The science of relationship

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The Science of Relationship

Dr.Mohammad Mataro HingorjoResident Year 04

Family Medicine Aga Khan University Karachi Sindh.

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DisclaimerNo Conflict of Interest

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To determine & understand superficially

The science of mind body medicine

Evidence for effect of relationship on health

Objective

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Bond/connection between any two

individuals or a group of individualsThe relationship theory

Psychoneuroimmunology Mind-Body Relationship

Functions of Amygdala

Relationship?• Fear/flight/fight• Memory, attention• Interpretation of emotional

significance of sensory events and the production of appropriate responses• Perception of body movements • Generation of emotional aspects of

dreams

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Lee Lipsenthal Memorial Lecture: Integrative Holistic Medicine: The Science of Connection

Psychoneuroimmunology

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Lee Lipsenthal Memorial Lecture: Integrative Holistic Medicine:

The Science of Connection

Maternal Relationship and its Effect on the Child

Relationship with Mother:

Consistently warm and caring

Ambiguous

Consistently negligent or abusive

Effect on the child

Self confident, develops warm relationships

Low self esteem and confidence, ambiguous relationships

Impulsive, with criminal tendencies

A study done on 126 male Harvard students regarding anxiety and related issues & their relationships with their parents revealed:

Strained - 100% incidence of significant health issueWarm and close - 47% had a significant health issue

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Marital/ Social RelationshipsMarital Relationship Unhappy marriages led

to 34% more coronary events

The higher the degree of perceived love and support in married couples, lower were the number of blockages found on angiograms

Social Relationships Overall death rate 3.1

times > who did have close/social contacts

Being well-integrated socially reduced all-cause age-adjusted mortality 2-fold

Those who gave love and support to others had fewer health issues


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Human heart radiates an electromagnetic field

that extends at least 15 feet from the body One persons EKG can affect another persons

EKG Most dramatic in couples who sleep together

over many years Similar illnesses in Romantic/Marital

relationships especially cardiac diseases


The Cause Of Effect On Others

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Affect on Environment

Vibes? (Electromagnetic waves) People begin to affect each other's physiologic

function, and this can have health ramifications We are affected by others’ moods, attitudes

and feelings


The Cause Of Effect On Others

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Lee Lipsenthal Memorial Lecture:

Integrative Holistic Medicine: The Science of Connection: (Mimi Guarneri, MD, FACC, ABIHM)

Acknowledgment: Dr.Badar Sabir AliAssociate Professor (r)Family Medicine Aga Khan University Karachi Sindh

References/ Acknowledgments

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Q/A

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