Class 10 - Anxiety

Question 1

When is Anxiety pathological?

Answer 1

When it repeatedly interferes with daily life, is irrational, excessively prolonged or out of proportion to the cause

Question 2

WRT TCM, what is Anxiety associated? What agitates? What destabilizes?

Answer 2

HT and instability of Shen, agitated by Heat, easily destabilized if HT Qi, Yin or Blood are weak.

Question 3

What is difference between Anxiety Attack or Anxiety Disorder?

Answer 3

• sudden onset of anxiety (impending doom or urge to escape)

- group of mental conditions that include panic disorder with or without agorophobia…OCD…etc.

Question 4

What is a Panic Attack?

Answer 4

Discrete period of intense fear or discomfort that is accopanied by at least 4 of following symp: palps, sweating, trembling, shaking, SOB…

Question 5

What is a Generalized Anxiety Attack?

Answer 5

excess anxiety and worry predominating for at least 6 months

Question 6

What is “Fear and Palpitations” associated with Anxiety?

Answer 6

Jing Ji - external events such as fright or shock (Full)

Question 7

What is Panic Throbbing associated?

Answer 7

Zheng Chong (throbbing sensation in chest and below umbilicus)

Question 8

What is Rebellious Qi of Chong Mai related?

Answer 8

Li Ji - Internal Urgency

Question 9

What is main Symptom of Anxiety in TCM?

Answer 9

Palpitations - heart beat that is easily noticed by patient (Taber’s defn)

Question 10

What has effect on Anxiety? (5)

Answer 10

Emotional Stress
Constitution
Irregular Diet
Loss of Blood 
Overwork

Question 11

What are the Anxiety Organ involvments?

Answer 11

Heart - Palps
LV - HUN
KD - Fear and Worry
LU - Sadness and grief deplete Qi
SP - Pensiveness/Worry

Question 12

What are some good Anxiety Distal Points from each channel?

Answer 12

HT - HT 7 with CV 15; HT 8
LV - LV 3 with LI 4
SP - SP 6 with HT 7
LU - LU 7 promotes surfacing of emotions
KD - KD 4, 9 with PC 6 + SP 4
PC 6, 7
LI 4
ST 40

Question 13

What are some good Local points for Anxiety?

Answer 13

GV 24, descends Qi, subdues rebel Yang
GB 13, calming, subdues Yang, extinguishes Wind (+GV 24)
GV 19, calming, opens orifices, used in severe cases with CV 15
Ear Points - Shen Men, SP, HT, KD, LV, GB, Subcortex, Sympathetic

Question 14

What is classic combination to calm Night Sweats?

Answer 14

HT 6 + KD 7

Question 15

What is Anxiety?

Answer 15

Normal human emotion most will experience as normal response to stress.