More than 80 percent of the world's population uses ________ remedies to treat illness and optimize health.
a. traditional
b. Eastern
c. Western
d. magico-religious
e. herbal
Q. 2Who is most likely to use complementary and alternative medicine in the U.S.?
a. middle to-upper class women
b. young men
c. the elderly
d. the poor who can't afford health care
e. executives
Q. 3What is the term for addressing the experience of illness, alleviating the infirmities of the sick, and responding to the personal, familial, and social issues surrounding sickness?
a. cure
b. holistic medicine
c. treatment
d. healing
e. seeking care
Q. 4Invoking supernatural forces, or ________, is a frequent social cause of sickness.
a. astrology
b. conjury
c. disharmony
d. bad air
e. fate
Q. 5An envious gaze that is believed by many to project harm on another person is called
a. a stare.
b. the evil eye.
c. a bewitching gaze.
d. a seizure.
e. the curse.
Q. 6Wind or bad air is of particular concern in many cultural groups because it can enter the body through ________, causing illness.
a. the eyes
b. pores in the body
c. food-borne contagions
d. an epidemic
e. supernatural forces
Q. 7The use of astrology for determining the health status of a person coincides with what belief about sickness?
a. Sickness is due to the social world.
b. Sickness is due to the patient.
c. Sickness is due to the natural world.
d. Sickness is due to the supernatural world.
e. Sickness is due to spiritual fate.
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