Research On The Academic Thoughts Of Emotion-Thought Of Zhang Jingyue

Zhang Jingyue is one of famous TCM doctors who have influenced research on the theory of emotion-thought of TCM. His knowledge of emotion-thought and emotion-thought diseases, a disease caused by emotional factors, was profound. .This thesis briefly introduces Zhang's works on the theory of emotion-thought. After analyzing the contents of his works, the source of his thought can be summed up as follows. The theory of the body and spirit of Huangdi Neijing (The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine) is Zhang's guiding ideology in understanding emotion-thought. Three kinds of theory of this book are mainly used to introduce the physiology and pathology of emotion-thought, such as the theory of Jing (essence of life) -Qi-Spirit, the heart taking charge of mental activities, the theory of Zang (viscera) and emotion-thought mutually affecting each other. Based on the theories of Huangdi Neijing, the experience of others', and his own, he thus founded these special academic theories.This thesis sums up the features of Zhang's academic thought of emotion-thought. Zhang understands the double nature of emotion-thought deeply. He proposes that the emotion-thought activity is one of the physiological functions of the Zang-fu (viscera), and if disease affects the Zang-fu, emotion-thought activities can be abnormal, thus producing the related signs and symptoms. Furthermore, he explains that emotional stress can arouse disease by affecting the activities of Qi, and emotion-thought can regulate the activities of Qi and cure diseases.In Zhang's research on emotion-thought, special emphasis is laid on emotional stress and how it can lead to disease. On the base of the relationship between emotion-thought and Zang-fu, he combines knowledge of how emotional stress lead to disease with the Yin-yang doctrine and the theory of five elements. Thus putting forward the viewpoint that every kind of emotion-thought can affect others. His knowledge of the pathogenesis is profound. He sets up a chapter specially to introduce the treatment of emotion-thought disease. In his opinion, emotion-thought diseases usually have two stages: the stage of the disorder of functional activities of Qi and the stage of Zang-fu's pathological changes which lead to a deficiencysyndrome, And emotion-thought disease would not be an excess syndrome but be a deficiency syndrome at the end. Therefore, the Qi-moving technique is not always fit for them. Zhang emphasizes that emotion-thought disease is different from physical disease, a patient's situation and emotions should be taken seriously, and the body and spirit should be treated together. He doesn't advocate treating emotion-thought disease only with medicaments. Zhang maintains: "sicken by emotion, cured by emotion", and he advocates psychotherapy, and psychotherapy and medicaments are all important. It embodies the principle that searching for primary cause of disease in treatment.Zhang introduces the relationship among emotion-thought and Zang-fu and Qi and body liquid with those theory, such as the theory of Jing-Qi-Spirit, the theory of Zang and emotion-thought mutually affecting each other, the Yin-yang doctrine and the theory of five elements, and so on. According to the feature of emotion-thought disease, Zang introduces the therapy in detail, and he pays attention to emotional factors and advocates treating physique and spirit together. Zhang's thoughts about emotion-thought has certain value for both the research of emotion-thought and the therapy of emotion-thought disease.