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nelaaney · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

In which American Indian tribe are meditation and herbs used to create a trance to provide the vision of the evil that causes an ILLNESS?

1. Hopi
2. Sioux
3. Navajo
4. Cherokee

Question 2

What is the difference between the modern physician and the medicine man when determining the cause of an illness?

1. The medicine man looks for the spiritual cause of the problem.
2. The medicine man looks for the physical cause of the problem.
3. The medicine man studies the patient's past medical history to determine the cause of the illness.
4. The medicine man studies the dietary practices of the person being seen.

Briannahope · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. In the Hopi tradition for healing, the medicine man or woman uses meditation to determine the cause of ILLNESS. Herbs may be used to induce a trance.
2. The Sioux use meditation, but not as the method to determine ILLNESS.
3. The Navajo practices are myriad, but do not use meditation as a primary method to determine ILLNESS.
4. The Cherokee tradition does use meditation and herbs to determine ILLNESS.

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. Medicine men and women look for the spiritual cause of the ILLNESS.
2. Physical symptomatology is characteristic of the modern physician.
3. Using past medical history is characteristic of the modern physician in determining ILLNESS.
4. Attributing ILLNESS to dietary practices is seen more in the modern physician than with medicine men and women.