CAM’s emphasis includes which concept?

• A. Holistic care and natural healing
• B. Only evidence-based conventional practices
• C. Avoidance of any medical care
• D. Reliance on superstition

Answer: (A)

CAM emphasizes treating the person as a whole and using natural approaches to healing. It focuses on holistic care—addressing physical, emotional, social, and even spiritual aspects—often with natural, less invasive modalities. This includes practices like mindfulness, massage, acupuncture, herbal remedies, and other lifestyle or mind–body approaches, used alongside or sometimes in place of conventional medicine. The idea is to support the body's own healing processes by prioritizing natural methods and whole-person care.

Other options don't fit because CAM isn’t defined as exclusively conventional, purely evidence-based practice, nor as avoidance of medical care, nor as reliance on superstition. CAM aims to complement mainstream care with natural, holistic approaches.