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JMatthes · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Interventions that are different from, but used in conjunction with, traditional or conventional medical treatment are termed ___________________ __ medicine.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

The humoral theory of disease embraced by Hippocrates required a balance of which elements? (Select all that apply.)

a. Fire
b. Water
c. Light
d. Air
e. Earth

macagn · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

complementary
Rationale: Interventions that are different from, but used in conjunction with, traditional or conventional medical treatment are termed complementary medicine. Some individuals do not completely abandon conventional medicine for alternative therapies. Instead, they may choose to complement the conventional methods with the addition of alternative strategies.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, D, E
Hippocrates viewed mental illness as a result of an imbalance of humorsthe fundamental elements of air, fire, water, and earth. Each basic element had a related humor or part in the body.