RQ- 9/8 Flashcards
Electroencephalograph measures?
Neuron activity
What do we want once we experience gamma?
Return to state over and over again.
Who presented the research in San Diego?
Lee Berk
What brought brains into mock meditative state?
Unfettered laughter
Kids who were laughing out loud were experiencing?
Gamma frequency
Distress can cause?
Brains electrical activity to very across regions and average at low frequency.
Flat-linish?
Shutting down reaction
Neurochemical dopamine?
Fuel of the brains reward circuitry
To keep healthy we must?
Eat right, have good genes and THINK RIGHT.
Active coping?
A fighting spirit
You believe you can take control.
People with a lot of hostility are likely to get?
Heart disease
People who don’t express themselves in emotional terms are..
At greater risk for diseases.
“If you don’t get your feelings out, they have a sort of toxic quality, like toxic waste you’re not getting rid of.”
-dr Steven Locke
Altruism
People believe they must give back, make world better please.
Benefit of altruistic behavior
Correlated with longer life expectancy.
Stress is stored in
Muscles
What did new studies show about laughter?
Makes brainwaves similar to gamma waves that are as of someone was being introduced to meditation.
Stress can cause?
Back pain, headaches and other symptoms.
People have stress over load because..
They don’t have time to relax.
Examples of how to drain tension
Breath break Eye relaxation Cup of hot tea and steam caress your face Shoulder rolls Scream
Verbal martial arts can
Relieve tensions
Chronic stress can cause
Raising blood pressure
Blocking arteries
Heart attacks
Strokes
Stress can also cause ____ which will lower ones quality of life.
Stomach upset
Headaches
Back aches
Neck pain
Antidote to stress
Relaxation
Relaxation can eliminate
Illness
Anger
Depression
Anxiety
Stress management techniques help
Length and quality of life
Techniques include
Deep breathing
Meditation
Stretching
Progressive relaxation
“The relaxation response”
State of rest that is more relaxing then sitting quietly
