General Flashcards
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Which assessment tool is commonly used in holistic medicine to evaluate a patient's full environmental and lifestyle context?
Answer: Comprehensive health history including diet, stress, sleep, relationships, and environment
A comprehensive holistic intake goes far beyond chief complaint, examining all domains of life that contribute to health or disease.
Craniosacral therapy works with subtle rhythmic movements of which fluid system?
Answer: Cerebrospinal fluid
Craniosacral therapy detects and works with the cerebrospinal fluid rhythm to release restrictions in the craniosacral system.
In holistic nutrition, 'bioavailability' refers to:
Answer: The proportion of a nutrient that is absorbed and utilized by the body
Bioavailability measures how much of a nutrient actually reaches systemic circulation and can be used by target tissues.
Which holistic modality uses applied pressure to specific points on the feet believed to correspond to organs and body systems?
Answer: Reflexology
Reflexology maps the body's organs and systems to specific zones on the feet (and hands/ears), applying pressure to influence corresponding areas.
The '5 R' gut restoration protocol used in holistic functional medicine stands for Remove, Replace, Reinoculate, Repair, and:
Answer: Rebalance
The 5R program's final step, Rebalance, addresses lifestyle factors including sleep, stress, and exercise that support long-term gut health.
Anthroposophic medicine, founded by Rudolf Steiner, uniquely integrates conventional medicine with which perspective?
Answer: Spiritual science and understanding of the human being as body, soul, and spirit
Anthroposophic medicine extends conventional diagnosis and treatment with spiritual-scientific understanding of the human being as a fourfold entity.
In holistic medicine, the 'therapeutic relationship' is considered important primarily because:
Answer: The quality of the practitioner-patient connection itself has healing effects
Research supports that trust, empathy, and genuine connection between practitioner and patient activates healing responses and improves treatment outcomes.