Term

Western Tradition

Definition

identity found in individuality; mind and body are separate entities; diseases has a cause and treatment is aimed at the cause; time is linear and success in obtained in preparing for the future

Term

Eastern Tradition

Definition

Family basis for identity; body-mind-spirit is one entity; time is circular and recurring; born into a fate; disease caused by fluctuations in opposing forces

Term

Indigenous Culture

Definition

The culture of those people who have inhabited a country for thousands of years; places significance on place of humans in natural world; basis of identity is the tribe; person is an entity only in relation to others; diseases lack harmony between individual and environment