Ayurveda

Question 1

What are the five basic elements?

Answer 1

Ether, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth

Question 2

The 5 basic elements manifest in the human body as what three basic principles known as the…

Answer 2

Tridosha

Question 3

What are the basic principles or doshas?

Answer 3

Vata, Pitta, Kapha

Question 4

What governs all the biological, psychological, and physiopathological functions of the body, mind, and consciousness?

Answer 4

Vata, Pitta, Kapha

Question 5

What is Ether and Air?

Answer 5

Vata Dosha (that which moves)

Question 6

What is Fire and Water?

Answer 6

Pitta Dosha (fire)

Question 7

What is Earth and Water?

Answer 7

Kapha Dosha

Question 8

What are the 7 types of constitutions?

Answer 8

Vata, Pitta, Kapha, Vata-Pitta, Pitta-Kapha, Vata-Kapha, Vata-Pitta-Kapha.

Question 9

What does Pitta and Kapha have in common?

Answer 9

Oiliness

Question 10

What does Pitta and Vata have in common?

Answer 10

Lightness

Question 11

What does Vata and Kapha have in common?

Answer 11

Cold

Question 12

What is Prakruti?

Answer 12

constitution in Sanskrit

Question 13

What does Prakruti or Constituion mean?

Answer 13

nature, creativity, and first creation

Question 14

The external environment is also known as

Answer 14

cosmic forces macrocosm

Question 15

The internal environment is also known as

Answer 15

microcosm

Question 16

The macrocosm and microsm is goverened by

Answer 16

principles of vata-pitta-kapha

Question 17

What can counter act changes in the external environment?

Answer 17

a balance of internal forces and altering diet/habits of living

Question 18

Catabolism

Answer 18

breakdown or deterioration process of the body

Question 19

Anabolism

Answer 19

increase growth repair of organ tissue

Question 20

Anabolism is associated with which dosha?

Answer 20

Kapha

Question 21

Catabolism associated with which dosha?

Answer 21

Vata

Question 22

Metabolism associated with which dosha?

Answer 22

Pitta

Question 23

What are the 3 mental constitutions?

Answer 23

Satva, Rajas, Tamas

Question 24

What is the basis for distinctions in human temperament and individual differences in the psychological and moral dispositions?

Answer 24

Gunas or 3 mental constitutions

Question 25

What are the characteristics of Satva Mental Constitution?

Answer 25

Understanding, purity, clarity, compassion, and love
have healthy bodies/pure
believe in God - holy people
self-realization not much effort

Question 26

What are the characteristics of Rajas Mental Constitution?

Answer 26

movement, aggressiveness, extroversion,
the mind operates the sensual level
business, prosperity, power, prestige, position
enjoy wealth extroverted political
believe in God - may have sudden changes of belief
self- realization requires effort

Question 27

What are the characteristics of Tamas Mental Constitution?

Answer 27

ignorance, inertia, heaviness, dullness,
lazy, selfish capable of destroying others
little respect for others/not religious
egotisical
self-realization requires effort

Question 28

True or false: Behavioral patterns can be improved through spiritual disciplines such as yoga

Answer 28

True

Question 29

The Gunas (attributes) where founded by who?

Answer 29

Charak “great Ayurvedic Physician”

Question 30

Attributes contain

Answer 30

potential energy

Question 31

Actions express

Answer 31

kinetic energy

Question 32

What are the 20 basic attributes organized to be?

Answer 32

10 antagonistic pairs

Question 33

What are the attributes of Vata?

Answer 33

dry, light, cold, rough, subtle, mobile, clear, dispersing

Question 34

What are the attributes of Kapha?

Answer 34

heavy, slow, cold, oily, slimy, dense, soft, static

Question 35

What are the 10 antagonistic pairs?

Answer 35

heavy+light, oily+dry, soft+hard, cloudy+clear, slow+sharp, slimy+rough, static+mobile, cold+hot, dense+liquid, subtle+gross