Module 5-Fundamentals of Mind-Body Medicine, Health Coaching, and Psychological Resilience

Flashcards covering the vocabulary and key concepts from the lecture on mind-body medicine, the placebo effect, health coaching psychology, and the impact of childhood trauma (ACE studies).

Placebo effect

The phenomenon where a physical change or pain relief occurs because a person believes in a treatment, demonstrating that beliefs can manifest physically in the body.

Mind body medicine

A field that researches the effects of emotional, mental, social, spiritual, and behavioral factors on health, focusing on the interactions among the brain, mind, body, and behavior.

Educate (Latin etymology)

Derived from a Latin word meaning to "bring out from within," contrasted with the model of teaching by pouring in information from the outside.

Narrative medicine

A healthcare approach based on the understanding that helping a patient change the story they tell about their life and health can lead to personal growth and transformation.

Nitric oxide

A substance in the body that relaxes blood vessels in the heart, resulting in lower blood pressure and a healthy circulatory system.

Oxytocin

Known as the "bonding hormone," it decreases stress, lowers blood pressure, and tunes the autonomic nervous system to a state of balance and equanimity.

Attribution theory

A psychological framework from Martin Seligman that distinguishes how optimistic individuals and pessimistic/helpless individuals explain why bad things happen.

The Three P's of Pessimism

The three ways pessimistic individuals attribute negative events to their lives: Personal (blaming self), Pervasive (affecting their whole life), and Permanent (feeling stuck in a rut).

Stress hardiness

A concept studied by Suzanne Kobasa and Salvador Maddi describing individuals who thrive under stress by viewing it as a challenge rather than a threat, and maintaining control and commitment.

ACE studies

Standing for Adverse Childhood Experiences, these studies bridge the gap between childhood trauma and negative health consequences in later life.

ACE score of $6$

A specific metric associated with a male child being $4600$ times more likely to become an IV drug abuser.

ACE score of $4$ or more

A metric that increases the probability of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ($COPD$) by $390\%$, depression by $500\%$, and suicide by over $1200\%Source: Transcript$.

Benefit finding

The practice of focusing on the strengths and personal growth gained from difficult experiences to change a grievance story into a story of being the hero or heroine of one's journey.

Telomeres

The protective end caps on chromosomes, compared to plastic tips on shoelaces, that are necessary for cell division; their shortening is associated with aging and chronic diseases.

Elizabeth Blackburn

A scientist from the University of California in San Francisco who won a Nobel Prize for her work on telomeres.

Therapeutic presence

The kind, compassionate, and attentive presence a health coach provides, which is considered just as important to the healing process as the information being taught.