The Whole Healthy Person

Question 1

Define health in the context of osteopathic medicine.

Answer 1

Health is the adaptive and optimal attainment of physical, mental, spiritual well-being.

Question 2

Define disease in context of OM

Answer 2

The absence of well-being of body, mind, spirit.

Question 3

Relate levels of organization in the human body to the four tenets of OM

Answer 3

The body is just one piece of a person. Treat the body as well as the mind and spirit of a patient. By healing a patient we also affect the community that the person is a part of.

Question 4

Articulate and illustrate traditional historic and contemporary perspective of osteopathic patient care.

Answer 4

Traditional/historic- focus on disease rather than ease thus just pushes death along in time
Contemporary- focus on staying healthy and thus increases quality of life. We recognize health before we recognize the disease.

Question 5

What are four tenets of OM?

Answer 5

1. ) Person composed of body mind and soul
2. ) Body is capable of self-healing, self-regulation and self-maintenance
3. ) Structure relates to function
4. ) Rational treatment based on understanding of all other three OM tenets