Alternative and Complementary Therapies

question 5

Multiple Choice

Alternative and complementary therapies:

• A)Replace conventional Western modalities of treatment.
• B)Are used by only a small number of American adults.
• C)Recognize the value of clients' input into their health care.
• D)Focus primarily on the disease an individual is experiencing.

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Definitions:

Affordable Care Act

A comprehensive health care reform law enacted in 2010 to improve access to health insurance, expand Medicaid, and support medical care delivery methods.

American Federalism

The division of power between the national government and the individual states in the United States.

Unitary System

A sovereign state governed as a single entity in which the central government is supreme and any administrative divisions (subnational units) exercise only powers that the central government chooses to delegate.

Political Cultures

The deeply rooted norms, values, beliefs, and attitudes that define the relationship between citizens and government within a political system.