DHA Homeopathy Practitioner exam questions

6 worked Homeopathy Practitioner practice questions

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1. Question 1 · Case Taking and Repertorisation

   According to aphorism 153 of the Organon, which symptoms should guide remedy selection above all?

   1. ACommon symptoms of the diagnosis
   2. BLaboratory test results
   3. CSymptoms reported in the family history
   4. DStriking, uncommon and peculiar symptoms
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   Correct answer: D. Striking, uncommon and peculiar symptoms

   Aphorism 153 directs attention to the striking, singular, uncommon and peculiar symptoms, because these individualise the case. Symptoms common to the diagnosis, such as fever in influenza, help little in choosing between remedies.

   Reference: Hahnemann, Organon of Medicine, 6th ed.

2. Question 2 · Homeopathic Pharmacy

   What dilution ratio is used at each step of the decimal (X or D) scale?

   1. A1:100
   2. B1:10
   3. C1:50,000
   4. D1:1000
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   Correct answer: B. 1:10

   Each step of the decimal scale is a 1 in 10 dilution, shown as X or D. The centesimal scale uses 1 in 100 at each step.

   Reference: Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of India

3. Question 3 · Homeopathic Philosophy and Principles

   Which principle is the foundation of homeopathy as described by Hahnemann?

   1. AOpposites cure opposites (contraria contrariis)
   2. BRemoval of the cause by surgery
   3. CLike cures like (similia similibus curentur)
   4. DBalancing four bodily humours
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   Correct answer: C. Like cures like (similia similibus curentur)

   Homeopathy is based on the law of similars: a substance that produces symptoms in a healthy person is selected for a patient with similar symptoms. Contraria contrariis, treating with opposites, is the principle Hahnemann contrasted with homeopathy.

   Reference: Hahnemann, Organon of Medicine, 6th ed.

4. Question 4 · Homeopathic Pharmacy

   How are insoluble substances such as metals first prepared in homeopathic pharmacy?

   1. ABy boiling in water for an hour
   2. BBy dissolving in strong acid
   3. CBy trituration with lactose to 3C
   4. DBy direct liquid dilution from crude form
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   Correct answer: C. By trituration with lactose to 3C

   Hahnemann prepared insoluble substances by grinding (trituration) with lactose up to the 3C level, after which they could be dissolved and potentised in liquid. Direct liquid dilution is not possible for insoluble materials.

   Reference: Hahnemann, Organon of Medicine, 6th ed., aphorism 270

5. Question 5 · Homeopathic Philosophy and Principles

   Which statement correctly describes Hering's law of cure as taught in homeopathic philosophy?

   1. AFrom above downward, within outward, reverse order
   2. BFrom below upward, outward to inward, same order
   3. CFrom the skin inward to the vital organs
   4. DFrom the limbs to the head in any order
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   Correct answer: A. From above downward, within outward, reverse order

   Hering's law states that, as cure proceeds, symptoms move from above downward, from within outward, from more to less important organs, and in reverse order of appearance. Movement from the skin inward is described as suppression, the opposite direction.

   Reference: Kent, Lectures on Homoeopathic Philosophy

6. Question 6 · Infection Control, Ethics and Law

   Which product carries a real risk of pharmacological toxicity if taken in quantity?

   1. AA 30C potency prepared from the same plant
   2. BA 200C potency medicated on sucrose pills
   3. CA mother tincture of a toxic plant (aconite)
   4. DAn LM potency diluted in a glass of water
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   Correct answer: C. A mother tincture of a toxic plant (aconite)

   Mother tinctures and very low potencies of toxic plants still contain measurable amounts of active compounds and can cause poisoning. At 30C and above, the dilution exceeds Avogadro's number, so no original molecules are expected to remain.

   Reference: Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of India; European Pharmacopoeia: Homoeopathic Preparations