PN 106-7: Alternative Medicine Exam
Study Guide
holism - Answer-the relationship among all living things
-uniqueness of each individual
-interaction among the mind, body, and spirit
-multiple factors as causes of illness and disease
-patients participation in treatment and healing - Answer-ho...
-personal touch - Answer✔✔-why are people choosing CAM?
allopathic medicine - Answer✔✔-research based treatment of disease by creating an environment that is
antagonistic to the disease
absence of disease, pain, and other symptoms of illness - Answer✔✔-practitioners of western medicine
see health as an?
illness - Answer✔✔-deviation from normal, health function
eastern medicine - Answer✔✔-the awareness and use of bioenergy, also ch'i, prana, or life force, is
extremely important, come from Asia and India, illness and disease is viewed as a disharmony,
imbalance, or defect of energy in the body
symptoms - Answer✔✔-warning signs that the body is trying to heal itself but needs helps
ex. headache
Traditional Chinese Medicine - Answer✔✔-the practice of medicine that involves acupuncture and
acupressure
acupuncture - Answer✔✔-practice of inserting fine needles into carefully selected points along
meridians, energy pathways in the body
-low back pain
-neck pain
-migraine and tension headaches
-carpal tunnel syndrome
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