multiple choice questions

Question 1

Psora

Answer 1

Lots of anxieties, feeling of not enough (money, energy, confidence) so fear poverty
insufficiency, poor assimilation, functional problems, itching

Question 2

remedies that are strongly psoric

Answer 2

Calc carb, Baryta carb, & Sulphur

Question 3

Sycosis

Answer 3

excesses, extremes, affects genito-urinary tract, worse wet weather, better evening and night, lots of d/c
Growths, tumors, warts, moles. Passion, seek thrills

Question 4

Syphilitic

Answer 4

destructive, bleeding, deep cracks, ulcers, affecting bones and vital organs, deep serious pathologies, compulsive, hard to connect with, worse night, suspicious, feeling others are enemies, worse night
arsenicum

Question 5

remedy that is strongly syphilitic?

Answer 5

mercury

Question 6

Tubercular

Answer 6

restless, discontent, want change, travel, better mountains, worse wet weather, respiratory problems, autoimmune diseases, desire wind.

Question 7

Cancer

Answer 7

fastidious, passionate, sympathetic, serving others, strong connection to nature, love animals, chocolate, salt, spicy, fat

Question 8

3 Parameters we use to assess the effect of a remedy

Answer 8

energy, Mental/Emotional changes, chief physical limitation

Question 9

how do you know if it’s a new layer?

Answer 9

change in physical general, mental emotional, or strong new sx

Question 10

What are the 4 principles of homeopathy?

Answer 10

Law of similars
Minimum dose given
Look at the whole person - mental, emotional, physical levels
Single remedy

Question 11

What are the 3 types of homeopathic cases?

Answer 11

First aid
Acute dz = rapid onset and resolve in healing or pt dies
Chronic dz = more gradual onset, sx persist for months, yrs, or over entire lifetime

Question 12

Hering’s Law of Cure

Answer 12

From the most important to the least important organs (this is the most important)
From the inside out
From above down
Symptoms resolve in the reverse order of how they appeared

Question 13

What is the cause of dz according to homeopathy?

Answer 13

disorder of vital force

Question 14

How do you know a patient is in a new acute layer?

Answer 14

A new layer is marked by a change in sx and characteristics

1) Change in physical general sx
2) New mental/emotional sx (significant change)
3) Severe/intense physical sx

Question 15

What potency is beyond Avogadro’s number?

Answer 15

12C or 24X; only remedies less diluted (less potent) than that will have any molecules of the herb

Question 16

Proving

Answer 16

only those susceptible will take on sxs of the remedy; some ppl could be cured

Question 17

Health

Answer 17

freedom from limitation on the physical, emotional, mental levels

Question 18

Physical health

Answer 18

being free from bodily pain and dysfunctions that limit us

Question 19

Emotional health

Answer 19

being free to experience the natural human emotions at appropriate times but not getting stuck or overwhelmed by emotions

Question 20

Mental health

Answer 20

freedom to use the mind in a clear and creative manner with altruistic motives

Question 21

What are emotional sx?

Answer 21

feelings (anxiety, fears, etc)

Question 22

What are mental sx?

Answer 22

relate to how the mind fxns (clarity of thought, memory - forgetfulness, confusion, delusions, etc)

Question 23

What is the hierarchy of the 3 categories of sx?

Answer 23

descending order of importance = mental (deepest), emotional, physical

Question 24

How do we assess the vital force?

Answer 24

Age
Center of gravity (mental, emotional, physical)
Depth of pathology
FamHx
PMHx
Suppressive tx

Question 25

General sx

Answer 25

affect the whole person, pt says “I”

All mental sx are general sx

Question 26

Particular sx

Answer 26

refers to a body part, pt says “my”

Question 27

Complete sx

Answer 27

Causation/ etiology - ie ailments from grief, anger Sensations - intensity is important
Modalities - what makes it better or worse?
Concomitant sx - sx that occur simultaneously but in different part of the body (ie feet freezing cold with HA or diarrhea with menses)
Alternation of sx

Question 28

Criteria for underlining sxs when taking a case

Answer 28

SIC = spontaneity, intensity, clarity

Question 29

Psora

Answer 29

worry, lack, insufficiency, tiredness, timidity, low confidence. Poor assimilation and resulting deficiencies may contribute to fatigue and weakness, or a weakened immune system

Question 30

Psora

Answer 30

first manifests on the skin, skin infection or eruption, its natural place. It is easily suppressed by external applications. It does least harm on the surface

Question 31

Psora

Answer 31

is the source of almost all subjective symptoms, especially those described by ““sensation as if.” The other miasmatic diseases, sycosis and syphilis, act swifter and more destructively due to underlying psora. C

Question 32

Psoric

Answer 32

alone never causes structural changes (if structural changes then other miasms are active)

Question 33

Poric

Answer 33

largely functional, act on the nervous and emotional plane. Emotional strain is a factor in developing ______ conditions; the inability to relax. Anxiety, feeling of lack, lack of confidence, money, energy, etc., are strongly characteristic of psora

Question 34

Syphilitic

Answer 34

Typical ____ diseases are multiple sclerosis, diabetes, lateral sclerosis, sarcoidosis, auto-immune diseases—diseases that are destructive to vital organs.

Question 35

Syphilitic

Answer 35

Sadness may turn into despair and suicide, anger may turn to murder, idealism may turn into the destruction of others, and craving may turn into uncontrolled substance abuse.
Worse at night, affects bone, OCD and rigidity

Question 36

Syphilitic

Answer 36

patients actually suffer less, although more severe pathology, and live shorter lives.

Question 37

Syphilitic

Answer 37

shows dullness, stubborn, morose, suspicious. Depressed, keep their troubles to selves. Sulk. Fixed ideas. Condemn or reproach themselves. Like being alone. Dull, Forgetful. Syphilitic miasm is always

Question 38

Syphilis

Answer 38

ulcerations, degeneration of tissue, and suicidal tendencies, alcoholism, etc.

Question 39

Sycotic

Answer 39

tend to go to excess, extremes, love excitement, adventure, and fun. They may use alcohol, food, and sex, drugs for stimulation or excitement. They can be enthusiastic, charismatic, vivacious, and excitable.