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Which of the following is a problem with research identifying the effectiveness of CAMs for the treatment of health conditions?

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research studies to examine CAMs practices often involve small samples that do not provide evidence of statistically treatment effectiveness, do not include a control group, rely on self reports and ancedotal evidence

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Which of the following is an example of complementary and alternative medicine?

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massage

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complementary and alternative medicine is the name given to a category of medical treatments:

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Designed to treat the whole body to achieve health

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Health psychologists believe that it is crucial to understand a patient’s beliefs because:

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What patients believe impacts how they respond to treatment.

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health psychology

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dedicated to promoting and maintaining health and preventing illness

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epidemiology

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focus on the frequency, distribution and causes of different diseases

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mortality

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how common or how likely was someone to get diagnosed with something

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health literacy

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ability to understand and use health info to make decision about ones health

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goals of health pyschology

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  1. focus on health promotion and maintenance
  2. enhance and create programs for prevention and treatment
  3. greater understanding of the epetiology/ traits that affect illness
  4. enhance the health care system and the formulation health policy
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humoral theory

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a healthy body and mind resulted from equilibrium among body fluids
1. blood
2. yellow bile
3. black bile
4. phelm

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allopathy

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to cause the opposite effect created by disease

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reductionist approach

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based on biological factors - genetics, injury, physiology, chemisty ect

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social

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relationships, social support, culture, health experience, socio economic status

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psychological

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emotional state, sense of self, beliefs, knowledge, acceptance

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evolutionary perspective

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human traits that exist due to historical value across generations

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life course persistent

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different health experiences across the lifespan
– changes in susceptibility of health conditions/death relative to age

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gender perspective

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influence of gender stereotypes on the experience of health illness

– impact of gender bias in research and the receipt of health care

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sociocultural perspective

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factors of culture influence experience of health and disease

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culture

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influence health behaviors, treatment options and sense of well being

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culture and health disparites

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biological sex, race, and socioeconomic states

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research question

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what you want to know

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hypothesis

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prediction statement

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operational definition

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how you define the variables/ percise form of measurement for variables of interest

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data collection

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who to recruit for participants/ where and how to gather data

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data analysis and interpretation
statistical analysis and draw conclusions
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descriptive research methods
observe and record behavior
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quantitative reseach
precise or numerical assesment (in a lab or natural setting)
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correlations
variables "go together" (direction +/-) positive = one goes up the other does too negative = go in opposite direction
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confound variable
outlier you arent studying but can affect the study
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qualitative research
focus on groups and open ended questions - assement to identify themes in response -- draw conclusions
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experiments
random assignment, manipulate variables, experimental and control groups
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quasi - experiment design
issue of ethical constraints, data from already made groups, use comparison group
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longitudinal designs
examine 1 or more groups over time, often prospective research, advantages and disadvantages
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cross sectional designs
examine 2+ groups at a time, often retrospective research
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prevalence
# of people w a disease or behavior
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incidence rate
# of new case of disease/ behavior
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ANOVAS
analysis to compare between groups, identify differences by average scores/outcomes
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odds ratio
probablity of an outcome/ likliehood of an outcome
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relative risk
likelihood of outcome of behavior
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attributable risk
change in outcome of behavior removed
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psychoneurology immunology (mind and body)
field of research that emphasizes the interaction of psychological neuroendocrine and immunological process in health
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epigenetics
field of study focused on the genes of and environment interaction
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genotype
who you based on your genes
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phenotype
your own features
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central nervous system
brain and spinal cord
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pheripheral nervous system
somatic and autonomic
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somatic
voluntary movements
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sympathetic
heart attack, blood pressure, autonomic responses
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parasympathic
calming down and returning to resting heart rate
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parietal lobe
sensory info, space and position of yourself
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frontal lobe
cognitive process and movement
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temporal lobe
auditory info
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occipital lobe
visual info
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medulla
controls vital signs
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reticular formation
subserves autonomic, motor, sensory, behavioral, cognitive, and mood-related functions.
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endocrine system
adrenal glands secrete hormones in body response to stress pancreas secretes insulin for the body to use food for energy
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immune system
to distinguish between body cells from foreign cells and to destroy foreign substances
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non specific immunity
1st defense - skin and nasal cavity 2nd defense - phagocytosis (attack invaders) , phagocyte/ macrophages, patrol body to destroy invaders
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inflammatory response
restores tissues promotes healing but can cause further damage
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specifc immunity
some cells fight some make antibodies
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descriptive study
case studies, interviews, surveys, focus groups and observational studies
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case study
one person is studied in depth
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limitations of surveys and interviews
people may answer in ways they want to be perceived
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epidemiologist 5 objectives
1. identitfy the etiology of a particular disease in order to generate a hypothesis 2. evaluate the hypothesis 3. test the hypothesis by assessing the effectiveness of specific prevention health intervention
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epidemiologist
test hypothesis by attempting to predict the incidence and prevalence of disease
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retrospective
group have a certain disease and then look backward in time in an attempt to reconstruct the characteristics that led to the condition
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prospective study
group of people free of disease and follows them over a period of time to determine whether a condition or behavior is related to later health conditions
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meta analysis
quantitiative technique that combines the result of many studies examining the same effect or phenomenon
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qualitative
narrative response
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randomized clinical trials
allows researchers to draw conclusions about cause and effect relationship
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reticular formation
brainstem circuit governs arousal and sleep
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thalamus
sorts sensory info and sends it to other lobes
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cerebellum
little brain
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limib system
neurons surrounding the central core of the brain - fear and aggression -hypothalamus, amygdala and hippocampus
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limib system
neurons surrounding the central core of the brain - fear and aggression -hypothalamus, amygdala and hippocampus
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amygdala
emotional response
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hippocampus
spatial orientation, learning, and memory
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hypothalamus
hunger, thirst, body temp, sexual behavior, helps govern the endocrine system via pituitary gland
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association cortex
areas of the cerebral cortex that integrate multisensory info and higher mental functions such as thinking and speaking
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adrenal cortex
secrete stress hormones - epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol
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nonspecific immune response
injury becomes red, warm, and tender
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inflammation
isolates injured tissue, mobilizes our immune response and promotes healing
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erythrocytes
carry oxygen from the lungs to the cells of the body
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leukocytes
white blood cells -clot blood when needed -represent a defense system of the immune response
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cultural differences in health
-where you live/ resources provided in your geo location -specialists, clinics health professionals
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cultural differences in health
-where you live/ resources provided in your geo location -specialists, clinics health professionals
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conventional medicine
healthcare based in western biomedical practices - medical degrees, technology
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alternative medicine
health care practices that are not taught in medical school -care options generally not offered in hospitals or funded by insurance
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complementary action
combination of conventional and alternative practices healthcare -massage, meditation
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intergrative medicine
multidisciplinary approach to health care = western biomedicine and cams
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evidence based medicine
approach to health care that promotes the collection, interpretation, and integration of the best research-based evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients
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osetopathic medicine
medicine that provides all the benefits of conventional allopathic medicine and emphasizes the interrelationship between the structure and function of the body
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hollistic
considers the physical health as well as the mental and emotional health
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Nacebo
a harmless substance that nevertheless creates harmful effects in a person who takes it

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