Lifestyle Medicine Workshop 2
Lifestyle Medicine And Mood States
Background
This workshop introduces basic aspects of management of the common mood states stress, anxiety and depression as well as introducing techniques for promotion positive mental health. It includes an expansion of relevant epidemiological issues for lifestyle management.
Workshop Contents
Introduction: Lifestyle Medicine and Mood States
Lifestyle related disorders
Diabetes, pre-diabetes and lifestyle
Lifestyle and mood states
Practical: Measuring Body Fat
Anthropomorphic measures
Bio-impedance measures
Motivation: Techniques of Influence
Habits: ‘Hard-wired’ and learned
7 methods of influence
Applying marketing principles to the clinical situation
Pervasive causes
Nutrition and mood states
Physical activity and management of mood states
Stress and Anxiety
Basic concepts of stress
Physiology of stress
‘Control’ and ‘Escape’- the management of stress
Physiology of anxiety
Management tools
Depression and ‘Happiness’
Prevalence of depression
Basic physiology
Management tools
Positive psychology and the concept of ‘happiness’
