Week 9

Question 1

traditional mindfulness:

Answer 1

CBT, stress management, support groups

Question 2

alternative mindfulness (CAM):

Answer 2

meditation, tai chi, yoga, relaxation *prevalence in cancer populations

Question 3

women who reported mind-wandering had ____.

Answer 3

shorter telomeres (less happy)

Question 4

effects of mindfulness on Y mechanisms:

Answer 4

immune system, SNS, HPA axis

Question 5

in the Davidson MBSR trial (focus on antibody response to vaccination):

Answer 5

decreases in anxiety, increases in antibody response to influenza vaccine

Question 6

effects of mindfulness on HIV:

Answer 6

• reduced medication-related side effects
• lower avoidance
• higher positive affects

*MBSR buffers CD4 T cell decline in HIV+ men

Question 7

effects of mindfulness on inflammation:

Answer 7

no change in stress/depression; decrease in CRP but not sig

Question 8

effects of mindfulness on lonely adults:

Answer 8

decreased loneliness, descreased expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines

Question 9

effects of mindfulness on younger breast cancer survivors:

Answer 9

reduced stress/depression, increased positive affect/peace/meaning

Question 10

effects of yoga on physiology:

Answer 10

reductions in cortisol (especially in morning)

Question 11

expert vs. novice yogis:

Answer 11

experts –> lower levels of IL-6

Question 12

biofield therapies:

Answer 12

therapies intend to affect energy fields that surround the human body

Question 13

biofield therapies affect in fatigue:

Answer 13

reduction + increased working cortisol

Question 14

how are sickness behaviors adaptive?

Answer 14

help fight infection + reduce spread

Question 15

ethanorcept:

Answer 15

TNF antagonizt –> reduction in depressed mood and fatigue in those with PSORIASIS

Question 16

infliximab

Answer 16

reduced depression only in those with high inflammation