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Introduction : Outline
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Understanding Stress Process
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Definition and Antecedents of Stress
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Multidimensional Nature of Anxiety
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How and to What Degree Stress is Manifested in Our Life
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Physiological and Psychological Consequences of Stress
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Stress Assessment Methods
Introduction: Outline
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Understanding Stress Process
The Breath Test
The role/importance Oxygen plays in day-to-day life
Physiology of Breathing
Literature Review
The Different Types of Breathing
Steps to Initiate Diaphragmatic Breathing
Benefits of Breathing
Tips for Effective Breathing
How to Measure Its Effectiveness
Breathing Exercises
Review
Questions and Comments
Review of Physiology of Stress
 The Nervous System - Immediate
 The Endocrine System - Intermediate
 The Neuroendocrine Pathways - Prolonged
Oxygen And You
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Lungs. Why Do We Have Them?
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O2 consumption is directly related to energy expenditure.
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Energy requirements are usually calculated by measuring O2
intake or CO2 release.
Energy expenditure at rest is known as basal metabolism.
In every organism from amoeba to elephant, gas exchange-the exchange of O2 and CO2 between cells and the
surrounding environment--takes place by diffusion.
Diffusion
HUMAN LUNGS
Anatomy & Physiology of the Respiratory
System
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What is the Respiratory
System?
To take a breath in, the
external intercostal muscles
contract, moving the ribcage up
and out. The diaphragm moves
down at the same time, creating
negative pressure within the
thorax. The lungs are held to
the thoracic wall by the pleural
membranes, and so expand
outwards as well. This creates
negative pressure within the
lungs, and so air rushes in
through the upper and lower
airways.
The Importance of Correct Breathing
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One's breathing becomes modified and
restricted in various ways, not just
momentarily, but habitually.
We tend to assume positions (slouched
positions) that diminishes lung capacities
and take shortened breaths.
Improper breathing can produce a
diminished mental ability
Pranayama
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The yogis believe that the olfactory organ has another function:
the absorption of prana from the air. If you breathe through the
mouth all the time, as many people do, you are cheating yourself of
all this free energy (prana). The yogis say this is a major factor in
lowered resistance to disease and impairs the functioning of your
vital glands and nervous system.
Literature Review
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Diaphragmatic Breathing effects on COPD
patients
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Short-term study
Increase in O₂ and a decrease in CO₂
Improved arterial blood gases
Increased work of breathing (WOB)
Types of Breathing
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Thoracic Breathing
Diaphragmatic Breathing
Clavicular Breathing (with max. breath)
Thoracic vs. Diaphragmatic
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Movement at chest
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Movement at abdomen
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Expansion at midpoint
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Expansion at lower part
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Less efficient during rest
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Most efficient during rest
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Big effort done
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Minimal effort
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Useful in vigorous exercise
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Increases tension, and anxiety
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Useful in mental and physical
relaxation
Reduces anxiety and tension
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Shallow, jerky, and unsteady
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Deep, calm, and steady
Clavicular Breathing (with max. breath)
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only significant when maximum air is needed
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The name is derived from two clavicles or collar bones
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pulled up slightly at the end of maximum inhalation,
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expanding the very top of the lungs
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comes into play when the body’s need for oxygen is very great
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can be seen in patients with asthma or chronic bronchitis
Steps to Initiate Diaphragmatic Breathing
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Assume a comfortable position
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Concentration
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Visualization
You definitely
need
Diaphragmatic
Breathing
Assume a Comfortable Position
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Simple, anywhere, anytime
Sitting or lying down on back
with eyes closed
Feel the rise and fall of your
abdomen
Once practiced, could be done
anywhere
Heavy traffic, waiting in line,
public speech, or final exam
Concentration
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Easily interrupted
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Find nice quiet place
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Common for the mind to wander at first
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Let the interrupting thoughts escape your body
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Feel the path of the air
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Phases of each ventilation
Visualization
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Breathing and imagery are
dynamic patterns in the art of
relaxation
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Can create your own
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Visualize your happy moments
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Visualization exercises
Breathing Clouds
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Close eyes, focus on breathing
Visualize the air going into your
lungs as clean air to cleanse your
whole body
Leaving the body as dark cloudy
smoke representing stressors,
frustrations, and toxic thoughts
Repeat for 5-10 minutes
Activity – Breathing Clouds
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In ….
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Out …
Alternate Nostril Breathing
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May seem impossible
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Repeated practice
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Close eyes and focus on breathing
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After feeling relaxed
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Exhale through left nostril
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Inhale through right nostril
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Repeat for 15-20 breaths
Activity – Alternate Nostril Breathing
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In …
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Out …
Energy Breathing
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Breathing through your whole body
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Body becomes one big lung
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Three phases
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Upper body: 5-10 times
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Lower body: 5-10 times
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Both: 10-20 times
Benefits of Breathing
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Respiratory: eliminates wastes and reduces chest pain
Circulatory: improves circulation and increases oxygen and nutrients
supply
Nervous: clams and stimulates the nervous system
Digestive: diaphragmatic action acts as a pump to massage internal
organs
Endocrine: helps lymph movements. Eliminates toxic waste, and
strengthens immune system
Skin: wrinkles lessened and more radiant skin
Tips and Suggestions
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Count your breath cycles
Focus on your lower stomach
Loosen constrictive clothing around neck and waist
Shoulders and arms relaxed
Eyes closed – use of visual imagery
Slow deep rhythm
Put hands on your abdomen
Use the word “release” at end of exhalation
Practice
How to Measure Its Effectiveness
 Decrease in your general overall
anxiety level
 Breathe this way automatically if
ever feel anxious
 Look more rested and relaxed
 Find yourself more productive
 Easier to sleep at night
 Able to recover faster from
stress