HTHRHSC 4570 Midterm Exam Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025/2026
What does NCCIH stand for? - Answers National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Health
What are the five categories the NCCAM/NCCIH have divided CAM therapies into? - Answers
alternative medical systems; mind-body interventions; biologically-based therapies; manipulative
& body-based therapies; & energy therapies
[CAM therapies] what are 4 examples of alternative medical systems? - Answers TCM,
homeopathic, naturopathic, & Ayurvedic
[CAM therapies] what are 6 examples of mind-body interventions? - Answers meditation, prayer,
mental healing, art, music, & dance
[CAM therapies] what are 2 examples of biologically-based therapies? - Answers dietary
supplements & herbal medicine
[CAM therapies] what are 3 examples of manipulative and body-based therapies? - Answers
chiropractic, osteopathic, & massage
[CAM therapies] what are 5 examples of energy therapies? - Answers qi gong, reiki, therapeutic
touch, pulsed fields, & magnetic fields
What is the overall purpose of NCCAM? - Answers has a central role in addressing the need for
reliable, objective information based on scientific evidence so that consumers and health care
providers can make well-informed decisions
What is NCCAM's mission? - Answers to define, through rigorous scientific investigation, the
usefulness and safety of complementary and alternative medicine interventions and their roles
in improving health and health care
How does NCCAM/NCCIH define IHM - Answers blending and merging of alternative healthcare
with conventional medicine; medicine that combines treatments from conventional medicine
and complementary and alternative medicine for which there is evidence of effectiveness and
safety
[complementary/alternative therapies] used WITH standard medical care - Answers
complementary therapies
[complementary/alternative medicine] used IN PLACE OF standard medical care - Answers
alternative therapies
[medical doctor (MD) vs. osteopathic doctor (OD)] treats disease by using internal agents to
produce effects different than those being treated; focus on countering the disease - Answers
medical doctor (MD)
, [medical doctor (MD) vs. osteopathic doctor (OD)] must be college grads, pass the MCAT, have
4 years of med school, have clinical experience the last 2 years of med school, & complete a
residency - Answers medical doctor (MD)
[medical doctor (MD) vs. osteopathic doctor (OD)] believe that the disease and its symptoms
are caused by disturbances of bones, muscles or ligaments. They do traditional medical
techniques but also use manipulative techniques to relieve musculoskeletal restrictions -
Answers osteopathic doctor (OD)
[medical doctor (MD) vs. osteopathic doctor (OD)] must pass the MCAT, take 4 years of
academic and clinical studies, have an emphasis on preventative medicine, take additional
hours in musculoskeletal manipulation, & complete a residency - Answers osteopathic doctor
(OD)
What is the JKZ definition of mindfulness? - Answers "...mindfulness is simply the art of
conscious living..."; a way of connecting to your life, cultivating attention in a particular way,
'paying attention on purpose in the present moment non-judgmentally
What are six values of IHM? - Answers least invasive methods first; partnering with others; inter-
professional education & collaboration; patient centered care; promoting self care; & creating
health rather than treating disease
[IHM pioneer] first US medical exchange student to the People's republic of China; attended
Beijing college of TCM; on faculty at Harvard and worked at Brigham and Women's Hospital and
Boston - Answers David Eisenberg, MD
[IHM pioneer] Indian trained biomedical physician;
cofounder of Chopra center for wellbeing (offers courses in emotional, physical, and spiritual
healing); uses Ayurvedic techniques and mind-body healing - Answers Deepak Chopra, MD
[IHM pioneer] huge interest in botanicals; Harvard trained; works at University of Arizona
Medical Center; established foundation for integrative medicine - Answers Andrew Weil, MD
[IHM pioneer] linked stress to physical health; researched the effects of meditation on BP and
found that meditation helped slow brain waves, lowered heart rate, increased metabolism;
labeled it 'relaxation response', went on to study other types of meditation and its effects of
body - Answers Herbert Benson, MD
[IHM pioneer] taught patients to use meditation and positive energy to help the healing process
of cancer; founded Exceptional Cancer Patients, a type of group/individual therapy that uses
drawings, dreams, positive energy and other techniques - Answers Bernard Siegel, MD
What are the four TCM diagnostic methods? - Answers 1. Observation of patient
2. Tongue Diagnosis
What does NCCIH stand for? - Answers National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Health
What are the five categories the NCCAM/NCCIH have divided CAM therapies into? - Answers
alternative medical systems; mind-body interventions; biologically-based therapies; manipulative
& body-based therapies; & energy therapies
[CAM therapies] what are 4 examples of alternative medical systems? - Answers TCM,
homeopathic, naturopathic, & Ayurvedic
[CAM therapies] what are 6 examples of mind-body interventions? - Answers meditation, prayer,
mental healing, art, music, & dance
[CAM therapies] what are 2 examples of biologically-based therapies? - Answers dietary
supplements & herbal medicine
[CAM therapies] what are 3 examples of manipulative and body-based therapies? - Answers
chiropractic, osteopathic, & massage
[CAM therapies] what are 5 examples of energy therapies? - Answers qi gong, reiki, therapeutic
touch, pulsed fields, & magnetic fields
What is the overall purpose of NCCAM? - Answers has a central role in addressing the need for
reliable, objective information based on scientific evidence so that consumers and health care
providers can make well-informed decisions
What is NCCAM's mission? - Answers to define, through rigorous scientific investigation, the
usefulness and safety of complementary and alternative medicine interventions and their roles
in improving health and health care
How does NCCAM/NCCIH define IHM - Answers blending and merging of alternative healthcare
with conventional medicine; medicine that combines treatments from conventional medicine
and complementary and alternative medicine for which there is evidence of effectiveness and
safety
[complementary/alternative therapies] used WITH standard medical care - Answers
complementary therapies
[complementary/alternative medicine] used IN PLACE OF standard medical care - Answers
alternative therapies
[medical doctor (MD) vs. osteopathic doctor (OD)] treats disease by using internal agents to
produce effects different than those being treated; focus on countering the disease - Answers
medical doctor (MD)
, [medical doctor (MD) vs. osteopathic doctor (OD)] must be college grads, pass the MCAT, have
4 years of med school, have clinical experience the last 2 years of med school, & complete a
residency - Answers medical doctor (MD)
[medical doctor (MD) vs. osteopathic doctor (OD)] believe that the disease and its symptoms
are caused by disturbances of bones, muscles or ligaments. They do traditional medical
techniques but also use manipulative techniques to relieve musculoskeletal restrictions -
Answers osteopathic doctor (OD)
[medical doctor (MD) vs. osteopathic doctor (OD)] must pass the MCAT, take 4 years of
academic and clinical studies, have an emphasis on preventative medicine, take additional
hours in musculoskeletal manipulation, & complete a residency - Answers osteopathic doctor
(OD)
What is the JKZ definition of mindfulness? - Answers "...mindfulness is simply the art of
conscious living..."; a way of connecting to your life, cultivating attention in a particular way,
'paying attention on purpose in the present moment non-judgmentally
What are six values of IHM? - Answers least invasive methods first; partnering with others; inter-
professional education & collaboration; patient centered care; promoting self care; & creating
health rather than treating disease
[IHM pioneer] first US medical exchange student to the People's republic of China; attended
Beijing college of TCM; on faculty at Harvard and worked at Brigham and Women's Hospital and
Boston - Answers David Eisenberg, MD
[IHM pioneer] Indian trained biomedical physician;
cofounder of Chopra center for wellbeing (offers courses in emotional, physical, and spiritual
healing); uses Ayurvedic techniques and mind-body healing - Answers Deepak Chopra, MD
[IHM pioneer] huge interest in botanicals; Harvard trained; works at University of Arizona
Medical Center; established foundation for integrative medicine - Answers Andrew Weil, MD
[IHM pioneer] linked stress to physical health; researched the effects of meditation on BP and
found that meditation helped slow brain waves, lowered heart rate, increased metabolism;
labeled it 'relaxation response', went on to study other types of meditation and its effects of
body - Answers Herbert Benson, MD
[IHM pioneer] taught patients to use meditation and positive energy to help the healing process
of cancer; founded Exceptional Cancer Patients, a type of group/individual therapy that uses
drawings, dreams, positive energy and other techniques - Answers Bernard Siegel, MD
What are the four TCM diagnostic methods? - Answers 1. Observation of patient
2. Tongue Diagnosis
