PRELIM 01 - Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Question 1

A collection of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures used hand in hand with the conventional and modern medicine

Answer 1

Complementary medicine

Question 2

Other complementary forms of treatment can also be classified as __________ or __________ medicine

Answer 2

Alternative/Integrative medicine

Question 3

Are medical treatments that are used instead of traditional medicine; it is a field of study that maintains a mind-body connection

Answer 3

Alternative medicine

Question 4

Greek word which means “other”

Answer 4

Allos

Question 5

Greek word which means “disease” or “suffering”

Answer 5

Pathos

Question 6

Are methods for treatment of disease that attempt to counteract the disease or cause of the disease directly

Answer 6

Allopathic medicine

Question 7

2 examples of alternative medical systems

Answer 7

Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese medicine

Question 8

2 types of mind-body interventions

Answer 8

Meditation, Yoga

Question 9

2 types of biologically based therapies

Answer 9

Herbal supplements, Dietary supplements

Question 10

2 types of manipulative and body based methods

Answer 10

Chiropractic, Massage therapy

Question 11

2 types of energy therapies

Answer 11

Reiki, Acupuncture

Question 12

Is someone who has the ability to meditate with the spirit world, and is given gifts of healing (Early Spanish colonial period)

Answer 12

Babaylans/Katalonan

Question 13

Healers, known as __________ or __________, used a variety of natural remedies including herbs, plants, and animal parts, to treat illnesses (Pre-colonial period)

Answer 13

Albularyos/Herbolarios

Question 14

Albularyo comes from the Spanish word __________ or __________; he is a person who specializes in herb lore, which he uses for treating ailments, whether supernatural or not (Pre-colonial period)

Answer 14

Herbolario/Herbalist

Question 15

During the Spanish colonial period from __________ to __________, traditional practices were influenced by Western medicine (Colonial period)

Answer 15

1521-1898

Question 16

The first faculty of medicine in the Philippines was at the __________ in 1871 (Colonial period)

Answer 16

University of Santo Tomas

Question 17

The first faculty of medicine in the Philippines was at the University of Santo Tomas in __________ (Colonial period)

Answer 17

1871

Question 18

__________ and __________ often served as the primary healthcare providers, blending their medical knowledge with local practices (Colonial period)

Answer 18

Friars, Missionaries

Question 19

In the __________, the Philippines saw a resurgence of interest in traditional medicine (Post colonial and modern era)

Answer 19

20th century

Question 20

An act that integrated traditional and alternative medicine into the national healthcare system

Answer 20

Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act (TAMA) of 1997

Question 21

TAMA led to the establishment of the __________, which promotes and regulates the use of traditional and alternative medicine in the country

Answer 21

Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC)

Question 22

3 reasons why CAM-related research has been slower in the last years

Answer 22

Time and funding problems, Regulatory issues, Conflict in finding researchers willing to conduct ample research

Question 23

7 examples of alternative medicine (CHAHARA)

Answer 23

Chiropractic, Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Herbal medicine, Acupuncture, Reflexology, Aromatherapy

Question 24

5 examples of allopathic medicine (Western COMB)

Answer 24

Western medicine, Conventional medicine, Orthodox medicine, Mainstream medicine, Biomedicine

Question 25

Are practices that work in conjunction with the standard Western medicine

Answer 25

Complementary practices

Question 26

Are practices that takes the place of standard Western medicine

Answer 26

Alternative practices

Question 27

3 examples of alternative practices

Answer 27

Herbal medicine, Ayurveda, Acupuncture

Question 28

5 examples of complementary practices

Answer 28

Massage, Meditation, Dietary supplement, Tai Chi, Music therapy

Question 29

Medicine that arises from a need to appreciate the wholeness of an individual person; focuses on the least invasive methods to help facilitate health

Answer 29

Integrative medicine

Question 30

The founder of allopathic medicine, __________, wrote "It is much more important to know what sort of patient has a disease than what sort of disease a patient has"

Answer 30

Sir William Osler

Question 31

Health comes from the Old English word __________ meaning wholeness, soundness, or spiritual wellness

Answer 31

Hal

Question 32

Is defined by WHO as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"

Answer 32

Health

Question 33

Refers to doing something that alleviates a troublesome condition or disease

Answer 33

Cure