Complementary and intergrative therapies ch 32 - exam III

Question 1

acupoints

Answer 1

acupunctures insert needles in these specific areas along the channels

Question 2

acupuncture

Answer 2

practice shared by Asian systems of care

Question 3

allopathic or biomedicines

Answer 3

conventical western medicine

Question 4

alternative therapies

Answer 4

nonpharmacological therapies are used in place of conventional pharmacological or other medical procedures

Question 5

biofeedback

Answer 5

mind-body technique that uses instruments to teach self-regulation and voluntary self-control over specific physiological responses

Question 6

chiropractic therapy

Answer 6

manipulative or body based therapy. when spine is misaligned, the energy flow is impeded.

Question 7

complementary therapies

Answer 7

therapies used together with conventional treatment recommended by a persons health care provider.

Question 8

creative visualizations

Answer 8

self directed imagery that is based on the principle of mind-body connectivity

Question 9

cupping

Answer 9

heated cup on skin to create suction

Question 10

imagery

Answer 10

is the mind-body therapy that uses the conscious mind to create mental images to simulate physical changes in the body

Question 11

integrative health care

Answer 11

emphasizes the importance of the relationship between practitioner and patient

Question 12

integrative nursing

Answer 12

a way of being knowing doing that advances the health and well being of persons, families, and communities through caring-healing relationships.

Question 13

integrative therapies

Answer 13

interventions used in this fashion, particularly by licensed health care providers

Question 14

meditation

Answer 14

any activity that limits stimulus input by directing attention to a single unchanging or repetitive stimulus so that the person is able to become more aware of self

Question 15

moxibustion

Answer 15

burning moxa, dried herbs near skin

Question 16

passive relaxation

Answer 16

to still the mind and body intentionally without the need to tighten and relax any particular part of the body

Question 17

pilates

Answer 17

exercise based on the 6 principles of: centering, concentration, control, precision, flow of movement, and breathing

Question 18

progressive relaxation

Answer 18

teaches the individual how to effectively rest and reduces tension in the body

Question 19

qi gong

Answer 19

choreographed movements that promote qi within the body

Question 20

relaxation response

Answer 20

reduces generalized cognitive, physiological, and/or behavioral arousal

Question 21

stress response

Answer 21

mind modifying the biochemical functions of the major organ systems in response to feedback

Question 22

tai chi

Answer 22

martial art that is now viewed as moving meditation

Question 23

therapeutic touch (TT)

Answer 23

one of the touch therapies

Question 24

traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

Answer 24

life in balance

Question 25

vital energy (qi)

Answer 25

flows like a river through the body in channels that form a system of pathways called meridians

Question 26

whole medical systems

Answer 26

such as Chinese medicine, as alternatives to biomedicine

Question 27

yin and yang

Answer 27

opposing yet complementary phenomena that exists in a state of dynamic equilibrium