Exam 15: Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Identify the basic principles of naturopathy, and discuss the pros and cons of herbal medicine and food supplement therapy, giving specific examples.

The approach to health care that promotes the collection, interpretation, and integration of the best research in making decisions about patient care is:

Herbert Benson suggested that an important factor in placebo responses is:

Which term describes substances that have long been available in Europe and are becoming increasingly available in the United States, and which seem to be more effective, perhaps due to higher dosages than those found in dried herbs?

A health psychologist would most likely use biofeedback to provide clients with information about their:

The biggest challenge facing advocates of alternative therapies is to:

Which of these was NOT offered as an explanation of how relaxation and meditation might promote health?

Isabel's doctor combines traditional biomedical interventions with evidence-based complementary and alternative medical therapies to treat her patients. This doctor is practicing:

Acupuncture theory identifies 14 lines of energy called:

A number of unconventional therapies consider the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of the client. In other words, these therapies are examples of:

Hypnosis seems to be most effective in helping people manage:

The pharmacopoeia is:

As a stress management technique, biofeedback:

Complementary and alternative medicine is most accurately defined as the use and practice of therapies or diagnostic techniques that:

To help him relax, Rick is learning to pay nonjudgmental, in-the-moment attention to his changing perceptions and thoughts. Rick is evidently practicing:

When asked why there are not more controlled clinical trials of CAM therapies, CAM practitioners note that:

A straight chiropractor is someone who:

The two forms of food supplement therapy are:

The holistic care system that draws from homeopathy, herbal remedies, and traditional Oriental medicine is:

An alternative therapy that has achieved mainstream acceptance is: