Types of Medicine
Which type of medicine is defined by signs and symptoms and relies heavily on drugs ad surgery?
Conventional
______ is guided relaxation and imagery to overcome certain conditions.
Hypnotherapy
Motor vehicle crashes, falls, and fires are considered ____ type of injury.
Unintentional
Most deaths from falls occur on the ____.
Stairs
Older adults who stay mentally active have a lower risk of developing ________.
Dementia
Name two of the three types of profession medicine
Conventional, Complementary, and alternative, integrative health
Name a manipulative healing technique
Chiropractic or exercise
Nearly 33,000 Americans are killed in motor vehicle crashes. The age range affected is?
15-24
_____ is the leading cause of home fire injury.
People of this age and over are a large minority.
65
Herbal remedies and acupuncture are treatment methods for what type of medicine?
Alternative (Chinese method)
Name an energy therapy technique
Reiki, therapeutic touch, or magnetic therapies
Name all three human factors that cause unintentional injuries
Risk taking behavior, alcohol/drugs, psychological/emotional factors
_______ injuries are involved in about 2/3rds of all bicycle related deaths.
Head
Name the three forms of irreversible dementia.
Alzheimer's, lewy body, and multi infact dementia
Which type of medicine focuses on integration of mind, body, and spirit and restores harmony and health?
(CAM) Integrative Health
Under what circumstances should you see a physician?
Symptoms are severe, unusual, persistent, recurrent
Using personal flotation devices, don't swim alone and check depths before diving are all good examples of _________.
Safety strategies for leisure activities
There is a strong correlation between ____ ownership and homicide rates.
Gun
These government programs are in place to help older Americans.
Food stamps, housing subsides, social security, medicare/Medicaid.
What are two medical problems were complementary alternative medicine becomes conventional medicine?
Fibromyalgia (Tai chi) and back pain
Name three safety strategies of motorcycles and scooters.
Wear light colored clothing, develop necessary skills, wear a helmet, wear eye protection, drive defensively.
Poverty and unemployment are key factors to what type of violence/intentional injury?
Homicide
These are the five psychological stages to coping with the death of someone.
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.