Quackeries & Alternative Care Modalities

These flashcards cover important vocabulary related to quackeries and alternative care modalities, including definitions of key terms mentioned in the lecture notes.

Quackery

Health fraud involving products or services advertised without proof of safety or effectiveness.

Quack

A person with little or no medical training who pretends to be an expert.

Placebo effect

When a person feels better because they believe a product works, despite no real effect.

Self-limiting conditions

Illnesses that improve on their own, regardless of treatment.

Red flags in health products

Warning signs such as claims of miracle cures, quick fixes, ancient remedies, or secret ingredients.

Economic harm of quackery

Financial loss due to spending on fake products and services.

Psychological harm

Stress and anxiety caused by false diagnoses and treatments.

Complementary and Alternative Health Care

Health practices that are not typically part of conventional medicine, often rooted in traditional methods.

TAMA

Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act, a law promoting the use of traditional medicine in the Philippines.

Characteristics of health quackery

Progressive nature, big business, targeting incurable diseases, and fast spread.