- Question: What is the principle underlying homeopathy?
a) Law of Similarity
b) Law of Opposites
c) Law of Proportionality
d) Law of Contradiction
Answer: a) Law of Similarity - Question: What is the term used to describe the extreme dilution of substances in homeopathic remedies?
a) Concentration
b) Infusion
c) Potentization
d) Extraction
Answer: c) Potentization - Question: Which of the following substances is commonly used to make the homeopathic remedy “Arnica”?
a) Belladonna
b) Chamomile
c) Arnica montana plant
d) Echinacea
Answer: c) Arnica montana plant - Question: What is the purpose of homeopathic provings?
a) To determine the safety of a remedy
b) To test the efficacy of a remedy
c) To establish the dosage of a remedy
d) To understand the symptoms and indications of a remedy
Answer: d) To understand the symptoms and indications of a remedy - Question: What is the role of the “vital force” in homeopathy?
a) It is the energy that maintains health
b) It is responsible for the production of homeopathic remedies
c) It is a vital organ in the human body
d) It is a term used to describe the placebo effect
Answer: a) It is the energy that maintains health - Question: What is the term used for the initial aggravation of symptoms after taking a homeopathic remedy?
a) Healing crisis
b) Placebo effect
c) Remedy reaction
d) Side effect
Answer: a) Healing crisis - Question: What is the concept of “individualization” in homeopathy?
a) Tailoring treatment to each individual’s specific symptoms
b) Using the same remedy for everyone
c) Focusing on the general characteristics of a disease
d) Administering multiple remedies simultaneously
Answer: a) Tailoring treatment to each individual’s specific symptoms - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for flu-like symptoms with intense thirst and restlessness?
a) Aconite
b) Nux vomica
c) Pulsatilla
d) Bryonia
Answer: a) Aconite - Question: What is the law of minimum dose in homeopathy?
a) The more diluted the remedy, the stronger its effect
b) The more concentrated the remedy, the stronger its effect
c) The larger the dose, the stronger the effect
d) The smaller the dose, the stronger the effect
Answer: d) The smaller the dose, the stronger the effect - Question: What is the term used for treating an illness with a single, well-matched homeopathic remedy?
a) Polypharmacy
b) Isopathy
c) Individualization
d) Combination therapy
Answer: c) Individualization - Question: What is the term used for the process of diluting and succussing (shaking) a homeopathic remedy?
a) Trituration
b) Oscillation
c) Potentization
d) Extraction
Answer: c) Potentization - Question: Which of the following substances is commonly used to make the homeopathic remedy “Belladonna”?
a) Poison ivy
b) Stinging nettle
c) Deadly nightshade
d) Calendula
Answer: c) Deadly nightshade - Question: What is the name of the homeopathic remedy made from the mineral sulfur?
a) Silica
b) Natrum muriaticum
c) Phosphorus
d) Sulphur
Answer: d) Sulphur - Question: What is the concept of “miasms” in homeopathy?
a) Genetic factors that influence disease susceptibility
b) Inherited energy imbalances that contribute to chronic diseases
c) The process of dilution and succussion in preparing remedies
d) The use of multiple remedies simultaneously
Answer: b) Inherited energy imbalances that contribute to chronic diseases - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for sudden, intense symptoms with a feeling of impending doom?
a) Gelsemium
b) Ignatia
c) Lachesis
d) Aconite
Answer: d) Aconite - Question: What is the term used for the substance that is inert or inactive in a homeopathic remedy?
a) Placebo
b) Diluent
c) Carrier substance
d) Adjuvant
Answer: b) Diluent - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for digestive issues with symptoms of bloating and indigestion after fatty foods?
a) Carbo vegetabilis
b) Nux vomica
c) Lycopodium
d) Bryonia
Answer: c) Lycopodium - Question: What is the term used for the process of selecting a homeopathic remedy based on a person’s overall physical, mental, and emotional symptoms?
a) Repertorization
b) Differential diagnosis
c) Symptomatology
d) Susceptibility analysis
Answer: a) Repertorization - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for symptoms of anxiety and restlessness with a desire for company?
a) Arsenicum album
b) Sepia
c) Pulsatilla
d) Rhus toxicodendron
Answer: c) Pulsatilla - Question: What is the term used for the belief that homeopathic remedies become more potent with greater dilution and succussion?
a) Law of Infinitesimal
b) Law of Dilution
c) Law of Similarity
d) Law of Minimum Dose
Answer: d) Law of Minimum Dose - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for symptoms of exhaustion and fatigue after overexertion?
a) Ruta graveolens
b) Arnica
c) Hypericum
d) Chamomilla
Answer: b) Arnica - Question: What is the term used for the administration of a homeopathic remedy on the basis of a single symptom?
a) Pathology prescribing
b) Isopathy
c) Single-symptom therapy
d) Keynote prescribing
Answer: d) Keynote prescribing - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for symptoms of watery nasal discharge and sneezing?
a) Euphrasia
b) Nux vomica
c) Natrum muriaticum
d) Arsenicum album
Answer: a) Euphrasia - Question: What is the term used for the method of preparing homeopathic remedies using animal, mineral, or plant sources?
a) Tincturing
b) Trituration
c) Potentizing
d) Provings
Answer: b) Trituration - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for symptoms of anxiety with a fear of heights or falling?
a) Gelsemium
b) Argentum nitricum
c) Aconitum napellus
d) Lycopodium
Answer: c) Aconitum napellus - Question: What is the term used for the process of matching a person’s symptoms to the appropriate homeopathic remedy?
a) Individualization
b) Constitutional prescribing
c) Differential diagnosis
d) Similimum selection
Answer: d) Similimum selection - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for symptoms of insomnia with a racing mind and an inability to sleep?
a) Coffea cruda
b) Ignatia
c) Staphysagria
d) Lachesis
Answer: a) Coffea cruda - Question: What is the term used for the phenomenon in which the therapeutic effect of a homeopathic remedy increases with each dilution and succussion?
a) Law of Potency
b) Law of Dynamization
c) Law of Vitality
d) Law of Succession
Answer: b) Law of Dynamization - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for symptoms of indigestion with a burning sensation in the stomach and chest?
a) Carbo vegetabilis
b) Phosphorus
c) Pulsatilla
d) Bryonia
Answer: b) Phosphorus - Question: What is the term used for the small sugar pellets or tablets used to administer homeopathic remedies?
a) Granules
b) Globules
c) Tinctures
d) Infusions
Answer: b) Globules - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for symptoms of motion sickness and nausea?
a) Tabacum
b) Bryonia
c) Natrum muriaticum
d) Lycopodium
Answer: a) Tabacum - Question: What is the term used for the process of gradually reducing the frequency or potency of a homeopathic remedy?
a) Detoxification
b) Decremental therapy
c) Tapering
d) Dose reduction
Answer: c) Tapering - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for symptoms of heartburn and acid reflux?
a) Nux vomica
b) Pulsatilla
c) Lycopodium
d) Arsenicum album
Answer: a) Nux vomica - Question: What is the term used for the process of preparing a homeopathic remedy by repeatedly diluting and succussing it?
a) Dynamization
b) Maceration
c) Infusion
d) Serial dilution
Answer: a) Dynamization - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for symptoms of skin rashes and itching with a desire for open air?
a) Rhus toxicodendron
b) Sulphur
c) Apis mellifica
d) Graphites
Answer: a) Rhus toxicodendron - Question: What is the term used for the method of preparing homeopathic remedies using flowers?
a) Floral extraction
b) Floral maceration
c) Flower potentization
d) Flower essence
Answer: d) Flower essence - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for symptoms of anger and irritability with a desire to be alone?
a) Ignatia
b) Lycopodium
c) Natrum muriaticum
d) Sepia
Answer: d) Sepia - Question: What is the term used for the process of selecting a homeopathic remedy based on the totality of a person’s symptoms?
a) Palliation
b) Combination therapy
c) Organopathy
d) Totality of symptoms
Answer: d) Totality of symptoms - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for symptoms of dry cough with a tickling sensation in the throat?
a) Drosera
b) Bryonia
c) Phosphorus
d) Spongia tosta
Answer: a) Drosera - Question: What is the term used for the method of preparing homeopathic remedies using mineral sources?
a) Mineral trituration
b) Mineral dilution
c) Mineral potentization
d) Mineral extraction
Answer: a) Mineral trituration - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for symptoms of grief and emotional trauma?
a) Ignatia
b) Pulsatilla
c) Natrum muriaticum
d) Staphysagria
Answer: a) Ignatia - Question: What is the term used for the practice of using homeopathic remedies made from diseased tissue or secretions?
a) Pathogenetic prescribing
b) Nosodes
c) Sarcodes
d) Isopathy
Answer: b) Nosodes - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for symptoms of hay fever with watery eyes and sneezing attacks?
a) Allium cepa
b) Euphrasia
c) Natrum muriaticum
d) Sabadilla
Answer: a) Allium cepa - Question: What is the term used for the practice of using homeopathic remedies made from healthy tissue or secretions?
a) Pathological prescribing
b) Sarcodes
c) Nosodes
d) Isopathy
Answer: d) Isopathy - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for symptoms of urinary tract infections with burning and stinging pain?
a) Cantharis
b) Lycopodium
c) Sarsaparilla
d) Berberis vulgaris
Answer: a) Cantharis - Question: What is the term used for the method of preparing homeopathic remedies using animal sources?
a) Zoopharmacognosy
b) Zoopharmacology
c) Zootherapy
d) Zoopathy
Answer: c) Zootherapy - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for symptoms of menstrual cramps with irritability and mood swings?
a) Chamomilla
b) Magnesia phosphorica
c) Sepia
d) Pulsatilla
Answer: b) Magnesia phosphorica - Question: What is the term used for the process of selecting a homeopathic remedy based on a person’s physical constitution and temperament?
a) Constitutional prescribing
b) Phenotype analysis
c) Morphological diagnosis
d) Temperament profiling
Answer: a) Constitutional prescribing - Question: Which homeopathic remedy is commonly used for symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks with a fear of death?
a) Aconitum napellus
b) Gelsemium
c) Arsenicum album
d) Argentum nitricum
Answer: c) Arsenicum album - Question: What is the term used for the practice of using homeopathic remedies made from plant sources?
a) Herbal potentization
b) Herbal dilution
c) Phytotherapy
d) Botanical extraction
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Answer: c) Phytotherapy
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