Unit 1,2,3 Flashcards
_____is an umbrella term for a number of
practices beyond the scope of conventional medicine that are built upon
a complete system of ideas and practice and may have evolved in
Western or non-Western cultures
Alternative system of medicine
This field includes the more mainstream
and accepted forms of therapy that has been practiced for centuries
world-wide such as acupuncture, ayurveda, homeopathy, naturopathy,
Chinese or Oriental medicine
Traditional alternative medicine
many ____and _____approaches attempt to balance
the body’s nutritional well-being that include, dietary supplements,
herbal medicine and nutrition/diet
dietary , herbal
some people believe external energies from objects or
other sources directly affect a person’s health for example,
_____, _____, ______
electromagnetic therapy,Reiki and Qigong
This therapy is based on the idea that illness or injury
in one area of the body can affect all parts of the body, if, with manual
manipulation, the other parts can be brought back to optimum health,
the body can fully focus on healing at the site of injury or illness
Body therapy or healing by touch
Examples of body therapy are:
chiropractic and osteopathic medicine, massage, body movement
therapies, Tai chi and Yoga
Tai chi is a type of mind therapy, true or false
false, body therapy
therapies using the mind include:
meditation, biofeedback and hypnosis
5 basic senses are
touch, sight, hearing, smell, and
taste
examples of using senses as therapy include
art, dance, and
music, visualization and guided imagery
The term, ________, is used to emphasize the
civilizational origin of a particular system of medicine
indigenous systems of medicine
biomedicine, homeopathy and naturopathy have their
origins in _______
Europe
The Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani systems of medicine have their
civilizational origins in ______
India
_________ can be defined as the employment of more than one
medical system or the use of both conventional and complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM) for health and illness
Medical Pluralism
a key issue in _____ in India is the existing unequal
power relations between different medical systems as well as between
“providers” and “receivers” of healthcare
medical pluralism
The term ______was used for, “bureaucratic
convenience and included Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Naturopathy, all
ancient medical systems practiced in India”
Indian System of Medicine (ISM)
is a system of medicine that evolved across many historical periods
in terms of knowledge as well as practice
ISM
India has a rich heritage of medical wisdom derived from the ____ that
prevailed as Ayurveda
Vedas
These were the principal medical practices of the country for centuries,
forming part of Indian ethos and culture
Ayurveda, Siddha
system and Yoga practices
_______ that was known from period of Hippocrates came to India
during ______
Unani Tibb, 8th century
Western medicine that is based on
biomedical concepts is commonly known as ______
Allopathy
_________ a system developed in _______ in _____ century quickly
gained popularity and has got blended with the Indian traditional
medical practices due to similarity in its holistic medical philosophy and
principles
Homeopathy, Germany, 18th
______is a drug less system of healthy living practices
Naturopathy
The_______ also helped in establishing western medicine
in India during 19th century
indigenous practitioners
The _____ and _____were given training during 1860-70s and
traditional midwives (dais) were also trained in 1900s
Vaids, Hakims
traditional midwives also called ___
dais
The colonial system viewed dais as, _______
“unhygienic and dangerous women,
the prime cause of maternal and infant deaths in India”
Towards the end of nineteenth century,_____was informally an integral
part of medical services
ISM