Exam 8: Considering Alternative Approaches

Recent immigrants are more likely to use CAMs than immigrants who have been in the US for years.

What are the differences and similarities among the mind-body approaches of meditation,biofeedback,and hypnotic treatment?

Chronic low back pain is an extremely difficult pain syndrome to manage.What CAM treatment has demonstrated its effectiveness in managing low back pain?

_____ has been found to be effective in controlling nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy in children.

Evidence suggests that those patients MOST likely to receive pain relief through hypnosis are

_______ was shown to decrease hostility in prisoners.

Research on the medical benefits of qi gong indicates that

Analyze who uses alternative treatments.

The movement-based approaches of qi gong and tai chi are dangerous for older people with arthritis.

One of the goals of treatment in traditional Chinese medicine is to

Which ethnic group is most likely to use CAMs?

The commonality among all the systems,practices,and products that are considered alternative is

A person who uses some form of CAM is likely to

Which alternative treatment is most likely to be covered by insurance plans in the United States?

Jane participates in __________,a type of meditation focused on non-judgmental awareness of one's thoughts and feelings.

Biofeedback training can result in a person learning to raise skin temperature because

An increasingly common non-secular practice,________ involves a focus of attention and an open attitude.

Biofeedback

Young men who believe strongly in ______________ were ________ to use CAM than other people.

Critics of CAM argue that few double-blind,placebo controlled trials have demonstrated effectiveness.CAM advocates argue that