HOLIST
- one who adheres to the theory of holism [n HOLISTS] : HOLISTIC [adj]
- a believer in holism (a philosophical theory) [n -S]
- the theory that whole entities, as fundamental components of reality, have an existence other than as the mere sum of their parts
- care of the entire patient in all aspects
- any psychologic system postulating that the human mind must be studied as a unit rather than as a sum of its individual parts