week 4

Question 1

symptoms of a yin deficient consitution will appear like_

Answer 1

more yang in nature ie: redness, dryness. Prone to heat diseases and injury to muscles and tendons. Thin/thready pulse

Question 2

symptoms of a yang deficient consitution will appear like_

Answer 2

prone to cold/accumulation-type diseases. *cold congeals/constricts

Question 3

what are the three forms of dietary irregularities

Answer 3

1. cold, raw or unclean food,
2. voracious eating/overindulgence (especially in fatty, greasy, or sweet food)
3. voracious eating/overindulgence
4. overindulgence in alcohol and hot, spicy, food

Question 4

what are the factors that effect constitution

Answer 4

diet, overwork/lack of exercise, sexual activity, social/emotional

Question 5

what determines how well the body can defend against disease or susceptibility to disease

Answer 5

constitution

Question 6

phlegm and heat accumulation can occur when one lets what factor affect their constitution

Answer 6

pre-heaven/pre-natal constitution

Question 7

what pathologies can arise from poor diet

Answer 7

wind cold/wind heat, which may combine with damp

Question 8

physical overwork may lead to_

Answer 8

depletion of the KD leading to lumbar pain, seminal emission, weakness/lassitude

Question 9

mental overwork may lead to_

Answer 9

depletion of SP leading to digestive issues. May also lead to anxiety

Question 10

low back pain, knee pain, and heavy exercise are examples of

Answer 10

physical overwork that affects one’s constitution

Question 11

what determines the body’s basic state in the absence of illness

Answer 11

pre-heaven/pre-natal constitution

Question 12

wood constitution

Answer 12

blue-green complexion, small head, long face, broad shoulders, straight back, weak body but flexible, quick, sinewey, does well in spring and summer, problems in fall and winter because of the cold, prone to frustration/anxiety, hard working, likes things orderly

Question 13

fire constitution

Answer 13

thin face, pointy head, tend to be bald, creative, passionate, not materialistic, concerned about what other people think, tend to die young, slightly red complexion, thick back and spinal muscles, enlarged abdomen, sensitive in observation, not confident, good in summer and spring, not good in fall/winter

Question 14

earth constitution

Answer 14

thick muscles, slightly yellow complexion, big head, round face, nurturing, good in fall/winter, Not goot in spring, summer, friendly, can’t say no,

Question 15

metal constitution

Answer 15

square jaw, slightly pale complexion, narrow back and shoulders, work seriously and efficiently, can be isolated, my way or the highway, incorruptable (mindset), decisive, good in fall/winter, don_t like spring/summer

Question 16

water constitution

Answer 16

dusky skin color, dark complexion, complexion may lack luster, big head, big abdomen, likes movement, long/flexible spine, can be isolating, philosopher, introverted, deep, fearless, fluid when they move, insipid, secretive, purposely deceptive,find solitude within themselves

Question 17

excessive sexual activity will_

Answer 17

deplete KD essence and weaken the constitution

Question 18

what are the two categories of nourishing fluids of the body

Answer 18

jin & ye. [Really - Jinye, one word] mutually convertible because fluids can move from one state to antother

Question 19

jin

Answer 19

liquid, thin, mobile, more superficial, yang. Found in the surface, ears, nose, mucous membranes, sweat, urine

Question 20

ye

Answer 20

humor, thick, less mobile, more internal, yin in nature. Lubractes bowels and viscera, CSF, joints

Question 21

what are the two types of fluid pathologies

Answer 21

damage to fluids and humer desertion

Question 22

damage to liquids (as a pathology)

Answer 22

minor depletion of fluids. Temporary vacuity. Sx: dryness (throat, tongue fur, lips, tongue, nose)

Question 23

humor desertion (as a pathology)

Answer 23

major damage or depletion of fluids. Damage to yin humor due to prolonged illness - slower treatment. Sx: same as damage to liquids but more pronounced.

Question 24

phlegm

Answer 24

a pathological bi-product of other etological factors

Question 25

once phlegm is produced, what can happen

Answer 25

it can cause dysfunction and disease

Question 26

phlegm will _____ along a continuum

Answer 26

congeal

Question 27

organs involved in fluid pathology

Answer 27

lungs: rule the qi and maintain the waterways through rhythmic downbearing of lung qi and movement of fluids through the san jiao
spleen: T&T of jing essence of food and fluids. Upbears clear with stomach and downbears turbid
kidney: seat of physiological function (source of metabolic activity). warming fxn turns fluid to urine

Question 28

two types of phlegm

Answer 28

external/substantial:that which we cough up or blow out of our noses, can be seen on the exterior of our body
internal: phlegm that accumulates on the interior of the body can sometimes be seen as nodules. (aka insubstantial, but not good translation because it is NOT insubstantial)

Question 29

phlegm misting the mind/orifices

Answer 29

sx: depression, anxiety, psychosis. If affecting orifices then one will not have a clear perception of world around them

Question 30

prolonged vision damages

Answer 30

blood

Question 31

prolonged lying down damages

Answer 31

qi

Question 32

prolonged sitting damages

Answer 32

flesh

Question 33

prolonged standing damages

Answer 33

bones

Question 34

prolonged walking damages

Answer 34

sinews

Question 35

factors that affect pre-heaven constitution

Answer 35

strength of parent’s qi and jing, parents’ ages, gestational nourishment, emotions of mother while developing child, regular and appropriate exercise, sexual activity, diseases during pregnancy, medication with teratogenic effect, recreational drug use

Question 36

any disease or defect or symptomology that a person is born with, or that develops early in life will be related to the strength and vitality of:

Answer 36

jing essence

Question 37

sleep and recreational drug use are examples of

Answer 37

social and lifestyle factors that effect one’s constitution