Mind Body Connection How Health Thoughts Feelings and Behaviors Interact

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16 Jul 2021

MindBody Connection How Health Thoughts Feelings and Behaviors Interact with Dr Dawn Elise Snipes helps you understand how thoughts feelings and behaviors impact each other as well as your mental health Prevent mental illness by improving health addressing cognitive distortions and increasing happy emotions journalingprompts are included Click the little info button I in a circle on top of my video integrative holistic counselingskills Sponsored by TherapyNotes com Manage your practice securely and efficiently Two free weeks of TherapyNotes with coupon code CEU CEUs are available for this presentation at AllCEUs a https 3A 2F 2Fwww allceus com 2Fpodcast 2F433-mind-body-connection-how-health-thoughts-feelings-and-behaviors-interact 2F a Want to listen to it as a podcast instead Subscribe to Counselor Toolbox Podcast HPA Axis Threat Response System Secretion of adrenaline norepinephrine and corticotropin releasing hormone CRH Cortisol is released Glutamate is released and GABA is inhibited Blood pressure increases Blood glucose is elevated Some 5HT receptors are activated others are inhibited Neurobiology of Attachment Hormones including dopamine norepinephrine cortisol oxytocin and the serotonergic system modulate attachment Opioids may inhibit oxytocin and reduce feelings of social connection CNS receives a pain signal from the PNS peripheral nervous system This triggers the Autonomic Nervous System and HPA-Axis All pain information is transmitted via glutamate An inflammatory soup is created which results in signals to the CNS as well as initiating inflammation which releases substance P and causes vasodilation leakage of proteins and fluids into the extracellular space near the terminal end of the nociceptor swelling and stimulation of immune cells Substance P is associated with depression and anxiety symptoms Neurotransmitters Pain Fatigue Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor produces anxiety pain insomnia 5HT1A receptors reduce anxiety pain insomnia Serotonin directly and indirectly regulates dopaminergic neurons GABA may decrease the perception of pain Dopamine Helps relieve pain Increases energy Norepinephrine Activated during pain emotional and physical and causes decreased sensitivity to painful stimuli hypoalgesia and pain relief analgesia Mobilizes the brain and body for action Gut-Brain Axis Up to 95 of some neurotransmitters are made in the gut The gut communicates with the brain via the vagus nerve the enteric nervous system Lactobacillus produces acetylcholine Controls voluntary movement memory learning and sleeping patterns Excess can cause depression whereas deficiencies cause Dementia Candida streptococcus E Coli and enterococcus produce 5HT Serratia gram neg bacteria produces dopamine Lactobacillus Bifidbacterium candida and streptococcus secrete GABA and regulate endocannabinoid expression A healthy gut microbiome can decrease depression and anxiety regulate sleep appetite and improve cognition 1000 species An unhealthy gut microbiome contributes to an exaggerated HPA-Axis response Gut-Brain Axis The effect of acute stress is limited due to microbiota's long time relative stable state but chronic stress can disturb this balance The structure of intestinal microbiota is strongly influenced by diet and environmental stressors Corticotrophin-releasing factor CRF plays an important role in changing intestinal permeability Research suggests that gut-brain axis dysfunction may be involved in the development of mood disorders schizophrenia addiction and neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases as well as age-related cognitive decline The treatment of these conditions may adversely affect the composition of intestinal microbiota since antipsychotics and antidepressants are antibacterial agents Endocannabinoid System Clinical studies revealed altered endocannabinoid signaling in patients with chronic pain and depression Dysregulation is associated with Circadian Rhythms Sleep Cortisol helps regulate our circadian rhythms and circadian rhythms regulate cortisol levels Consequences of Chronic Stress In a state of chronic stress the body does everything it can to survive leading to one of two situations Hypercortisolism The negative feedback mechanism doesn t kick in to protect against ever present danger Fight Flee Freeze Hypocortisolism The negative feedback mechanism kicks in too much to conserve energy for only the most severe emergencies F-It cheap ce