Deck 15: A: Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Question 1

In __________,practitioners focus their awareness on a single object or on a word or short phrase.

A) self-hypnosis
B) mindfulness meditation
C) Tai chi
D) transcendental meditation

Answer 1

transcendental meditation

Question 2

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

A) integrative medicine.
B) psychosomatic medicine.
C) ayurvedic medicine.
D) naturopathic medicine.

Answer 2

integrative medicine.

Question 3

Fabrizio Benedetti found that _______________ injections of placebos were more effective in reducing pain than _______________ injections.

A) hidden;visible
B) visible;hidden
C) predictable;unpredictable
D) unpredictable;predictable

Answer 3

visible;hidden

Question 4

What is the MOST correct statement about how acupuncture works?

A) Acupuncture works by stimulating nerves.
B) Acupuncture works by triggering the release of endorphins.
C) Acupuncture works by triggering skin resistance changes.
D) It is not known exactly how acupuncture works.

Question 5

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

A) homeopathic medicine.
B) ayurvedic medicine.
C) acupuncture.
D) naturopathic medicine.

Question 6

Allopathic physicians use acupuncture,if at all,to treat:

A) conversion disorders.
B) pain or addiction.
C) headaches.
D) spinal cord injuries.

Question 7

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)outcome measures are often based on:

A) randomized trials.
B) formal case studies.
C) anecdotal evidence.
D) correlational research.

Question 8

What is the MOST correct statement about reimbursement for chiropractic services?

A) Medicare and Medicaid generally cover the services.
B) The services are generally not covered by major insurance plans.
C) Medicare,Medicaid,and 85 percent of major insurance plans generally cover the services.
D) The services are generally not reimbursable by Medicare,Medicaid,or private insurance.

Question 9

__________ is an approach to medicine that is concerned with the patient's physical,emotional,spiritual,social,and psychological well-being.

A) Holistic medicine
B) Complementary medicine
C) Alternative medicine
D) Traditional medicine

Question 10

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

A) fall outside of conventional medicine.
B) are completely natural.
C) are unproven.
D) tap the body's natural healing tendencies.

Question 11

Overall,research on biofeedback has shown that biofeedback:

A) is ineffective in reducing stress.
B) conveys no advantage over other,simpler behavioral techniques,such as relaxation training.
C) is more effective with adults than with children.
D) works best with people who are also highly suggestible.

Question 12

The form of holistic care that integrates homeopathy,herbal remedies,and clinical nutrition is:

A) manipulation medicine.
B) ayurvedic medicine.
C) acupuncture.
D) naturopathic medicine.

Question 13

Physician Patch Adams was a pioneer of:

A) holistic medicine.
B) humor therapy.
C) alternative medicine.
D) community-based medicine.

Question 14

Within which domain of complementary and alternative medicine is hypnosis?

A) Whole medical systems
B) Manipulative practices
C) Natural products
D) Mind and body medicine

Question 15

Patients who improve on their own simply because they think someone is doing something for them are experiencing the:

A) placebo effect.
B) regression effect.
C) anecdotal effect.
D) law of similars effect.