Health Plans That Offer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Services

question 24

Multiple Choice

Health plans that offer complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) services face potential liability because many types of CAM services

• A) must be offered as separate supplemental benefits or separate products
• B) lack clinical trials to evaluate their safety and effectiveness
• C) are not covered by state or federal consumer protection statutes
• D) focus on a specific illness, injury, or symptom rather than on the whole body

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Definitions:

Collective Unconscious

A concept in analytical psychology referring to the part of the unconscious mind which is derived from ancestral memory and experience common to all humankind.

Archetypes

Fundamental, universal symbols or themes that recur in myths, literature, and dreams reflecting the collective unconscious.

Psychosexual Stage

A concept in Freudian psychology that describes phases of childhood development, each characterized by an erogenous zone that drives behavior.

Oral

Pertaining to the mouth; often used to describe medications or other substances that are taken by mouth.