The nurse is assessing a family's use of complementary medicine practices. What practices are classified as mind–body control therapies? (Select all that apply.)
a. Relaxation
b. Acupuncture
c. Prayer therapy
d. Guided imagery
e. Herbal medicine
ANS: A, C, D
Relaxation, prayer therapy, and guided imagery are classified as mind–body control therapies. Acupuncture and herbal medicine are classified as traditional and ethnomedicine therapies.
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