CHapter 7: Complementary and Alternative Health Care: Historical Foundation of Holistic Healing Flashcards
True or false: there is a distinction between the word “healing” and the word “cure”
true
True or false: people with chronic illnesses may realize that they cannot be cured of the disease, but they want to feel as well as they possibly can, given the limitations of the disease. They consider factors other than the “elimination” of the disease, such as the kinds of adjustments they need to make in order to live with the disease.
true
What does healing mean
to use the mind, body, and spirit to control disease, promote a sense of well-being, and enhance the quality of life.
A sense of well-being, comfort, and an integration of the body–mind–spirit are important characteristics of the healing process.
Who is the healer
is the one who restores health or makes a person whole again
What are significant aspects of the healer’s role
Compassion, empathy, touch and caring
What two things in performing caregiving are important foundations to a healing relationship between the healer and patient
scientific knowledge and skill
Shamanism
Primitive tribes considered illness the work of evil spirits. The tribes, therefore, selected masters of the healing tradition who were known as medicine men, witch doctors, seers, or shamans.1 The word “shaman” literally means “he (or she) who knows.” To aid healing of tribe members, early shamans used various types of communication with the spiritual world that included singing, dancing, storytelling, and drawing
True or False: Anthropological studies have proven that many shamanic cultures used hallucinogenic substances to enter the “Otherworld.”1,2,3 Shamans were thought to be aided in this voyage to the Otherworld by particular animals that were the “spirit guides.”
true
What is another way shamans entered a trance state
by fast place themselves in isolation for long periods of time, use sensory deprivation and even undergo torture
True or False; Many shamans wear female clothing or garb as they preform healing rituals
true
three key features of shamans
Shamans can voluntarily enter altered states of consciousness.
In these states, they may experience themselves journeying to other realms.
They use these journeys to acquire knowledge or power and to help people in their community.
Sweat lodge
Native culture, built as a ceremonial sauna, used for a purification ceremony
Greek Asclepions
-sanctuaries of healing that had their roots in ancient Greece on the island of los
-named after asclepius, divine physcian, often shown standing with a long wooden staff and snake entwined
-built in areas of naturally beauty throughout greece
- They created a healing environment that addressed the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of individuals.
-Once admitted to the healing centers, the healers utilized music, dream interpretations, drama, massage, humor, baths, herbs, and rest as treatments
Before entering an asclepions what did peope have to do
undergo Katharsis (catharsis) or purification.8,9 This consisted of a series of cleansing baths and purging, accompanied by a cleansing diet. Purification could last several days.
True or False: The foundation of modern medicine is thought to come mostly from ancient Greek physicians, although both Greek and Roman physicians had a tremendous influence on medicine.
true
Most famous ancient greek physician
Hippocrates
