0 dealing with or treating the whole of something or someone and not just a part:
1 relating to the whole of something or to the total system instead of just to its parts
This more holistic approach is supposedly reflected in the importance now accorded to social and psychological aspects of the disabling process.
This holistic analysis has suggested that the term is somewhat insufficient in characterising power relations.
Today, every healthcare professional may find himself responsible for patients whose care depends on a holistic understanding of completely different social, cultural, and economic backgrounds.
All branches of nursing have since evolved towards a more holistic approach to care.
For one consequence of the holistic view of church and commonwealth was that religious issues were very easily politicized.
It is often feasible to produce a succinct, holistic view that encapsulates the essentials of the space-form of an acousmatic work.
A holistic approach was adopted to define the performer's interaction with the computer.
On holistic coherence theories, the base contains a whole range of legal materials.
