Exam 21: Understanding Complementary and Alternative Medicine

You want to take several herbal supplements in tablet or capsule form. Your best option is to purchase them as

Mind-body interventions that have been researched to the degree that they are now considered part of traditional medicine rather than alternative treatments are

The CAM therapy that Americans have come to rely on heavily for treatment of musculoskeletal problems and that many insurance companies will now cover is

Alternative medicine approaches are never used along with conventional medicine.

Which CAM modality focuses on the manipulation of biofields?

Which term describes treatments that are outside the realm of traditional Western medicine and are used in place of conventional treatments?

Discuss how updated FDA regulations help to protect consumers who purchase dietary supplements.

Which supplement affects the pituitary gland and helps with metabolism, concentration, and resisting the effects of stress?

According to a NCCAM survey, the people who use alternative therapy tend to have higher levels of education.

Complementary and alternative medicine is a subsection of conventional medicine.

Which therapeutic system is based on administration of extremely diluted doses of natural agents that produce symptoms in large doses but are believed to produce a cure when given in minute doses?

In Ayurvedic medicine, patients are classified by body types, which determine the treatments that are likely to work best. These body types are known as

Biologically based therapy (the use of herbs and other natural products) is

The FDA banned the sale of all supplements containing ephedra.

Which term describes treatments that are outside the realm of traditional Western medicine but are used in conjunction with conventional treatments?

Which scientific field examines the relationship between consciousness, the nervous system, and how the body defends itself against infections and disease?

Most people seek out CAM therapies because conventional medicine is too expensive.

In traditional Chinese medicine, the vital energy force that courses through the body is

Acupuncture

A form of traditional Chinese medicine that is based on knowledge of the body's energy channels but does not involve the insertion of needles is