Test Bank for Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage, 7th Edition by Sandy Fritz
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Course
Therapeutic Massage
Institution
Therapeutic Massage
Test Bank for Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage, 7th Edition 7e by Sandy Fritz, Luke Fritz. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chapter 1 to 15
1. Therapeutic Massage as a Profession
2. Ethics, Professionalism, and Legal Issues
3. Business Considerations for a Career in Therapeuti...
1. Which of the following is considered part of professionalism?
a. Having personal ethics
b. Adhering to certain methods and standards
c. Paying organizational dues
d. Writing research papers
ANS: b
PTS: 1
DIF: 1
REF: 4
OTH: MultipleChoice
2. Therapeutic touch is characterized as
a. a type of service.
b. a product the professional sells.
c. desiring a specific treatment outcome.
d. using only deep pressure.
ANS: a
PTS: 1
DIF: 2
REF: 5
OTH: MultipleChoice
3. Professional therapeutic massage involves the ability to
a. identify a pattern of muscle tension in a client.
b. know how massage application can affect the client's body.
c. understand how the systems of the client's body work together.
d. All of the above are true.
ANS: d
PTS: 1
DIF: 2
REF: 5
,OTH: MultipleChoice
4.A client begins receiving massage therapy after the death of her
husband. The purpose of the session for this client should be for her to
experience
a. a ritual.
b. verbal communication.
c. eroticism.
d. compassion.
ANS: d
PTS: 1
DIF: 1
REF: 5
OTH: MultipleChoice
5. The word massage is derived from the
a. Latin root massa.
b. Greek roots massein and masso.
c. Arabic root mass or mass'h.
d. All of the above are true.
ANS: d
PTS: 1
DIF: 1
REF: 5
OTH: MultipleChoice
6. The skin's relationship to touch is shown by the fact that it
a. receives projected sensations from visceral structures.
b. has no effect on the autonomic nervous system.
c. reflects visceral conditions but not emotions.
d. prevents deeper sensations from reaching the surface of the body.
ANS: a
PTS: 1
DIF: 2
,REF: 5
OTH: MultipleChoice
7. A massage therapist needs to be aware that touch as communication
a. sometimes has the potential for being misunderstood.
b. may be a less emotionally powerful form than speech.
c. is often more clear than speech.
d. creates an individual's area of personal space.
ANS: a
PTS: 1
DIF: 3
REF: 6
OTH: MultipleChoice
8.A sense of appropriate, comfortable personal space is determined by a
person's
a. gender.
b. age.
c. culture.
d. All of the above are true.
ANS: d
PTS: 1
DIF: 2
REF: 6
OTH: MultipleChoice
9. The interpretation of touch is characterized by
a. having influences from cultures and subcultures.
b. being erotic in the professional setting.
c. remaining static over age changes and life cycles.
d. being inappropriate in a spiritual setting.
ANS: a
PTS: 1
DIF: 2
, REF: 6
OTH: MultipleChoice
10. Spiritual touch is described as
a. never being appropriate.
b. staying separate from organic healing of the body.
c. involving body, mind, and spirit.
d. focusing on the functioning of the body.
ANS: c
PTS: 1
DIF: 2
REF: 7
OTH: MultipleChoice
11. The best approach to a massage session with a ticklish client is to
a. always use deeper pressure.
b. explain that therapeutic touch is not erotic.
c. explain each therapeutic touch ahead before the treatment.
d. use light stroking after the client has relaxed.
ANS: c
PTS: 1
DIF: 2
REF: 7
OTH: MultipleChoice
12.A massage therapist and client have disagreed over what time the
appointment was supposed to be. Each is convinced they are right, and
each is highly irritated with the other. What course of action should the
massage therapist take to ensure a client centered approach?
a. Start the massage immediately so no further time is wasted.
b. Use firmer pressure than usual to release anger while still giving a
therapeutic massage.
c. Wait a moment to refocus, then check in with the client to see whether
both of them are ready to begin the treatment.
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