Shen Disorders And Genisis

Question 1

What are the 3 catagories of Shen disorders

Answer 1

Obstruction of Shen
Instability of Shen
Weakening of Shen

Question 2

If someone is confused what type of Shen disorder do they have

Answer 2

Obstruction

Question 3

If someone is irritated what sort of Shen disorder do they have

Answer 3

Instability

Question 4

If someone is depressed what type of Shen disorder do they have

Answer 4

Weakening

Question 5

If someone has obstruction of the Shen have they always been this way

Answer 5

No - Shen obstruction is about confusion - an acute state

Question 6

What cause the mind to be obstructed or foggy

Answer 6

Qi is not circulating well

Question 7

What faculties are most affected by Shen obstruction

Answer 7

Memory
Attention
Concepts
Comprehension

Question 8

Will emotions be felt more strongly with an obstructed Shen

Answer 8

Yes - because rational mind is not as accessible

Question 9

What sort of symptoms will manifest with strong Shen obstruction

Answer 9

Depressive type symptoms
Eg bipolar
Can manifest so strongly it is considered a psychotic state

Question 10

Which western psychiatric condition could be linked to Shen obstruction

Answer 10

Schizophrenia (from HUN PO imbalance - blockage of qi at a young age prevents proper development

Question 11

What are the causes of Shen obstruction.

Answer 11

Qi stag - key sign = light vertigo, dizziness and trouble focusing
Blood stasis
Humidity and or damp
Phlegm
Can sometimes be heat of a disease - think fever making brain not work (HT heat or PC heat)

Question 12

How do we treat Shen obstruction

Answer 12

Circulate qi
If need be disperses damp or blood stasis
Quiet the mine

Question 13

What points could we use to treat Shen obsrtuction caused by qi stag

Answer 13

LV3 or LV 14 for qi stag
DU20, GB 13
Qi gong and physical movement with emphasis on feeling

Question 14

How do we treat Shen obstruction caused by qi stag in upper jiao

Answer 14

LU7
HT7
DU20
ST 40 if phlegm, turbid yin, overweight

Question 15

What are some signs of Shen obstruction caused by HT qi stag

Answer 15

Paitent is confused and tense at the same time
Red face, upset but don’t know why
Unclear speech

Question 16

What points for Shen obstruction caused by HT qi stag

Answer 16

DU20
BL17
BL15
PC6
HT 7

Question 17

What are signs of Instability of Shen

Answer 17

Agitation - yang too weak for yin or yin cannot root yang
Lost, upset, unsure what to do in life
Yin type agitation - not moving around much, tired with poor sleep

Question 18

What is the differences between if the Hun is not held or the Po is not held in relation to instability of Shen

Answer 18

If Hun not held the person is irritable, easily distracted, nightmares - lost, ambiguous, spasms, jumpy (LV wood signs
If Po not held the person is more physically agitated
Over sharing, bad breathing, can’t let go, skin probs (metal)

Question 19

Should we create more yin or yang with instability of the Shen

Answer 19

More yin. Work on structure so that it can hold the yang

Question 20

What are the TP for instability of the Shen

Answer 20

Nourish yin via blood - yin will quiet the mind

Question 21

Points for HT blood def causing instability of Shen

Answer 21

PC6, BL17
HT7, PC7, SP4 (opens Chong mai)

Question 22

Points for HT yin def causing instability of Shen (Anxious, red face during the day, spasms and trembling

Answer 22

HT7, BL13, LU9

Question 23

Points for KD yin def causing instability of Shen

Answer 23

KD3, KD6, LU9, REN4

Question 24

Which Shen disorder includes all depression

Answer 24

Weakening of Shen

Question 25

What diminishes HT fire

Answer 25

Mental and physical exhaustion

Question 26

What helps feed the fire of HT

Answer 26

Wood - Hun - Follow life path

Question 27

Why should we not follow others (water)

Answer 27

Water controls fire. Following others = fear

Question 28

What are some signs of Weakened Shen

Answer 28

Difficulty falling asleep Waking during the night Working early morning and not being able to get back to sleep Light anxiety and depression but unclear Pessimistic Don’t talk much Memory problems

Question 29

How do we treat a weak Shen

Answer 29

Add more qi - boos vitality For people who don’t have much qi to start with Ren4, SP4, SJ6 If good basic qi but lacking strength ST36, Ren6, DU20 Do sports to move qi and have distractions

Question 30

What does the child live through when it is first conceived

Answer 30

The Po of the mother - eventually develops into the Po of the child and allows jing to develop

Question 31

When does the Hun come online

Answer 31

Birth

Question 32

What is the yin anchor that holds the Hun

Answer 32

Po

Question 33

What is the yang that animates the Po

Answer 33

Hun

Question 34

What gives the unconscious knowledge of being

Answer 34

Po

Question 35

What age does the Yi Zhi develop

Answer 35

Around 6 or 7

Question 36

What age is stage 1

Answer 36

0-18 months

Question 37

How is the Hun and Po of a new born child balanced

Answer 37

By having it’s needs met (or not) by the parents

Question 38

Why does the baby need constant touch and attention

Answer 38

To develop a healthy relationship to parents and later to the rest of the world. Touch helps the newborn build its Po (defining body limits)

Question 39

Why does the baby need to go outside often

Answer 39

To have it’s limits expanded (Hun - wood) Helps it perceive the world as something nice

Question 40

What can happen if the child has a bad relationship with parents or it’s needs aren’t met or the parents have a bad relationship

Answer 40

Hun Po imbalance

Question 41

Why does a baby absorb all the emotional and energetic changes around it

Answer 41

It is nearly pure yang

Question 42

Where does the child get it’s trust in the world from

Answer 42

Parents

Question 43

What age is stage 2

Answer 43

18 months to 3 years

Question 44

Motor skills and body limits =

Answer 44

Po

Question 45

Tendons and movement =

Answer 45

HUN

Question 46

How can the first expression of will power given by the Hun come out

Answer 46

Aggression and frustration (good sign)

Question 47

To develop optimal wood energy parents must find a balance of what

Answer 47

Providing possibilities and limits

Question 48

Why is it a bad sign if the child does not want to explore

Answer 48

It doesn’t trust the world

Question 49

What can set the child up for future psychotic illness

Answer 49

Lack of limits

Question 50

What can set the child up for future neurosis

Answer 50

Too many limits

Question 51

Is the relationship of the parents as crucial in the second stage as the first

Answer 51

No- even if the second stage is good if the first is bad the child can still perceive the world as threatening

Question 52

What age is the 3rd stage

Answer 52

3-6 years

Question 53

What part of the human map develops in stage 3

Answer 53

Yi. and zhi

Question 54

Why is starting and finishing projects important in stage 3

Answer 54

Balances the Yi and Zhi

Question 55

Developing courage and independence in stage 3 helps balance what

Answer 55

Yi and Zhi

Question 56

Why is it important for the child to meet other children in stage 3

Answer 56

To learn about social interactions, hear other ideas, cooperation, sharing and exchange

Question 57

Can you skip interaction with other children until the age of 2-2.5

Answer 57

Yes

Question 58

How can the frustrations of limits express in stage 3

Answer 58

Tantrums, being a brat, breaking stuff etc. Parents need to impose limits if boundaries crossed

Question 59

What age is stage 4

Answer 59

6-11 years

Question 60

How can kids show they are interdependent in stage 4

Answer 60

Have projects, work, copy adults, need to feel busy

Question 61

Why is it good to leave kids alone sometimes during stage 4

Answer 61

To allow them to show they can behave

Question 62

The realization of being part of the world in stage 4 helps develop what

Answer 62

Self consciousness

Question 63

What stage can neurosis manifest

Answer 63

stage 4 - so limits need to be closely defined

Question 64

Which stage involves lots of arguing and “yeah but”

Answer 64

Stage 4

Question 65

What are some of the complex and abstract concepts learned in stage 4

Answer 65

reading, writing, math, space, time, moral values. symbolism, cultural differences, money, exchange, work

Question 66

What age is stage 5

Answer 66

12-18 years

Question 67

What becomes more important to kids in stage 5

Answer 67

Social judgement of peers

Question 68

What stage is the peak of the ego as the mind finishes development

Answer 68

5

Question 69

What stage does sexuality start to develop

Answer 69

5

Question 70

What stage does any budding neurosis (developed between 2-5) or psychosis (developed between 1-3) Hun Po imbalance manifest

Answer 70

5

Question 71

Which stage involves the building of fake personas and identity, discovering who they are and pretending to be various personalities

Answer 71

5

Question 72

What are is stage 6

Answer 72

18-34 years

Question 73

Stage 6 is the period of

Answer 73

Finding a sexual partner

Question 74

Which stage is a person most likely to feel lost or uncertain

Answer 74

6

Question 75

Why are the fake personas developed in stage 5 really pushed fwd in stage 6

Answer 75

Fear of rejection, desire to be loved and insecurity over identity

Question 76

Stage 7 is what age

Answer 76

35-65

Question 77

Which is the period of stagnation and settling down

Answer 77

7

Question 78

Which stage does the mundane world really take over

Answer 78

7

Question 79

Which stage can deep friendships and family bonds form

Answer 79

7

Question 80

Which stage does the body start to deteriorate

Answer 80

7

Question 81

Why is it important to learn new thing in stage 7

Answer 81

Reverse stagnation and keep youthful enthusiasm

Question 82

What age is stage 8

Answer 82

65 +

Question 83

Why would some one have regret in stage 8

Answer 83

Did not live according to their values or dreams

Question 84

At which stage should we really focus on time and energy on what gives us pleasure and fulfillment

Answer 84

8