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week 4 Flashcards

1
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symptoms of a yin deficient consitution will appear like_

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

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symptoms of a yang deficient consitution will appear like_

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

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what are the three forms of dietary irregularities

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  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
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4
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what are the factors that effect constitution

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

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5
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what determines how well the body can defend against disease or susceptibility to disease

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constitution

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6
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phlegm and heat accumulation can occur when one lets what factor affect their constitution

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pre-heaven/pre-natal constitution

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7
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what pathologies can arise from poor diet

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wind cold/wind heat, which may combine with damp

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8
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physical overwork may lead to_

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

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9
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mental overwork may lead to_

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

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

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physical overwork that affects one’s constitution

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11
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what determines the body’s basic state in the absence of illness

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pre-heaven/pre-natal constitution

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12
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wood constitution

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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

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fire constitution

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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

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earth constitution

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

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metal constitution

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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

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water constitution

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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

17
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excessive sexual activity will_

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deplete KD essence and weaken the constitution

18
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what are the two categories of nourishing fluids of the body

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

19
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jin

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

20
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ye

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

21
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what are the two types of fluid pathologies

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damage to fluids and humer desertion

22
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damage to liquids (as a pathology)

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

23
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humor desertion (as a pathology)

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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.

24
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phlegm

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a pathological bi-product of other etological factors

25
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once phlegm is produced, what can happen

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it can cause dysfunction and disease

26
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phlegm will _____ along a continuum

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congeal

27
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organs involved in fluid pathology

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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

28
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two types of phlegm

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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)

29
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phlegm misting the mind/orifices

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

30
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prolonged vision damages

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blood

31
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prolonged lying down damages

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qi

32
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prolonged sitting damages

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flesh

33
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prolonged standing damages

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bones

34
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prolonged walking damages

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sinews

35
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factors that affect pre-heaven constitution

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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

36
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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:

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jing essence

37
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sleep and recreational drug use are examples of

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social and lifestyle factors that effect one’s constitution

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