HTHRHSC 4570 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 UPDATE | ALREADY
PASSED!!
NCCIH definition of IHM - (ANSWER)Medicine that combines treatments from conventional medicine
and complementary & alternative medicine (CAM) for which there is evidence of effectiveness and
safety
role/purpose of NCCIH - (ANSWER)To fund and conduct research about complementary health
approaches
Why did NCCAM become NCCIH? - (ANSWER)1. NIH commitment to study promising health approaches
that Americans already use
2. Americans don't consider them "alternative," more than half of Americans use dietary supplements &
spend $4 Billion a year on spinal manipulation therapy
3. IH (combining complementary and conventional) has grown within health care settings nationwide
(hospitals, hospices, and military health facilities)
JKZ's definition of mindfulness - (ANSWER)Paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment,
without judgment.
What are the 5 licensed IHM/CAM professional categories? - (ANSWER)Acupuncture and oriental
medicine
Chiropractic
Massage therapy
Direct-entry (certified professional) midwives
Naturopathic medicine
What is the difference between western medicine & eastern medicine? - (ANSWER)Western medicine =
allopathic (conventional)
Eastern medicine = Chinese, Ayurvedic, shamanic, etc.
Alternative, complementary, integrative = combination (but with BEST evidence)
5 domains we are using this year - (ANSWER)whole medical system
, HTHRHSC 4570 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 UPDATE | ALREADY
PASSED!!
body and mind medicine
biological based practice
manipulating mind and body Based practice
energy medicine
Can you list the values of IHM? - (ANSWER)Treat the whole person
Support self-care
Use least invasive first
Partner with others
Create health
The National Health Interview Survey of adults ages 18 and over found that the most commonly used
CAM/IHM were: - (ANSWER)nonvitamin, nonmineral dietary supplements
In indigenous cultures, the sweat lodge is used: - (ANSWER)for purification ceremonies
The cardiologist and professor who studied the link between stress and physical health and the effects
of Transcendental Meditation on blood pressure: - (ANSWER)Herbert Benson
Dr. David Eisenberg was the first U.S. medical exchange student to which country? - (ANSWER)China
Who is the program director for the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, the founder of the
Foundation for Integrative Medicine, and a national voice on CAM therapies and integrative medicine? -
(ANSWER)Andrew Weil
_____ gives workshops utilizing Ayurvedic modalities, and is the author of more than 50 books. -
(ANSWER)Deepak Chopra
PASSED!!
NCCIH definition of IHM - (ANSWER)Medicine that combines treatments from conventional medicine
and complementary & alternative medicine (CAM) for which there is evidence of effectiveness and
safety
role/purpose of NCCIH - (ANSWER)To fund and conduct research about complementary health
approaches
Why did NCCAM become NCCIH? - (ANSWER)1. NIH commitment to study promising health approaches
that Americans already use
2. Americans don't consider them "alternative," more than half of Americans use dietary supplements &
spend $4 Billion a year on spinal manipulation therapy
3. IH (combining complementary and conventional) has grown within health care settings nationwide
(hospitals, hospices, and military health facilities)
JKZ's definition of mindfulness - (ANSWER)Paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment,
without judgment.
What are the 5 licensed IHM/CAM professional categories? - (ANSWER)Acupuncture and oriental
medicine
Chiropractic
Massage therapy
Direct-entry (certified professional) midwives
Naturopathic medicine
What is the difference between western medicine & eastern medicine? - (ANSWER)Western medicine =
allopathic (conventional)
Eastern medicine = Chinese, Ayurvedic, shamanic, etc.
Alternative, complementary, integrative = combination (but with BEST evidence)
5 domains we are using this year - (ANSWER)whole medical system
, HTHRHSC 4570 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 UPDATE | ALREADY
PASSED!!
body and mind medicine
biological based practice
manipulating mind and body Based practice
energy medicine
Can you list the values of IHM? - (ANSWER)Treat the whole person
Support self-care
Use least invasive first
Partner with others
Create health
The National Health Interview Survey of adults ages 18 and over found that the most commonly used
CAM/IHM were: - (ANSWER)nonvitamin, nonmineral dietary supplements
In indigenous cultures, the sweat lodge is used: - (ANSWER)for purification ceremonies
The cardiologist and professor who studied the link between stress and physical health and the effects
of Transcendental Meditation on blood pressure: - (ANSWER)Herbert Benson
Dr. David Eisenberg was the first U.S. medical exchange student to which country? - (ANSWER)China
Who is the program director for the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, the founder of the
Foundation for Integrative Medicine, and a national voice on CAM therapies and integrative medicine? -
(ANSWER)Andrew Weil
_____ gives workshops utilizing Ayurvedic modalities, and is the author of more than 50 books. -
(ANSWER)Deepak Chopra
