Health & Wellness, Ninth Edition

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Practice Quizzes

These Practice Quizzes test your knowledge of the important concepts in each chapter and provide an explanation for each answer.

Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: Which of the following is NOT an alternative medicine?
	A: radiology
	B: acupuncture
	C: refelexology
	D: biofeedback

2: One of the world's oldest medical systems is
	A: integrative medicine
	B: magnetic therapy
	C: ayurvedic medicine
	D: naturopathic medicine

3: The most widely used alternative medicine worldwide is
	A: acupuncture
	B: homeopathy
	C: naturopathy
	D: osteopathy

4: Integrative medicine is an attempt by physicians to
	A: replace conventional medicine with alternative medicine
	B: use herbs instead of drugs to treat disease
	C: encourage patients to pray
	D: use some practices of alternative medicine

5: An ayurvedic physician examines a patient by
	A: sticking needles into key points
	B: pulse diagnosis
	C: asking the patient to meditate on the problem
	D: all of the above

6: Osteopaths have the same privileges to practice medicine as
	A: physicians (MDs)
	B: chiropractors
	C: acupuncturists
	D: naturopaths

7: Knowledge of meridians is important in
	A: herbal medicine
	B: chiropractic
	C: homeopathy
	D: acupuncture

8: The most useful alternative medicine for relieving postoperative dental pain is
	A: hypnosis
	B: chiropractic
	C: acupuncture
	D: meditation

9: The Law of Similars is part of
	A: homeopathy
	B: naturopathy
	C: herbal medicine
	D: all of the above

10: Alternative medicine includes spiritual and psychic approaches to healing.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

11: The federal government's Office of Alternative Medicine attempts to disprove and discredit alternative therapies.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: The practice of homeopathy goes back thousands of years.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

13: Homeopathic remedies are tested by first giving them to healthy volunteers.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

14: Physicians (MDs) are not allowed to refer patients to chiropractors.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

15: Ginseng is an herb used to relieve stress.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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