.become very relaxed, gain the capacity to deeply contemplate a selected theme or focal point (absorption)
2.dissociation, can let go of critical thoughts and gain the capacity to compartmentalize his or her experience
3.participant returns to usual awareness
cure rate of hypnosis to cure warts
27% to 55%
Is hypnosis considered safe?
yes under the care of a trained therapist
The alexander technique
a process in which people can learn to release muscular tension
-technique will help us learn how to monitor the way we coordinate ourselves in activities so that the activities can be carried out with minimum strain
benefits of the alexander technique
results in freer and more comfortable movement, relief from muscle strain and chronic tension, better posture, easier and healthier breathing, increased strength and increased vitality
Biofeedback
a mind–body intervention used by many professions to train people to improve their health by using their own body’s electrical signals from the muscles or brain. Physical therapists use it to help stroke victims regain movement in paralyzed muscles.
noetic science
Noetic” means the power of inner knowing, and is a branch of metaphysic
distant healing
-perhaps the most controversial healing method
-It involves people praying for and healing others great distances away (sometimes without the ill person knowing it). It is also known as intercessory prayer
