week 3

Question 1

summer heat-heat

Answer 1

exposure to extreme heat; heat stroke

Question 2

symptoms of summer heat-heat

Answer 2

fever, thirst, vexation, no sweating, surging pulse, damage to fluids, shortness of breath, weakness, dry tongue

Question 3

summer heat-damp

Answer 3

exposure to hot, humid weather

Question 4

symptoms of summer heat-damp

Answer 4

fluctuating fever, fatigued limbs, loss of appetite, chest oppression, nausea/vomiting, sloppy stool, soggy pulse, slimy tongue fur, possibly scany red urine

Question 5

the 7 affects

Answer 5

anger, sadness/grief, fear, fright/shock, anxiety/worry, joy, thought/overthinking

Question 6

internal damage

Answer 6

prolonged periods of one or more of the 7 affects which cause damage to the vital substances (blood, qi, yin, and yang)

Question 7

anger is associated with what zang organ

Answer 7

anger - liver. Causes liver qi to rise “so mad I couldn’t see straight”

Question 8

what does anger do to qi

Answer 8

causes qi to rise

Question 9

joy is associated with what zang organ

Answer 9

joy - heart. Causes qi to slow/slacken. Excess joy dissipates qi. Affects HT qi (palpitations, insomnia, mental disease)

Question 10

what does joy to do qi

Answer 10

causes qi to slow/slacken. Excess joy dissipates qi

Question 11

grief/sadness is associated with what zang organ

Answer 11

grief/sadness - lung. Dissolves and consumes qi. Excess grief causes qi to stop moving and stagnate in the upper burner. May lead to heat

Question 12

what does grief/sadness do to qi

Answer 12

consumes it. Excess grief causes qi to stop moving and stagnate in the upper burner

Question 13

worry/anxiety is associated with what zang organ

Answer 13

worry/anxiety - heart. Knots and stagnates qi

Question 14

worry and anxiety does what to qi

Answer 14

knots and stagnates

Question 15

overthinking/pensiveness is associated with what zang organ

Answer 15

overthinking/pensiveness - spleen.

Question 16

fear is associated with what zang organ

Answer 16

fear - kidney. Qi descends and KD is weakened. Decreased ability to store essence

Question 17

what does fear do to qi

Answer 17

qi descends

Question 18

fright is associated with what zang organ

Answer 18

fright - heart. Disperses and scatters qi. Uproots shen and weakenes heart

Question 19

what does fright do to qi

Answer 19

disperses and scatters it

Question 20

shen

Answer 20

the conscious mind.

Question 21

what organ is associated with shen

Answer 21

the heart

Question 22

if the heart is not rooting the shen what are some symptoms

Answer 22

vexation, suceptibility to fright/anxiety, palpitations, insomnia or excessive dreaming

Question 23

po

Answer 23

corporeal soul or animal spirit. It is the aspect that provides the ability to move and sense our environment. It enters and exits with the essence

Question 24

what organ is associated with the po

Answer 24

the lung

Question 25

hun

Answer 25

ethereal soul.

Question 26

what organ is associated with the hun

Answer 26

the liver

Question 27

yi

Answer 27

intellect/reflection

Question 28

what organ is related to the yi

Answer 28

spleen.

Question 29

yi not rooted, what symptoms will be seen

Answer 29

decreased apetite, distention in abdomen, fuzzy headaches, fatigue

Question 30

The ability to think critically, ingest informaton and formulate new ideas is dependent upon what organ

Answer 30

spleen

Question 31

zhi

Answer 31

mind, will, determination. The strength of the zhi allows us to fulfill the vision of our higher selves (consciousness)

Question 32

what organ is assocated with the zhi

Answer 32

the kidney

Question 33

miscellaneous causes of disease

Answer 33

constitution, trauma, pestilential qi, insect bits, parasites, wrong treatment/medication

Question 34

pestilential qi

Answer 34

highly contageous diseases; result in epidemics ex:malaria, mumps.

Question 35

signs and smptoms of pestilential qi

Answer 35

intense heat, fever

Question 36

what kind of miscellaneous disease can lead to blood stasis and coma

Answer 36

trauma

Question 37

what kind of miscellaneous disease carries heat and can lead to itching, and swelling

Answer 37

insect bites

Question 38

what kind of miscellaneous disease can cause SP Qi deficiency

Answer 38

parasites

Question 39

what kind of miscellaneous disease is caused by iatrigenic causes or inappropriate doses

Answer 39

wrong treatment