Test Bank Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage 7th Edition by Sandy Fritz, Luke Fritz
ISBN: 9780323661836.
Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage 7e test bank.
TEST BANK Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage 7th Edition Fritz
Chapter 01: Therapeutic Massage as a Profession
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Which of the following is considered part of professionalism?
a. Having personal ethics
b. Adhering to certain methods and standards
c. Paying organizational dues
d. Writing research papers
____ 2. Therapeutic touch is characterized as
a. a type of service.
b. a product the professional sells.
c. desiring a specific treatment outcome.
d. using only deep pressure.
____ 3. Professional therapeutic massage involves the ability to
a. identify a pattern of muscle tension in a client.
b. know how massage application can affect the client’s body.
c. understand how the systems of the client’s body work together.
d. All of the above are true.
____ 4. A client begins receiving massage therapy after the death of her husband. The purpose of the session
for this client should be for her to experience
a. a ritual.
b. verbal communication.
c. eroticism.
d. compassion.
____ 5. The word massage is derived from the
a. Latin root massa.
b. Greek roots massein and masso.
c. Arabic root mass or mass’h.
d. All of the above are true.
____ 6. The skin’s relationship to touch is shown by the fact that it
a. receives projected sensations from visceral structures.
b. has no effect on the autonomic nervous system.
c. reflects visceral conditions but not emotions.
d. prevents deeper sensations from reaching the surface of the body.
____ 7. A massage therapist needs to be aware that touch as communication
a. sometimes has the potential for being misunderstood.
b. may be a less emotionally powerful form than speech.
c. is often more clear than speech.
d. creates an individual’s area of personal space.
,____ 8. A sense of appropriate, comfortable personal space is determined by a person’s
a. gender.
b. age.
c. culture.
d. All of the above are true.
____ 9. The interpretation of touch is characterized by
a. having influences from cultures and subcultures.
b. being erotic in the professional setting.
c. remaining static over age changes and life cycles.
d. being inappropriate in a spiritual setting.
____ 10. Spiritual touch is described as
a. never being appropriate.
b. staying separate from organic healing of the body.
c. involving body, mind, and spirit.
d. focusing on the functioning of the body.
____ 11. The best approach to a massage session with a ticklish client is to
a. always use deeper pressure.
b. explain that therapeutic touch is not erotic.
c. explain each therapeutic touch ahead before the treatment.
d. use light stroking after the client has relaxed.
____ 12. A massage therapist and client have disagreed over what time the appointment was supposed to be.
Each is convinced they are right, and each is highly irritated with the other. What course of action
should the massage therapist take to ensure a client centered approach?
a. Start the massage immediately so no further time is wasted.
b. Use firmer pressure than usual to release anger while still giving a therapeutic
massage.
c. Wait a moment to refocus, then check in with the client to see whether both of
them are ready to begin the treatment.
d. Cancel the appointment and tell the client to leave immediately.
____ 13. What is the appropriate response if the massage professional experiences unexpected erotic feelings
while massaging a particular client?
a. Stop the massage, give a polite excuse for needing to leave, then find a
replacement massage therapist, telling the client that the new therapist is better.
b. Avoid expressing these feelings to the client, seek mentoring to resolve the issue,
and refer the client if the feelings cannot be managed.
c. Meet with the client later, and only outside of the therapeutic setting to ask
whether these feelings are returned.
d. Finish the massage but refer the client to another massage therapist that is much
older for future sessions.
____ 14. The more emotionally or physically charged a body area is, the more the person touched in that area
may feel
a. insecure or threatened.
, b. emotionally connected and intimate.
c. aroused.
d. Any of the above may be true.
____ 15. The areas considered to be “no-touch zones” in most societies are
a. the anus, genitals, mouth, and feet.
b. mouth, ears, nose, anus, and genitals.
c. anus, genitals, breasts, and backs of the thighs.
d. hands, feet, anus, genitals, and mouth.
____ 16. Using massage to affect the range of motion in a client’s shoulder is an example of what type of
touch?
a. Nontherapeutic
b. Expressive
c. Mechanical
d. Erotic
____ 17. A profession has the following characteristics except
a. a specialized body of knowledge and extensive training.
b. an orientation toward service and a commonly accepted code of ethics.
c. mandated certification in specialties and regulated volunteer requirements.
d. legal recognition through licensure and membership in a professional association.
____ 18. Occupational/vocational education is specifically designed to educate for a career/job resulting in a
a. master’s degree.
b. bachelor’s degree.
c. diploma.
d. board certification.
____ 19. A client-centered framework for providing massage therapy that includes assessment and evaluation,
plan of care, treatment, reassessment and reevaluation to improve health and/or well-being
influenced by scope of practice and professional standards is massage therapy
a. education.
b. documentation.
c. licensure.
d. specialization.
____ 20. Current trends suggest that the massage profession is changing in which way?
a. Professional massage is becoming more sophisticated, requiring increased
education.
b. The rate of acceptance of massage is slowly increasing but only for wealthy
clients.
c. Massage professionals will work primarily outside the health care environment.
d. Multiple employment opportunities within the service/wellness area of massage
will decrease, and jobs in managed health care will increase.
____ 21. The Federation of State Massage Boards developed which entity?
a. Model Practice Act
b. Board Certification
, c. Entry Level Analysis Project
d. Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge
____ 22. Massage came to the Romans from the
a. Chinese.
b. Mayans.
c. Greeks.
d. Middle Ages.
____ 23. Swedish massage is based on the use of
a. active and passive movements.
b. positions and movements of gymnastics.
c. knowledge of the circulation of the blood and lymph.
d. All of the above are true.
____ 24. Ling divided movements into
a. exercise, resistive exercise, and range of motion and stretching.
b. exercise, gymnast-directed positions, and movements in opposition to one another.
c. cardiovascular and muscle-building.
d. passive stretches and active range of motion.
____ 25. What received more attention than any other bodywork method during the 1970s and 1980s?
a. Swedish massage
b. Acupressure
c. Thai massage
d. Hydrotherapy
____ 26. Swedish/classical massage became more accepted after it was validated by the medical community,
which was thanks to
a. Ling.
b. Ibn Sina.
c. Kellogg.
d. Mezger.
____ 27. One of the most influential massage researchers of current times is
a. Ronald Melzack.
b. Dorothy Voss.
c. David Palmer.
d. Dr. Tiffany Field.
____ 28. Bodywork sessions that include the use of concepts such as prana, chakras, and energy balance
would indicate a foundation in
a. Ling’s movement cure.
b. Russian massage.
c. Hatha yoga.
d. Chinese Tui na.
____ 29. Sister Kenny’s role in the history of bodywork is that she
a. founded psychotherapeutic body techniques.
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