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Unit 7 What do you Believe?
Student A asks Student B the following questions. Every positive answer gets one point.
Student A then adds up Student B’s score and reads out the assessment. Then ask your
partner if he/she agrees with the assessment. Change roles and repeat the task.

Yes

01. Would you let someone stick acupuncture needles in you? YES

02. Do you agree that meditation can relieve pain? YES

03. Would you let someone massage your foot to relieve stress? YES

04. Would you rely on a special diet to treat cancer? YES

05. Do you think that laying hands on people can be therapeutic? NO

06. Would you trust a healer using electromagnetic pulses? NO

07. Do you think that oils, herbs and tree extracts can help you and keep you healthy? YES

08. Would you use garlic eardrops to cure an earache? NO

09. Do you think hypnotism has a role in medicine? NO

10. Would you use a plant tissue to treat colds? YES

11. Would you use adhesive acupressure strips to relieve chronic back pain? YES

12. Would you trust an electro-acupuncture protocol as a substitute or adjunct to NO

local anesthesia in dental care?

Total 7

SCORE
0-3 4-9 10 - 12
You think that some
You don’t give much credit to You really believe in alternative
alternative therapies are worth
alternative medicine. medicine.
trying.

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