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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
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  • little evidence

- difficult to predict adverse effects or interaction

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Body based CAM

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involve moving parts of the body

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Chiropractic practices

  • what kind of can
  • based on
  • goal
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  • 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

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it binds with heavy metals

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Chelation

  • uses
  • treats
  • science
  • danger
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  • EDTA
  • atherosclerosis and other serious issues
  • not proven
  • can deplete potassium
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Eye movement desensitization

  • founder
  • uses
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  • Francine Shapiro

- controlled eye movements to help reprocess traumatic memories

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what does client do in eye movement desensitization

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-states problem and what they would like to happen instead

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what is the process used in eye movement desensitization

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  • 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

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15 to 20 seconds

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eye movement desensitization

  • leads to
  • treats
A
  • fewer negative emotions associated with event

- PTSD

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processing

-what therapy is it related to

A

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

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manipulation of muscle and connective tissue to relax body and increase well being
-body based

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what does massage help do

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-reduce stress

increase

  • relaxation
  • circulation
  • sleep
  • concentration
  • energy
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what does massage treat

A

depression and anxiety

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Phototherapy

  • uses
  • treats
A
  • bright lights

- depression and seasonal affective disorder

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photo therapy for SAD

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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
A
  • energy fields
  • imbalance of energies
  • restore amount and flow of energy
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Mind body medicine

  • based on
  • includes
A
  • 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
A
  • Howard Cannon

- stress and neuro-endocrine responses

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Expressive therapy

  • what kind of therapy is it
  • helps to
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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

A

people gain a sense of ease with their body

-trauma from abuse

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what does music do

A

stimulates release of opiates and endorphins

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what does expression therapy treat

A 
stress
depression
grief
schizophrenia
autism
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hynotherapy

  • what is hypnosis
  • how long does it take to do
A
  • 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
A 
-phobias
GI problems
IBS
pain
headache
addiction
phobias

-relaxation and visualization

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Meditation

-common elements

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  • concentration
  • retraining attention to one item
  • mindfulness
  • altered state of consciousness
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Effects of meditating twice a day

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lowered

  • heart rate
  • bp
  • O2 consumption

Increased
-alpha waves

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prayer

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active process of appealing to a higher power for health reasons

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spirituality provides

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sense of meaning and purpose in life

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energy medicine

  • beliefs
  • science
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  • vital life force energy that flows through the body

- not proven

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Biofield therapies include

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  • 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
A
  • meridians
  • restore qi balance
  • addiction
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what is the western explanation for acupuncture

A

it releases and moves neurotransmitters, neuropeptides and hormones

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Biofeedback

-teaches

A

-control of physical responses by providing visual or auditory info on autonomic function

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Biofeedback

  • monitored by
  • treats
  • uses
A
  • 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
A
  • China
  • Qi
  • tai chi
  • enhances flow of qi
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what is Qi Gong

A

system of movement, regulated breathing and meditation

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Reiki

  • uses
  • thinks stress and sickness is from
  • happiness and health comes from
A
  • 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
A
  • 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

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  • 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
A
  • paranoia, hallucinations, delusions

- impaired sense of touch

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Color therapy

  • beliefs
  • uses
  • sickness
A
  • auras
  • high intensity lights
  • causes discoloration of aura
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how does color therapy work

A
  • 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
A
  • still under study

- magnets are placed over areas to relieve pain

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Repetitive trans-cranial magnetic stimulation

  • abbreviation
  • treats
A
  • TMS

- severe depression

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Pulsating electromagnetic therapy

  • enhances
  • claims to treat
A
  • bone healing

- sleep disorders and headache

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Millimetre wave therapy

  • where is it used
  • treats
  • uses
  • increases
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  • russia and eastern europe
  • physical and psychological illness
  • low power millimeter waves
  • immunity
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CAM mental health therapy

-emphasises

A

-interactions of body, mind and spirit

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Animal-assisted therapy

  • what type of therapy is it
  • what is it used for
A
  • 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

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  • promotes socialization
  • increases empathy
  • encourages responsibility and commitment
  • fosters community
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Benefits of eliminating wheat and dairy

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-may lessen severity of schizophrenia symptoms

76
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Herbs and vitamins may help

A

-ease discomfort of depression and hyperactivity

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Diet and nutrition can be part of what kind of therapy

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CAM mental health therapy

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Pastoral counseling

  • uses
  • works within
  • members help by
  • what kind of therapy is it part of
A
  • 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

A

CAM mental health therapy

80
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learning to control fight or flight response

-how does it help

A

-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
A
  • 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
A
  • objective evidence of relaxation
  • severe anxiety, phobias, panic attacks
  • CAM mental health therapy

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