Deck 2: Integrative Medicine and Complementary Therapies

Question 1

Distress may be alleviated by:

A) Eating comfort foods, such as chocolate, corn chips, and French fries.
B) Losing 10 pounds.
C) Good nutrition, exercise, and a good support system.
D) Refusing to respond to the challenges of everyday activity.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Dietary Goals for Americans, adapted from the United States Department of Agriculture include the following:

A) The XYZs of lifestyle choices.
B) Aim for fitness as the primary goal in food choices.
C) Fitness, building a healthy base, and choosing sensibly.
D) Do not emphasize the food pyramid.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine are healing traditions dating as early as:

A) 3000 years ago.
B) 8000 years ago.
C) 5000 years ago.
D) 2000 years ago.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

External environmental factors influencing personal health and well-being include:

A) Genetic traits and physical characteristics.
B) Air and food.
C) Familial tendencies.
D) Both B and C

Question 5

In the past decade, which of the following manual healing methods has become popular in the sports medicine area?

A) Osteopathic medicine
B) Chiropractic medicine
C) Massage therapy
D) Herbal medicine

Question 6

The kind of disease that results from unexpressed negative emotion is called:

A) Mental illness.
B) Psychological illness.
C) Psychosomatic illness.
D) Emotional illness.

Question 7

Laughter and play are important for experiencing holistic health, because they:

A) Encourage clients to think about things other than their illness.
B) Enable individuals to bond together and to express their pain or grief in the "make believe" vernacular.
C) Stimulate the release of endorphins in the body and decrease pain.
D) All of the above

Question 8

Microscopy, bacterial cultures, x-ray studies, vaccines, and antibiotics come from which medical tradition?

A) Traditional
B) Ayurvedic
C) Traditional Chinese medicine
D) Osteopathy

Question 9

Integrative medicine also may be referred to as:

A) Holistic or wholistic.
B) Alternative or accommodative.
C) Natural or complementary.
D) All of the above

Question 10

Conventional medicine may have been integrated until this scientist separated the "mind" from the "body." That scientist was:

A) Samuel Hahnemann.
B) Hippocrates.
C) Rene Descartes.
D) Andrew Taylor.

Question 11

Naturopathy:

A) Classifies humans in three body types.
B) Stresses prevention and the use of nontoxic natural therapies.
C) Considers "Qi" or the "life force or energy."
D) Teaches that energy flows in channels or meridians to all parts of the body.

Question 12

Health and lifestyle are influenced by:

A) Life's opportunities and personal attitudes.
B) Education and knowledge and degree of self-confidence.
C) Individual responsibilities.
D) All of the above

Question 13

Negative emotions that can depress the immune system include:

A) Depression and despair.
B) Panic and fear.
C) Hate and frustration.
D) All of the above

Question 14

Manual healing methods include:

A) Osteopathic medicine.
B) Chiropractic medicine.
C) Massage therapy.
D) All of the above

Question 15

Herbal medicines:

A) Are considered mainstream in many cultures.
B) Are approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
C) Are seldom based on modern traditional medications.
D) Are an integral part of manual healing methods.

Question 16

A sense of joy has the ability to:

A) Warm the body and cleanse the spirit.
B) Accelerate breathing and tighten muscles.
C) Cause the head to pound and the teeth to clench.
D) Only A and B above

Question 17

Which of the following statements is not true about stress?

A) Biological organisms require some stress in order to maintain their well-being.
B) Stress is always an indication of physical pain in the body.
C) Stress may produce pathological changes in the body.
D) The recognition of stress in one's life is essential to a healthy lifestyle.

Question 18

Which of the following medical traditions relies most heavily on drug-based therapies for relief?

A) Ayurvedic
B) Homeopathy
C) Naturopathy
D) Traditional

Question 19

The term "integrative medicine" was introduced by:

A) The OAM.
B) The National Institutes of Health.
C) Andrew Weil, MD.
D) The World Health Organization.

Question 20

Osteopaths and chiropractors:

A) Are licensed in every state.
B) Practice a form of "manual" treatment for healing.
C) Practice "mind-body" medicine.
D) Only A and B above

Question 21

The environment, though important, does not play a big part in personal health and well-being.

Question 22

When discussing health care, the term "natural" always means "safe."

Question 23

Match the terms with their definitions.
a.System-based approach to health care
b.Stresses prevention and the use of nontoxic, natural therapies
c.Herbs are used to assist in the healing process
d.Stresses five elements of fire, earth, metal, water, and wood
e.Promotes a strong interrelatedness between emotions, stress, and the body's reaction through the immune system
f.A blending of both conventional and nonconventional therapies
g.Miniscule amounts of certain substances leave an "energy imprint" in the body, stimulating the immune system
h.8000-year-old system where humans are classified into one of three body types
Traditional Chinese medicine

Question 24

Emotions do not affect organs or tissues.

Question 25

When using dietary supplements, a client must be careful of drug interactions.

Question 26

In mind-body medicine, participants are taught how to use relaxation and visualization to reduce stress in their lives.

Question 27

The greatest successes in treatment for clients will come when health-care practitioners are able to integrate the traditional and complementary modalities.

Question 28

Mind-body medicine promotes a strong interrelatedness between:

A) Emotions.
B) Stress.
C) The body's reaction through the immune system.
D) All of the above

Question 29

Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine are based on the belief that health represents a balance and harmony that includes body, mind, and spirit.

Question 30

Match the terms with their definitions.
a.System-based approach to health care
b.Stresses prevention and the use of nontoxic, natural therapies
c.Herbs are used to assist in the healing process
d.Stresses five elements of fire, earth, metal, water, and wood
e.Promotes a strong interrelatedness between emotions, stress, and the body's reaction through the immune system
f.A blending of both conventional and nonconventional therapies
g.Miniscule amounts of certain substances leave an "energy imprint" in the body, stimulating the immune system
h.8000-year-old system where humans are classified into one of three body types
Allopathic medicine

Question 31

Match the terms with their definitions.
a.System-based approach to health care
b.Stresses prevention and the use of nontoxic, natural therapies
c.Herbs are used to assist in the healing process
d.Stresses five elements of fire, earth, metal, water, and wood
e.Promotes a strong interrelatedness between emotions, stress, and the body's reaction through the immune system
f.A blending of both conventional and nonconventional therapies
g.Miniscule amounts of certain substances leave an "energy imprint" in the body, stimulating the immune system
h.8000-year-old system where humans are classified into one of three body types
Integrative medicine

Question 32

The positive effects of unconditional love are seen clearly when using pets in various kinds of therapy.

Question 33

Complementary medicine depends greatly on educating and empowering individuals to take personal responsibility for their health.

Question 34

Traditional Chinese medicine considers Qi to be the life force that flows in channels to all parts of the body to nourish, protect, and heal.

Question 35

Match the terms with their definitions.
a.System-based approach to health care
b.Stresses prevention and the use of nontoxic, natural therapies
c.Herbs are used to assist in the healing process
d.Stresses five elements of fire, earth, metal, water, and wood
e.Promotes a strong interrelatedness between emotions, stress, and the body's reaction through the immune system
f.A blending of both conventional and nonconventional therapies
g.Miniscule amounts of certain substances leave an "energy imprint" in the body, stimulating the immune system
h.8000-year-old system where humans are classified into one of three body types
Ayurvedic medicine

Question 36

Hypnotherapy, humor, music, and dance are used as therapy in mind-body medicine.

Question 37

According to The Lancet, a highly regarded British medical journal, a study has shown that changing lifestyle could prevent at least 90% of all heart disease.

Question 38

It has been shown that good nutrition, proper exercise, and a quality support system help alleviate distress.

Question 39

Sustained negative emotions over a long period of time can seriously hinder the body's immune system.

Question 40

Bioenergetic therapy concentrates on modifying the disease process by directing energy (electrical or magnetic) away from the body.

Question 41

Match the terms with their definitions.
a.System-based approach to health care
b.Stresses prevention and the use of nontoxic, natural therapies
c.Herbs are used to assist in the healing process
d.Stresses five elements of fire, earth, metal, water, and wood
e.Promotes a strong interrelatedness between emotions, stress, and the body's reaction through the immune system
f.A blending of both conventional and nonconventional therapies
g.Miniscule amounts of certain substances leave an "energy imprint" in the body, stimulating the immune system
h.8000-year-old system where humans are classified into one of three body types
Mind-body medicine

Question 42

Match the terms with their definitions.
a.System-based approach to health care
b.Stresses prevention and the use of nontoxic, natural therapies
c.Herbs are used to assist in the healing process
d.Stresses five elements of fire, earth, metal, water, and wood
e.Promotes a strong interrelatedness between emotions, stress, and the body's reaction through the immune system
f.A blending of both conventional and nonconventional therapies
g.Miniscule amounts of certain substances leave an "energy imprint" in the body, stimulating the immune system
h.8000-year-old system where humans are classified into one of three body types
Naturopathy

Question 43

Match the terms with their definitions.
a.System-based approach to health care
b.Stresses prevention and the use of nontoxic, natural therapies
c.Herbs are used to assist in the healing process
d.Stresses five elements of fire, earth, metal, water, and wood
e.Promotes a strong interrelatedness between emotions, stress, and the body's reaction through the immune system
f.A blending of both conventional and nonconventional therapies
g.Miniscule amounts of certain substances leave an "energy imprint" in the body, stimulating the immune system
h.8000-year-old system where humans are classified into one of three body types
Herbal medicine

Question 44

Match the terms with their definitions.
a.System-based approach to health care
b.Stresses prevention and the use of nontoxic, natural therapies
c.Herbs are used to assist in the healing process
d.Stresses five elements of fire, earth, metal, water, and wood
e.Promotes a strong interrelatedness between emotions, stress, and the body's reaction through the immune system
f.A blending of both conventional and nonconventional therapies
g.Miniscule amounts of certain substances leave an "energy imprint" in the body, stimulating the immune system
h.8000-year-old system where humans are classified into one of three body types
Homeopathy