Deck 23: Terms in Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Question 1

Effleurage is used in relaxation massage.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Coding systems are only available for conventional medicine.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

TCM is a type of complementary medicine.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Meditation is a form of mind-body therapy.

Question 5

About 40 percent of the U.S.population uses some form of CAM.

Question 6

Mind-body interventions are complete systems of theory and practice.

Question 7

Tapotement is a tapping used in massage therapy.

Question 8

Conventional medical standards are those endorsed by the AMA.

Question 9

Chiropractic is a type of energy therapy.

Question 10

Massage therapy is useful for every patient.

Question 11

Ayurveda originated in China.

Question 12

Scented oils are used in energy therapy.

Question 13

Therapeutic touch is a form of energy therapy.

Question 14

Folk medicine practices are never effective.

Question 15

Alternative medicines are used alongside conventional medicine.

Question 16

Lister is generally regarded as the founder of conventional medicine.

Question 17

Biologically based therapies use over-the-counter drugs.

Question 18

Lister promoted antiseptic surgery.

Question 19

Homeopathic medicine is a type of alternative medicine.

Question 20

Therapeutic massage is a recent innovation.

Question 21

Practices endorsed by the AMA are:

A)alternative medicine
B)conventional medicine
C)complementary medicine
D)All of the choices are correct

Question 22

Homeopathic medicine is a type of:

A)alternative medicine
B)conventional medicine
C)complementary medicine
D)All of the choices are correct

Question 23

Therapeutic touch is used in:

A)energy therapy
B)massage therapy
C)chiropractic
D)All of the choices are correct