The staff development instructor is preparing a presentation on the different types of medicine being used by the patients cared for in the organization. Which definition should the instructor use to describe the allopathic system or philosophy of health
a. A system that holds that disease is a result of nerve dysfunction
b. A system that maintains that illness is the result of falling out of balance with nature
c. A method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects different from those caused by the disease
d. A system that uses tiny doses of a substance that create the symptoms of disease in a healthy person to relieve those symptoms in a sick person
ANS: C
C. Allopathy is a method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects different from those caused by the disease. A. Chiropractic treats nerve dysfunction. B. Ayurvedic medicine believes that illness results from falling out of balance with nature. D. Homeopathy uses tiny doses of substances that create symptoms.
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