Class 11 - Depression

Question 1

What are factors required to Dx Depression?

Answer 1

DSM-IV - 5 out of 9 possible Sx must be present in same 2 week period

Question 2

What is Def. of “Yu”?

Answer 2

Depression or Stagnation - Constrained, melancholy, pent-up)

Question 3

What is the Huns role in Depression?

Answer 3

Coming and Going

Psychic manifestation of the free flow of LV Qi

Question 4

What is the Shens role in Depression?

Answer 4

Control Hun, Integrates its flow into the psyche

Question 5

What is Zhis role in Depression

Answer 5

KD

• Memory - sea of Marrow influence, brain
• Will Power - drive, determination, steadfastness, enthusiasm

Question 6

What is Yu Zheng?

Answer 6

Depression Syndrome

• PHL
• Coming and Going

Question 7

What are 5 emotions?

Answer 7

Anger
Joy
Worry
Sadness
Fear

Question 8

What are 5 Spirits?

Answer 8

Shen
Hun
Yi
Zhi
Po

Question 9

What are 5 Virtues
Shen
Hun
Yi
Zhi
Po

Answer 9

Shen - ceremony and propriety
Hun - human kindness and benevolence
Yi - faithfulness, loyalty or sincerity
Zhi - wisdom
Po - captures the perfection and completeness of a single moment (Be here now)

Question 10

What is Major Depression? 4 differentiators?

Answer 10

can be differentiated from normal through:
INTENSITY, major causes impairment in social or occup. fxns
Occurs with or without antecedent event (or an Xs rxn to event)
QUALITY of emotion
Accompanied by other cognitive or somatic Sx
Occuring after a HISTORY of other such episodes