Mind-Body Practices & Wellness Flashcards
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In US integrative oncology, which mind-body practice has the strongest evidence base for reducing cancer-related fatigue and improving quality of life?
Answer: Mindfulness meditation
Mindfulness meditation has the most robust clinical trial evidence for improving cancer-related fatigue, mood, and quality of life in oncology settings.
Which concept in mind-body medicine describes the ability of the brain to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life?
Answer: Neuroplasticity
Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to change structurally and functionally in response to experience, and it underlies how mind-body practices can produce lasting psychological and physiological changes.
Loving-kindness meditation (Metta) is used in US integrative mental health settings primarily to cultivate which psychological outcome?
Answer: Compassion and positive emotions toward self and others
Metta (loving-kindness) meditation involves directing warm wishes toward oneself and others and has evidence for increasing positive affect, compassion, and reducing self-criticism.
Which US academic medical center is most associated with pioneering the integration of mind-body medicine into mainstream healthcare, housing one of the first integrative medicine clinics?
Answer: University of Arizona (Andrew Weil Center)
The Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona was one of the first academic programs to train physicians in integrative medicine, including mind-body practices.
In mind-body medicine, the term 'allostatic load' refers to which concept?
Answer: The cumulative wear and tear on the body from chronic stress responses
Allostatic load describes the cumulative physiological damage caused by chronic stress over time, and mind-body interventions aim to reduce it by lowering repeated stress activation.
Which mind-body practice, rooted in traditional Chinese medicine and used in US integrative clinics, combines movement, breathwork, and intention to cultivate vital energy?
Answer: Qigong
Qigong is a TCM-based practice of coordinated postures, breathing, and meditation used in US integrative settings for stress, chronic pain, and energy regulation.