Role of Emotions in Medicine

Lecture by Dr. Pranav Pandya, MD Chancellor: DSVV, Uttaranchal Head: All World Gayatri Pariwar

Challenging Issues
* Increasing no. of elderly persons all over * Care of dying patients becoming more difficult * Organ Transplants and their impact * Stem cell revolution with newer dimensions emerging. * Genome and Cloning Technological wonders?

Challenging Issues
* Health system getting bankrupt and costs getting higher. * Complimentary and alternative medicine emerging fast. * Impaired Physicians * Pain Management and reassurance * Depression as the topmost killer by 2015(WHO)

Emotion is described in dictionary as any specific feeling, any of various complex reactions with both mental and physical manifestations. Literally it means to disturb or stir up

Emotional Intelligence
Anyone can become angry that is easy. But to be angry with the right person to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose and in the right way This is not easy.
- Aristotle (The Nicomachean Ethics)

Three Aspects of Human Personality

Cognition Emotion Behavior

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Root Cause of Problems

Todays all psychological conflicts have their roots in suppressed emotions.

Early Studies
The word sentiment was being used for emotions since the first book came as the theory of moral sentiments (1759).

Early Studies
Then sentiments meant roughly what emotions mean today. Sentimental has negative connotation today.

Modern Scenario
Scientific interest in the emotions have undergone renaissance in 1990s. Emotion is now a hot topic. Affective Psychology is gaining importance.

Vast majority of men (& women) lead lives of quiet desperation - Henry Thoreau

Traditions
Every Culture has its own emotional climate and experiences. Whatever is true in West is not applicable in Indian perspective

Types of Emotions
Basic emotions are : Joy, Distress, Anger, Fear, Surprise and Disgust.

Happiness and sadness can be better used to describe mood.

Modern Society
Emotional crisis today is because of our expectations. Undue and lead by Ego/ selfishness.

Effect of Emotions
Emotions have their impact since birth. They start building the personality of a child by exchange of emotions at an early stage All phobias and OCDs have their roots in childhood

Effect of Emotions
Emotional instability and immaturity leads to deranged behavior and disorders of personality in future. 80 to 90% persons live in Emotional guilt today.

Neuroscience of Emotions
The frontal lobes,Amygdala and the Hippocampus change in response to affective experience. They are dramatically influenced by the emotional environment in which we are raised

Neuroanatomy

Removal of Amygdala, the seat of passion has resulted in loss of emotions.

Ashtanga Yoga
Patanjali starts his therapy from Yam, Niyam gradually desensitizing and healing emotions. By the time he comes to meditation he has already modified instincts, behavior and thinking

What is important is Emotional:

1 2. 3. Sharing and Caring Catharsis-free Association Confession (Prayashchit ) leading to Kshatipoorti

Loneliness is the cause of disease today

It leads to : Stress disorders - Somatic and Somatic-psychic as well as psychosomatic. Increase in psychiatric ailments today is due to lack of emotional sharing

Understanding The Concept of Sound Health

Defined by WHO as .

Physical Mental (emotional) Social and Spiritual wellbeing

UNDERSTANDING

* Stress is a state of Autonomic imbalance. * Stress is the disease created by the abuse we give to our mind & body. * It involves integrated activity of cortex , hypothalamus, ANS, Neuromuscular and hormonal system.

is characterized by Feelings of tension, Frustration, Worry, Sadness and Withdrawal that commonly last from a few hours to a few days.

Prolonged Stress leads to Depression Depression is characterized by more extreme feelings of :

Hopelessness Sadness Isolation Worry Withdrawal and worthlessness Feeling of home sickness that last for two weeks or more.

Signals of Stress
Biting Nails, Clenching Fists, Clenching Jaws Drumming Fingers Grinding Teeth Hunching Shoulders Picking At Facial Skin Tapping Feet Two Jobs At A Time Touching Hair Often Too Hurried Or Loud Talking Too Conscious About Being On Time

Signals of Stress
MOOD SIGNALS
Anxiety Depression Frustration Habitual Anger or Hostility Helplessness Hopelessness Irritability Restlessness

Signals of Stress
BEHAVIOURAL SIGNS
Aggression Disturbed Sleep Emotional Out Bursts Leaving Jobs Undone Over Reactive

Cognitive symptoms
Loss of Sense of Humor Forgetfulness Loss of clarity in thinking Indecisiveness Undue fear Loss of Common Sense

Common Lifestyle disorders produced due to stress

Sinus Tachycardia High Blood Pressure Ischemic Heart Disease Diabetes Mellitus Hyper Acidity, PU syndrome Ulcerative Colitis Migraine, tension headache, Chronic backache Allergies, Asthma Thyrotoxicosis Auto immune disorders Menstrual Disorders Anxiety Neurosis, Obsessions

Almost all disorders known today

Psychoneuroimmunology, PNI
Psyche affects neuronal system which in turn influences immune system. Immunity goes down, hence one succumbs to illness, due to stress

How to Manage Stress : Holistic Approaches

1 Change in dietary pattern: Tryptophan Rich Food, Vegetarian Diet 2 Subtler exercises - ASANS (Postures) & PRAGYA YOG 3 PRANAYAM: Churning of Vital energy. 4 Proper reading habits -SWADHYAY for Self- Introspection 5 Proper relaxation -SHAVASAN, Yog Nidra

How to Manage Stress : Holistic Approaches 6 Music Therapy 7 Mantra Chikitsa 8 Pulverized herbal powders - Aoushadhi

Chikitsa
9 Homa therapy, Yagya 10Avoid isolation, become part of society and devote time for social & selfless service. Try to socialise yourself more often

Balanced Diet
New salad combinations Fruit nuts and raw vegetables Raw or steamed/boiled vegetables Fiber rich diets Whole wheat flour Boiled rice Beans and pulses Apple with skin Fruits as alternatives to pies Sprouted Pulses /wheat grass

Pragya Yogasan

Meditation
When inner concentration of the mind on any object, becomes effortless unbroken and sustained, it is the stage of meditation. It implies giving a bath to your personality of noble and ideal thoughts. A cleanser of our mental garbage. It gives relief from mental constipation.

How to meditate
Select something to focus upon: Rising Sun A candle flame Your deity Himalayas or ocean
Focus on your breath by counting each inhalation and exhalation. Gayatri Mantra: Om Bhurbhuvah Swah Tatsaviturvarenayam Bhargo Devsya Dheemahi Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat

Stress Proofing Lifestyle

You must learns - The Art of Living
The art of being The art of relating The art of thinking The art of becoming The art of organizing

Art of Relating
Affectionate and Loving relationship with family and society Memorizing Gods compassion is unbounded Transfer of privilege

Living with Praying for others

* Entire Universe being single quantum field * Thoughts attract similar kinds of Thoughts * Vedantic philosophy teaches the art of experiencing oneness

It is an Era 3 therapy in changing scenario

Understanding the Joy of Service

Selfless Service Self Satisfaction Love and Compassion for all Earning of Goodwill

Learning the art of Emotional Discipline

It is a form of self-training and a path selfto personal growth, that stems from submitting to a process designed to constructively address our experience of life and work

Psychophylaxis
Implies development of healthy mental and emotional habits It is mind protection science- preserving, promoting and enhancing a healthy state of mind.

Psychophylaxis
It aims at boosting ones ability to cope with : A State of disturbed mind A State of disturbed thoughts A State of disturbed feelings A State of undesirable reactions A State of undue anxiousness A State of excessive stress

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Psychovac
Includes :
1. 2. 3. 4. Cultivating better behavior Disciplined and order in daily life Moral, ethical and spiritual conduct Training the mind to behave

Spirituality gives 4 tools

Sadhana Swadhyay Sanyam Seva

Brahmavarchas Research Institute

An Institute dedicated for Inter-communion of Science and Spirituality

TMT - Computerized Tread Mill Test

An Advanced Test to Measure Cardiac Efficiency

Computerized Spirometer

In this test various aspects of Lung Functions are measured before and after Pranayam

21 Channel Polyrite

This Electroencephalograph Equipment is used to measure various parameter of the Brain.Various wave burst pattern specially alpha waves are noted during intense meditation.

An Aerial view of Gayatri Teerth - Shantikunj

The need of time today Two aspects of Seva

Pida Nivaran and Patan Nivaran - Two
services mentioned by Param Poojya Gurudev Acharya SriRam Sharmaji. Main source of abnormality is : Patan of emotions. By sewa dharma You learn how to sublimate your emotions

Role of Emotions
Emotions are always source of inspiration. They lead to : Constructive planning leading to emotional maturity We need more and more emotionally mature citizens in future.

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