[OCTH 205] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (39 pages long!)

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Holistic health care based on the idea of addressing the (cid:862)(cid:449)hole(cid:863) pe(cid:396)so(cid:374) (cid:894)(cid:271)od(cid:455), (cid:373)i(cid:374)d, a(cid:374)d spirit). Wellness: (cid:862)social, emotional, and spiritual aspects of health that extend beyond the absence of disease and disability. F(cid:396)o(cid:373) that state (cid:894)(cid:862)aum(cid:863)(cid:895) the p(cid:396)i(cid:373)o(cid:396)dial sou(cid:374)d (cid:449)as (cid:373)a(cid:374)ifested i(cid:374)to the five great elements or principles of: space/ether, air, fire, water, and earth. If this disruption is addressed at an early. 8 state, disease can be averted; if the process is allowed to proceed disease will manifest. All diseases follow essentially the same course but vary in the doshas involved, stage of disease and the site where manifestation occurs. Conducting a thorough interview about all aspects of the patient"s life. Throwing the (cid:862)bones(cid:863) to access the advice of ancestors is an alternative practice to the ritual used to determine what the affliction is or the reason the patient is seeking help.