Unit 1 HW 420

I had a small framed picture once given to me by a friend, it was a picture of a beautiful landscape, the quote on the picture was something along the lines of... there is a landscape larger than the one you see..... not sure if that was exactly it or not but it made me think and I still think of it. I remeber this daily in my life because there is always something bigger for me to consider in life. I become so focused in my day to day activities, school, kids, errands, work, work and more work I tend to get tunnel vision, this quote reminds me I need to broaden my focus away from my tunnel vision and see the bigger landscape of life. :) Unit 1 1. Describe Ken Wilbur’s theory of integral medicine. How integral theory is different than the theories traditionally applied in American (Western) Health professions? Ken Wilber’s theory of integral health can be divided into four quadrants subjectivity or the I, objectivity or the it, intersubjectivity or the we, and interobjectivity or the it’s. According to Wilber, modern health professionals face many dilemmas on a patient to patient basis; because of these dilemmas health care professionals limit themselves as to how much they can help a patient. Practicing integral medicine is designed to help with these dilemmas (Wilber, 2005, p xvi). Dilemma’s face by health care professionals are broken into four categories, the first dilemma being emotional involvement with patients, in the past it has been said that becoming emotionally involved with a patient can cloud the professionals judgment (Wilber, 2005, p xvi) but research has shown that incorporating emotional factors from the professionals part can have appositive effect on treatment. The second dilemma faced is also known as the “Cartesian dualism” (Wilber, 2005, pxvii), professionals are more likely to treat their patients as a machine with their physical symptoms and not consider the mind body connection. The third dilemma is compliance of the patient, many times patients will not follow through with proper intake of medications or follow a specialized diet to help themselves, with integral medicine the patient must take responsibility for him/ her and hold themselves accountable for their own health. The fourth dilemma is where do we locate the illness (Wilber, 2005, p xviii)? Illness is not usually just physical there is also usually an underlying issue also at hand, does a person get a sore throat because he or she is afraid to speak? The body is a well- oiled machine of nerves, muscles, neurons all working together when there is blip in the circuits it can lead to other issues. Everything in the body is connected so illness can also be “embedded in networks, systems, and chains of pathology within the patient (Wilber,2005, p xviii) “ 2. Conventional medicine focuses primarily on the physical body (biological). However, integral healing focuses on multiple dimensions of the human experience. Describe each of the four areas of focus within the integral healing model and discuss why each area is important to total wellness. Four areas of focus within integral medicine are also known as the dimensions, these dimensions include intentional, behavioral, social, and cultural aspects of our lives. Integral medicine makes room for effective treatments that cover all quadrants of health and illness (Wilber, 2005, p .xxx) Integral medicine includes using all within the body to heal itself, it includes transformation, growth, and restoring ones’ wholeness (Schlitz, 2005, p xl). 3. Provide an example of an exercise (or activity) an individual can implement in his/her life, to foster greater physical wellness, Achieving physical wellness includes such small items such as being aware of your weight, cholesterol and diet. Helping to achieve a better physical wellness includes exercising and taking responsibility for your physical form. Exercising is not only good for your body to maintain or lose weight but is also a great stress reliever. An example to foster greater psychological wellness, To help with psychological wellness I immediately think of support groups, when a person can share experiences within a similar group their mind and their bodies may recuperate better. It has been shown that women who join and participate in a breast cancer support group have a 30% longer survival rate than those who do not (Wilber, 2005, p xxvii ). For those who do not have the need of a support group, affirmations are a great way to empower your psychological wellness. Affirmations are positive statement repeated to yourself to achieve desires. Just like in the story The Little Engine that Could, he repeated to himself “I think I can (Piper, 1930) ” over and over in order to get up the hill, he believed in himself and saw himself doing the task and completed it. Affirmations can help the subconscious mind and trigger it into positive action (Sasson, 2012). “In order to ensure the effectiveness of the affirmations, they have to be repeated with attention, conviction, interest and desire. (Sasson, 2012)” And an example to foster greater spiritual wellness To foster spiritual wellness one must be willing to live each day to the fullest, meditation is a great way to help with spiritual wellness as it gives the person a time out and time to reflect on the type of person they are being or want to become. Studies have proven that when people meditate they are calmer, less stressed, and less anxious. During meditation it has been shown that mediators in the brain shift their activity from the stress-prone right frontal cortex and move to the calmer left frontal cortex (Allen, 2003). Describe why each exercise would be beneficial to holistic wellness. Everything we do as a person affects our bodies, mind, and spirit. To be holistically well we have to come to terms that all of us (body, mind, and spirit) must function together. Being physically, spiritually, and mentally active and practicing techniques to sustain wellness will help benefit the body completely and in turn provide holistic wellness. References Allen, C. (2003, April 1). The benefits of meditation. Retrieved November 13, 2012, from http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200304/the-benefits-meditation Piper, W. (1930). The little engine that could. Platt & Munk. Sasson, R. (2012). The power of affirmations. Retrieved November 12, 2012, from http://www.successconsciousness.com/index_00000a.htm Schlitz, M. (2005). The integral impulse: An emerging model for health and healing [Preface]. In Consciousness & healing integral approaches to mind- body medicine (pp. xxxvii-xlv). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. Wilber, K. (2005). The integral vision of healing [Foreword]. In Consciousness & healing intergral approaches to mind-body medicine (pp. xv-xxxv). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

Unit 1 HW- 420 Hi! My name is Jen Hussey and I am here to introduce myself again, I am reallylooking forward to this class and a little anxious about the work but I know with determination it will get done. I feel like I am in the home stretch of my degree including this semester I have 3 semesters left, so by June 25, 2013 I will be one happy lady!! My teenager and I will be finishing chool within a week of each other and I look forward to a semi relaxing summer because of it!

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GRRRRR....

I have no idea if I will continue to blog or not, but like I have said before I think I will check back from timeto time to see others! This week has been so flippin hectic. I was looking forward to some down time for week 10 and the next weekoff from school and I don't think it's going to happen. Last tues, ( beginning of week 10) I went to doctors, he said you are having surgery on Friday...eek... meanwhile my 3 yr old has surgery schedulled for tomorrow. so... I had surgery Friday ( nothing serious but I guess serious enough for surgery semi-immediatly) went to work sat, Have been totally and completely exhausted since then. I've been told anesthesia will do that to you. Took my final for my other class today and did not do as well as I thought I did. So I am upset for my grade this term and a little rocked by mo sons surgery tomorrow. Have to be at hospital 615, we are 45 min away from there...grrrr..... I hope everyone else is having a happy and relaxing time off for this week!!!!! :) jen

unit 9

When I do finally hand in my paper at 11:59 Tuesday night .. I will feel relieved.I have alot more work to do on it, as I took a few days off this past week. I feel ok about it now but I want to make it even better, the most difficult thing I face with the paper is the APA format and making the reference page, title page, and headers perfect. And then theres the abstract which I hope I don't forget!! It's been a great semester and I really can'y believe that it is over yet but I will be happy with a week off! :)

week 8

whew! I can't believe we're almost done....wish my paper was!!! I don't think that I have any problems per say through the writing process, some challenges, yes, but problems , no. I have always enjoyed writing so when I see my paper come together it is a nice thing. It helps that the topic is something I am interested in and not something assigned! I think more comments towards me throughout the course of the term would have been a nicer way to interact with people, but I kind of have a whatever attitude when it comes to the small things. I have learned in the past year or so the small things are not worth getting riled up about. Hmm, will I continue to blog? Probably not, or maybe so, not really sure, I think it will be more of something that I come back to like facebook and make comments here and there along with posts. I enjoy reading everyone elses blog and seeing what your lives are like with school, life, and work. But for now it's Thurs night and tomorrow I go to my best friend's mothers memorial service, which is nice because I will see her ( she lives in Ga and I in NJ) and her family whom I love, Sat me and the family are off to camping for 3 nights, which we are all very excited about. Nothing to primitave though, we rented a cabin at a state park. It seems my husband and I are a little less adventurous as we get older. We used to camp in a tent any and all the time, but now I have the attitude of, if I'm not wearing shorts, I'm not pitching a tent!! Even though we are in a campground we are kind of primitive in the case we have no electricity and running water on site. The teenager gathers the water and we have lanterns for the inside. I can't wait we rented one of these cabins back in October and it was really nice especially with a three year old ( his first camping trip was 6 months old!!) So I am looking forward to no cell phone and no computers for 3 1/2 days!!! Have a great weekend all! :)

Peer Review

I am looking forward to reading everyone's papers even if I don't comment on them, we have so many interesting topics! I am really looking forward to peer responses to my paper, as it is a rough draft there is more I want to add to and ideas I want to enhance on. I think it's a great opportunity to see how others write and possibly get ideas and input from other peer responses on someone elses paper! Happy reading all!