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Exam #1 Flashcards

Medical devices

1
Q

What is a greater threat to the esthetics industry tan the medical profession?

A

A poorly trained/ misinformed esthetician.

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What is the common thread among all possible origins of the word “spa”?

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The use of water and implication of healing.

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3
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What term can be used interchangeably with the term “spa therapy”?

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Balneotherapy; Hydrotherapy

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What ancient culture developed enormous bathhouses that are considered the historical beginning of spa treatments?

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Ancient Rome

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When Moorish influence rose in southern Europe during the 13th century, what was the primary purpose of bathing?

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Relaxation

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What is NOT one of the reasons the use of public baths declined during the Renaissance?

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A fashion trend favoring dirty skin.

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What type of business arose in the United States during the 19th century based upon the idea of therapeutic benefits related to mineral springs?

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Spa Resorts

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According to the International Spa Association (ISPA)figures, approximately what % of the US population visits spas regularly?

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10%

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9
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What is a characteristic of an esthetician who settles for a bare minimum of training and education?

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Someone who merely learns how to sell the products in a given salon.

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10
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What is one benefit for estheticians of extensive education and training?

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Knowing where to turn whatever the circumstance.

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11
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What type of professional specializes in the care of the skin?

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Esthetician

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12
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What type of professional explains, demonstrates, and sells products?

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Manufacturers, Sales Representatives

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13
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What type of professional embellishes and enhances facial features?

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Makeup Artist

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14
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What type of professional enforces rules and regulations?

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State licensing inspector; Examiner

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15
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What is the correct term for a technician trained in cosmetic tattooing?

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Permanent Makeup Artist

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16
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What is NOT a skill required for becoming an esthetician?

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Permanent Makeup skills

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17
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What is a special skill required of estheticians working in the medical field?

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In depth knowledge of regulatory agencies.

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18
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What career requires strong business skills in financial management, marketing, people management, and esthetics products and services?

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Salon Owner

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19
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What career choice does NOT require an outgoing personality?

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Beauty Magazine Columnist

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20
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What is a skill that distinguishes skilled estheticians?

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The ability to think critically!

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21
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What course of action represents adherence to the principle of “clarifying the concern”?

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Proceed only when the problem is identifies and understood.

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22
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What is NOT a question that comes up during the critical-thinking stage of “gathering the facts”?

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How can I convince the client that my opinion is correct?

23
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What is a goal of defining solutions and outcomes?

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Earning a satisfied and loyal client.

24
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What does acronym SOAP stand for (used in “SOAP notes”)?

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Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Procedure

25
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What is the term for the nontechnical skills that you will use in the practice of esthetics?

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Soft Skills

26
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What type of healing revolves around the idea of treating the person as a whole, rather than focusing solely on a disease or disorder?

A

Holistic

27
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What is NOT part of a holistic approach to greeting a client?

A

Stern tone of voice

28
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What is a holistic approach to ending a treatment?

A

Offering the client a glass of water

29
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What is NOT an example of the holistic principle of beginning treatments with intention?

A

Telling the client that you’re in a hurry.

30
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What is one of the 8 steps for managing emotions?

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-Consider the source of negative emotions.
-Stop what you’re doing & take a deep breath.
-Think proactively rather than reactively. Remove yourself from the emotion and analyze the situation constructively.
-Where does this emotion come from? What is behind it?
- Are you meant to learn something from the situation? Is your subconscious trying to tell you something?
-Imagine a good friend-advice you’d give them.
-How can you best handle the situation? Think of someone you respect/look up to.
-Let it go.

31
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What is one of the main functions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) of 1996?

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Protect patient privacy regarding medical records and health information provided to health plans, doctors, and hospitals.

32
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What must health providers provide in order to comply with HIPPA (1996) ?

A

Notice to patients on how personal medical data records will be used.

33
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What is NOT an example of a learned ability?

A

Innate talent

34
Q

What modern advancement has made some people reluctant to share critical information with their physicians and other health care providers?

A

The ease of sharing data digitally.

35
Q

What is the term for vaporization, cutting, or removal of skin that, in general, can only be performed by physicians?

A

Ablation

36
Q

What is composed of infrared light, ultraviolet light, and visible light?

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Electromagnetic Spectrum

37
Q

What is true of long-term exposure to ultraviolet wavelengths?

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It’s hazardous to living tissues.

38
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What term refers to small particles of electromagnetic (EM) energy that travel at the speed of light in the form of a wave?

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Photons

39
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What quality of laser light keeps it from dispersing the way normal white light does?

A

Multiple wavelengths merge.

40
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What term refers to the size and width of a laser beam used to effect treatment?

A

Spot size

41
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Why is laser light referred to as as monochromatic?

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It’s made up of one wavelength and one color.

42
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What is NOT true of laser photons?

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They are incoherent.

43
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What term refers to the target in the body, such as blood or collagen, that absorbs the laser beam’s thermal energy, causing the desired treatment effect?

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Chromophore

44
Q

What happens during absorption?

A

The photon of light loses heat energy to the chromophore.

45
Q

What term refers to the dangerous diffusion of laser light that can happen when dome laser wavelengths transmit deeply into. the skin?

A

Scatter

46
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What term refers to the laser’s ability to bounce off of shiny surfaces?

A

Reflection

47
Q

What term refers to the laser’s ability to move through tissue, fluid, and even glass?

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Transmission

48
Q

What component of every laser device is responsible for the creation of light?

A

Optical resonator

49
Q

Which governmental agency is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety and effectiveness of medical dev vices and products that give off radiation?

A

FDA

50
Q

What governmental agency promotes health and facilitates assessment systems?

A

ANSI

51
Q

What governmental agency oversees the safety of employees in the workplace?

A

OSHA

52
Q

What is NOT among the responsibilities of the LSO?

A

Repairing the laser equipment

53
Q

When should you check your scope of practice?

A

Before each laser treatment.

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