Definitions of Alternative Medicine, Complementary Medicine, Adjunctive Medicine - Part 6

Eagle Medicine: Mode of Cherokee healing. Eagle Medicine includes the vision quest--a spiritual search. ear reflexology: Form of reflexology that involves rubbing "reflex points" on the ear, holding part of the ear between the index finger and thumb, and/or pressing a "reflex point" with a fingernail.

Eastern medicine: Apparently, a group of methods that encompasses Chinese medicine, shiatsu, and relaxation techniques.

Eastern psychology: Group of "psychological therapies" of Eastern origin, notably those psychological methods that are parts of Ayurveda, TCM, or Tibetan medicine. One of the "primary tools" of Eastern psychology is meditation.

electroacupuncture (electric acupuncture, electric acupuncture therapy, electrical acupuncture): 1. Application of electricity to acupoints, with or without needles. 2. Application of electricity to acupoints through needles.

Electroacupuncture According to Voll (EAV): Method named after Reinhold Voll, M.D., of Germany. In the 1970s, Voll invented the Dermatron™, a galvanometric device. EAV is a purported means of diagnosis and treatment whose postulate is that a deviation of electrical resistance at any of over two thousand acupoints indicates a problem in the organ that "corresponds" to the acupoint. Practitioners treat "imbalances" by applying electricity to acupoints and/or with homeopathic "remedies."

electrodiagnosis (bioelectric testing, electrodermal screening, electrodermal testing): Localizing of "imbalances" along acupuncture meridians with galvanometric devices.

energetic bodywork: Approach to bodywork that purportedly involves assessment and treatment of the human "energy field" and spirit.

Enneagram system (Enneagram, Enneatype system): System of "spiritual psychology" based on an ancient Sufi typology of nine ("ennea" in Greek) personality types or primary roles: (1) the achiever (reformer)--orderly, rational, and self-righteous; (2) the helper--generous, manipulative, and possessive; (3) the "succeeder" (motivator, status-seeker)--ambitious, hostile, and pragmatic; (4) the individualist (artist)--intuitive, self-absorbed, and sensitive; (5) the observer (thinker)--analytic, original, and provocative; (6) the guardian (loyalist)--defensive, engaging, and responsible; (7) the dreamer (generalist)--accomplished and manic; (8) the confronter (leader)--combative, dominating, and self-confident; and (9) the preservationist (peacemaker)--easygoing and receptive. Each type has a "prime psychological addiction" ("fixation" or "blind spot"), respectively: anger, pride, deceit, envy, greed, fear, gluttony, lust for life and power, and laziness. These "addictions" include Christianity's "seven deadly sins." Recognition of one's type supposedly is tantamount to "spiritual awakening." Purportedly, in the process of neutralizing the "prime addiction": achievers become pathfinders, helpers become partners, succeeders become motivators, individualists become builders, observers become explorers, guardians become "stabilizers," dreamers become "illuminators," confronters become philanthropists, and preservationists become universalists.

Ericksonian Hypnosis (Ericksonian Hypnotherapy): "Non-directive" form of hypnotism originated by Milton H. Erickson, M.D. It is a purported access to the "unlimited resources" of the unconscious.

Essene way of self-healing: Purported means of tapping alleged psychic and healing powers of the universe. It reportedly encompasses affirmations, visualizations, "color therapies," and communion with the angels of the "Earthly Mother" and "Heavenly Spirit." (The Essenes, also called "Physicians," were a Jewish sect that preceded Christianity. Their specialty was faith healing.)

Eutony (eutonic therapy, Eutony therapy, Eutony training, Eutony treatment, Gerda Alexander method): "Holistic" form of body-centered psychotherapy created by Gerda Alexander. The prefix eu means good; tony means muscle tone. Eutony somewhat resembles the Alexander Technique. Eutony theory posits "blocked energy" and a collective unconscious. Eutonists categorize patients (called "pupils") as hypertonic, normotonic, and hypotonic.

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