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Quest Health Library - Test Your Knowledge

INTRODUCTION TO HOMOEOPATHY - Part 1

For information, please refer to the 'Homoeopathy' section of the Quest Health Library

Q1: The following apply to homoeopathy. (5 marks)
a) A system of treating illness True False
b) A system of herbal medicine True False
c) It stimulates the body's own healing powers True False
d) It is a recently developed treatment True False
e) It is disapproved of by medical doctors True False
 
Q2: The following are the three principles of homoeopathic treatment (5 marks)
i) Like cures like True False
ii) Keep taking the tablets until the bottle is empty True False
iii) Let each dose finish working, before taking another True False
iv) The single remedy principle True False
v) Try one dose of one remedy, then one of a different remedy True False
 
Q3: When considering thesimilia principle, the following are true: (5 marks)
a) A chosen remedy matches the person's personality and character True False
b) A remedy is chosen whose 'remedy picture' matches the person's 'symptom picture' as closely as possible True False
c) The 'remedy picture' is indicated by the symptoms the remedy would normally produce if given to a healthy person True False
d) The person who is ill demonstrates the 'symptom picture' True False
e) The idea of treating like with like was first invented by Hahnemann in the 19th century True False
 
Q4: Which of the following relates to the minimum dose? (5 marks)
a) Using the least number of doses possible to keep the symptoms away True False
b) Taking a single 6c tablet in the hope that it will work True False
c) Letting each dose finish working before taking another True False
d) Once the symptoms have gone, not taking any more remedy True False
e) Continue taking the tablets until the bottle is empty True False
 
Q5: Which of the following are true of thesingle remedyprinciple? (5 marks)
a) It means using one remedy at a time True False
b) If the first chosen remedy fails to work, then choose another True False
c) It allows three or four remedies to be combined in a single tablet True False
d) It means that one tablet is taken per day True False
e) Using complex remedies containing more than one remedy makes it difficult to tell which remedy is working True False
 
Q6: About homoeopathic remedies. (5 marks)
a) The 6c has not been potentised as often as the 30c, therefore it is more suitable for public use and self-prescribing True False
b) Homoeopathic remedies should always be taken four times daily until the end of the course True False
c) The intensity of the symptoms will affect how long the remedy works for True False
d) No complex remedies are sold in the United Kingdom True False
e) Homoeopathic remedies should be stopped as soon as the person is better True False
 
Q7: The following apply to the format, packaging and storage of homoeopathic remedies: (5 marks)
a) Plastic is equally as good as glass for packing homoeopathic remedies True False
b) Homoeopathic remedies can be safely stored next to aromatherapy oils True False
c) Amber glass is used in packaging to protect the remedies from light True False
d) Homoeopathic tablets are made from lactose and/or sucrose True False
e) Homoeopathic remedies are only available on prescription True False
 
Q8: The following are true about homoeopathy and side effects: (2 marks)
a) Homoeopathic remedies have no side effects True False
b) The 6c homoeopathic remedies occasionally cause short-lasting side effects known as "proving symptoms" True False

  

  
 
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