The best to approach a massage session with a ticklish client is to

explain each therapeutic touch ahead of time

Spiritual touch is described as

involving body, mind, and spirit

The appropriate response if an LMT gets unexpected erotic feelings while massaging a client

Don't tell client, seek mentoring, refer client if necessary

Which of the following is considered part of professionalism?

Adhering to certain methods and standards

accurate for students to remember when consulting an instructor about a client’s situation

The instructor’s touch is no more right than the student’s

You and client had a disagreement before a session begins. What should happen next?

Both of you take a moment & ask if the client is ready

Dr. James B. Mennell’s fame was that he demo'd massage exerted effects by mechanical stimuli of

stomach, small intestine, and colon

Sister Kenny’s role in the history of bodywork is that she

used massage in the treatment of polio

The areas considered to be “no-touch zones” in most societies are

mouth, ears, nose, anus, and genitals

Factors that have helped massage to flourish include

the use of standardized terminology

The interpretation of touch is characterized by

having influences from cultures and subcultures

A massage therapist needs to be aware that touch as communication

sometimes has the potential for being misunderstood

The skin’s relationship to touch is shown by the fact that it

receives projected sensations from visceral structures

Ling divided movements into

exercise, resistive exercise, & range of motion & stretching

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Mosby's Fundamentals Ch 1

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1
The best to approach a massage session with a ticklish client is to
use light stroking if the client can relax
always use deeper pressure
explain each therapeutic touch ahead of time
explain that therapeutic touch is not erotic
2
Touch applied to support and convey awareness of & empathy for the client as a whole is called
energetic
palliative
expressive
awareness
3
Spiritual touch is described as
focusing on the functioning of the body
never being appropriate
staying separate from organic healing of the body
involving body, mind, and spirit
4
Receiving massage therapy after the death of a loved one is considered:
a verbal communication
an eroticism
a compassion massage
a ritual massage
5
The appropriate response if an LMT gets unexpected erotic feelings while massaging a client
Meet client later in a personal setting &ask if it's mutual
Finish the massage but refer client to an older LMT
Don't tell client, seek mentoring, refer client if necessary
Stop, find another LMT, tell guest the other LMT is better
6
Which of the following is considered part of professionalism?
Adhering to certain methods and standards
Having personal ethics
Writing research papers
Paying organizational dues
7
Massage came to the Romans from the
Chinese
Indians
Greeks
Middle Ages
8
accurate for students to remember when consulting an instructor about a client’s situation
You avoid violating client privacy by not using names
The instructor’s touch will be superior
student has violated client privacy by asking the teacher
The instructor’s touch is no more right than the student’s
9
The word massage is derived from the
Arabic root mass or mass’h
Latin root massa
All of the above
Greek roots massein and masso
10
Professional therapeutic massage involves the ability to
understand how the systems of the client’s bodywork together
identify a pattern of muscle tension in a client
All of the above are true
know how massage application can affect the client’s body
11
conscious awareness of collected,integrated subcon info processed thru environment & experience
Therapeutic touch
Intention
Intuition
Touch intentions
12
including the use of prana, chakras, and energy balance would indicate a foundation in
Russian massage
Hatha yoga
Ling’s movement cure
Chinese Tui-na
13
Extensive training in mental health is required to interact professionally with what chakra?
6th
4th
5th
7th
14
You and client had a disagreement before a session begins. What should happen next?
Get on with the massage so no further time is wasted
Cancel the appointment & tell the client to leave
Both of you take a moment & ask if the client is ready
Use firmer pressure so the client knows you're upset
15
Using massage to increase the range of motion in a client’s shoulder is an example of
Nontherapeutic
Expressive
Mechanical
Erotic
16
Therapeutic touch is characterized as:
desiring a specific treatment outcome
using only deep pressure
a type of service
a product the professional sells
17
A sense of appropriate, comfortable personal space is determined by a person’s
age
culture
gender
all of the above
18
Energy fields, or centers of consciousness, within the body are called
chakras
spirals
motor points
trigger points
19
Dr. James B. Mennell’s fame was that he demo'd massage exerted effects by mechanical stimuli of
liver, gallbladder, small intestine, and colon
stomach, small intestine, and colon
liver, small intestine, and bowel
lungs, small intestine, and kidneys
20
Elizabeth Dicke developed which of the following
Massage as an aid to postsurgical recovery
Connective tissue massage
Swedish movements as used in the United States
The classic Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
21
Sister Kenny’s role in the history of bodywork is that she
used massage in the treatment of polio
developed the Trager system
wrote the book on Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
founded psychotherapeutic body techniques
22
The areas considered to be “no-touch zones” in most societies are
anus, genitals, breasts, and backs of the thighs
the anus, genitals, mouth, and feet
hands, feet, anus, genitals, and mouth
mouth, ears, nose, anus, and genitals
23
Factors that have helped massage to flourish include
new claims and admissions that they were truly “healers.”
the use of standardized terminology
the involvement of the local government
development of profit-oriented schools and educators
24
The interpretation of touch is characterized by
remaining static over age changes and life cycles
being inappropriate in a spiritual setting
having influences from cultures and subcultures
being erotic in the professional setting
25
The arts, beliefs, customs, institutions created by a group of people are called
tribe
culture
society
religion
26
Swedish massage is based on the use of
active and passive movements
All of the above are true
physical manipulation of the muscles, mimicking gymnastics
knowledge of the circulation of the blood and lymph
27
What received more attention than any other bodywork method during the 1970s and 1980s
Swedish massage
Hydrotherapy
Acupressure
Exercise and the physical fitness movement
28
A massage therapist needs to be aware that touch as communication
is often more clear than speech
may be a less emotionally powerful form than speech
creates an individual’s area of personal space
sometimes has the potential for being misunderstood
29
The chakra that concerns the reflection of the total, or essential, self is the
sixth, or brow, chakra
fourth, or heart, chakra
seventh, or crown, chakra
fifth, or throat, chakra
30
The skin’s relationship to touch is shown by the fact that it
reflects visceral conditions but not emotions
has no effect on the autonomic nervous system
prevents deeper sensations reaching the surface of the body
receives projected sensations from visceral structures
31
Ling divided movements into
exercise, gymnast-directed position, movements in opposition
passive stretches and active range of motion
exercise, resistive exercise, & range of motion & stretching
cardiovascular and muscle-building
32
Which chakras are the source of intention in professional touch?
First through fourth
Fourth through seventh
Fifth through seventh
Third through fifth
33
Swedish/classical massage became accepted after validated by the medical community, thanks to
Kellogg
Ibn Sina
Ling
Mezger
34
The more emo or phys charged a body area is, the more the person touched in that area may feel
insecure or threatened
aroused
emotionally connected and intimate
Any of the above may be true

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