Ch 1 Flashcards
An occupation or vocation that requires training and specialized study of a complex set of knowledge and skills through formal education.
Profession
A productive or creative activity that serves as ones regular source of livelihood.
Occupation
A strong altruistic motivation to follow a specific occupational career pathway to be of service to others.
Vocation
A person who engages in a profession and is committed at adhering to the standards expected of a qualified and experienced person in a specific work environment.
Professional
The adherence to professional status, methods, standards, and character.
Professionalism
Something done for another that results in a specific outcome.
Service
Skilled touch delivered to achieve a specific outcome, and the recipient reimburses the professional for services tendered.
Professional touch
A group of interacting elements that functions as a complex whole.
System
Created by the replication of structures and functions that entwine and influence each other.
Patterns
Describes the act of applying a method for a particular purpose or use.
Therapeutic application
The restoration of well-being and therapeutic applications promote a healing environment.
Healing
Defined by the arts, beliefs, customs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought created by a specific group of people at a particular time.
Culture
The basis of therapeutic massage methods.
Touch technique
The use of various forms of touch to achieve a specific outcome.
Massage
Used to achieve a specific anatomical of physiological outcome.
Mechanical touch
