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Ch 6 Complementary and Alternative Therapies Flashcards

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Allopathic medicine

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modern mainstream medicine

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Complementary medicine

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works with or agrees with allopathic med

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Alternative medicine

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used instead of allopathic med

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Integrative medicine

-emphasises

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blends allopathic and alternative medicine

-relationship between mind, body and spirit

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Holistic care

  • focuses on
  • includes
  • treats
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  • interrelatedness of mind, body and environment
  • strategies to achieve harmony within self, with others, nature and the world
  • whole person
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what does the national center for complementary and alternative medicine do

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explores complementary and alternative healing practices with science

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Body based CAM therapy

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work with bodies natural healing ability

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Whole medical systems

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complete systems of theory and practice

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Whole medical systems

  • wellness is
  • illness is
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  • a state of balance

- imbalance

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Whole medical systems include

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  • modern
  • osteopathy
  • homeopathy
  • neuropathy
  • cultural systems
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what does whole medical systems use

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  • herbs
  • diet
  • exercise
  • meditation/ prayer
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Ayurveda

  • from
  • means
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  • india

- science of life

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ayurveda therapies use

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  • diet
  • meditation
  • herbs
  • yoga
  • exposure to sunlight
  • controlled breathing
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what does homeopathy use

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  • natural substances in microdoses

- only one substance at a time

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what is homeopathy based on

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principle of similar

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is homeopathy proven

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no

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naturopathy

  • from
  • disease is
  • means
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  • europe
  • alteration in healing process of body
  • nature disease
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Therapies used in naturopathy

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  • diet
  • herbs
  • nutritional supplements
  • hydrotherapy
  • massage
  • joint manipulation
  • lifestyle counseling
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Traditional chinese medicine is based on idea of

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balance of yin and yang

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  • yin

- yang

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  • cold, slow and passive

- hot, fast and active

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traditional chinese medicine

  • problems come from
  • -this leads to
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  • imbalance of vital energy (qi)

- blockage of energy and blood along meridians

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treatments used in traditional chinese medicine

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  • acupuncture
  • herbs
  • food therapy
  • massage
  • body manipulation
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Biologically based practices

  • uses
  • tries to
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  • substances extracted from nature

- to improve the human condition

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Aromatherapy

  • what type of medicine is it
  • lavender
  • jasmine
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  • Biologically based
  • relaxes and increases alpha waves
  • increases alertness and beta waves
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Herbal products - scientifically proven - danger
- little evidence | - difficult to predict adverse effects or interaction
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Body based CAM
involve moving parts of the body
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Chiropractic practices - what kind of can - based on - goal
- body based - relationship between body structure (spine) and function - to improve relationship and help body heal
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What is EDTA used for
it binds with heavy metals
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Chelation - uses - treats - science - danger
- EDTA - atherosclerosis and other serious issues - not proven - can deplete potassium
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Eye movement desensitization - founder - uses
- Francine Shapiro | - controlled eye movements to help reprocess traumatic memories
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what does client do in eye movement desensitization
-states problem and what they would like to happen instead
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what is the process used in eye movement desensitization
- therapist moves wand in pattern - client follows it with their eyes while recalling the event - client describes how self perception has changed
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How long does it take to do eye movement desensitization
15 to 20 seconds
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eye movement desensitization - leads to - treats
- fewer negative emotions associated with event | - PTSD
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processing | -what therapy is it related to
rational left side of brain knits a disturbing memory from emotional right side -eye movement desensitization
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Massage | -what type of therapy is it
manipulation of muscle and connective tissue to relax body and increase well being -body based
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what does massage help do
-reduce stress increase - relaxation - circulation - sleep - concentration - energy
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what does massage treat
depression and anxiety
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Phototherapy - uses - treats
- bright lights | - depression and seasonal affective disorder
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photo therapy for SAD
exposure to full spectrum light for 20 minutes or more a day
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Energy based CAM - based on - illness from - therapies are suppose to
- energy fields - imbalance of energies - restore amount and flow of energy
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Mind body medicine - based on - includes
- mind and spirit can effect body and its function | - fight or flight and placebo effect
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Fight or flight - founder - direct relationship between
- Howard Cannon | - stress and neuro-endocrine responses
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Expressive therapy - what kind of therapy is it - helps to
use of creative activities to lower stress - mind body - diagnose and treat depression, schizophrenia and trauma from abuse
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what does dance help
people gain a sense of ease with their body | -trauma from abuse
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what does music do
stimulates release of opiates and endorphins
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what does expression therapy treat
``` stress depression grief schizophrenia autism ```
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hynotherapy - what is hypnosis - how long does it take to do
- induction of a relaxed trance like state that leaves ppl receptive to appropriate suggestions - 1 hr
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Hypnotherapy - treats - self induced hypnotherapies
``` -phobias GI problems IBS pain headache addiction phobias ``` -relaxation and visualization
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Meditation | -common elements
- concentration - retraining attention to one item - mindfulness - altered state of consciousness
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Effects of meditating twice a day
lowered - heart rate - bp - O2 consumption Increased -alpha waves
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prayer
active process of appealing to a higher power for health reasons
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spirituality provides
sense of meaning and purpose in life
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energy medicine - beliefs - science
- vital life force energy that flows through the body | - not proven
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Biofield therapies include
- acupuncture - biofeedback - Qi gong - Reiki - therapeutic touch - color therapy
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acupuncture - where are needles placed - what is it used for - what does it treat
- meridians - restore qi balance - addiction
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what is the western explanation for acupuncture
it releases and moves neurotransmitters, neuropeptides and hormones
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Biofeedback | -teaches
-control of physical responses by providing visual or auditory info on autonomic function
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Biofeedback - monitored by - treats - uses
- machines - anxiety, hypertension, insomnia, head ache, ADD - relaxation techniques
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Qi Gong - from - what kind of energy - what is it related to - what does it do
- China - Qi - tai chi - enhances flow of qi
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what is Qi Gong
system of movement, regulated breathing and meditation
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Reiki - uses - thinks stress and sickness is from - happiness and health comes from
- life force energy and laying of hands - low levels of energy - high levels of energy
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Therapeutic touch - how does it work - treat
- the healing energy of the therapist encourages body energy to balance using laying of hands - stress related conditions, anxiety, migrains
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what are the steps to therapeutic touch
- therapist runs hands over the body to find blockage or imbalance - then strengthens and reorients energy restoring the biofield
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therapeutic touch - caution with - why
- paranoia, hallucinations, delusions | - impaired sense of touch
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Color therapy - beliefs - uses - sickness
- auras - high intensity lights - causes discoloration of aura
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how does color therapy work
- scan chakras for imbalance and expose body to appropriate healing color - heal physical problems and rebalance energy
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Magnetic therapy - science - what is it
- still under study | - magnets are placed over areas to relieve pain
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Repetitive trans-cranial magnetic stimulation - abbreviation - treats
- TMS | - severe depression
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Pulsating electromagnetic therapy - enhances - claims to treat
- bone healing | - sleep disorders and headache
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Millimetre wave therapy - where is it used - treats - uses - increases
- russia and eastern europe - physical and psychological illness - low power millimeter waves - immunity
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CAM mental health therapy | -emphasises
-interactions of body, mind and spirit
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Animal-assisted therapy - what type of therapy is it - what is it used for
- CAM mental health therapy | - severe social anxiety, young people with autism, seizure prone
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What are the benefits of working with animals
- promotes socialization - increases empathy - encourages responsibility and commitment - fosters community
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Benefits of eliminating wheat and dairy
-may lessen severity of schizophrenia symptoms
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Herbs and vitamins may help
-ease discomfort of depression and hyperactivity
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Diet and nutrition can be part of what kind of therapy
CAM mental health therapy
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Pastoral counseling - uses - works within - members help by - what kind of therapy is it part of
- therapeutic listening - religious community - supporting each other - CAM mental health therapy
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Stress reduction and relaxation can be part of what kind of therapy
CAM mental health therapy
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learning to control fight or flight response | -how does it help
-avoids negative effects of stress
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Guided imagery and creative visualization - What type of therapy is it - what does it cause - what does it treat
- CAM mental health therapy - deep state of relaxation then creates a mental scenario of healing and wellness - depression, addiction, panic disorders, phobias, stress
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Biofeedback - provides - treats - what kind of therapy is it
- objective evidence of relaxation - severe anxiety, phobias, panic attacks - CAM mental health therapy

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