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The History of Naturopathy Written Test
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01/07/2016

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Who is considered the father of naturopathy in the US?
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Dr Benedict Lust
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List and briefly explain three of Hippocrates principles upon which Naturopathy is founded:
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1. First do no harm: support the natural healing process of the body, Naturopaths should not recommend something that would be harmful to the body.
2. The healing power of nature: the body has a natural ability to create health and return to health as needed.
3. Deal and work with the cause: do not suppress symptoms but seek to find the cause.
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how do all ancient systems of healing approach sickness? It is a problem of ... and ....
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imbalance and balance
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True or fals. Women were once fobidden to practice medicine.
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True
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Describe an ancient form of healing (Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, or Ancient Greeks).
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Traditional Chinese Medicine is an ancient medicine that believed that illness resulted from imbalances of yin and yang, or earth, water, air, fire, wind, metal, wood, etc. A health was about keeping these elements in balance and by doing so the body was allowed to heal itself or re-balance itself if it was ill.
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Approximately how many years did the Hippocratic approach to health and disease govern western medicine?
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2000 years
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medicine, which comes from the latin verb medico, literally translates into what?
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"I Drug"
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The Black death occured during the winter of what years?
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1347-1348
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Throughout the ... and ... centuries the replacement of homebirths with hospital deliveries created the epidemics of childbed fever in the major cities of Europe and the US.
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18th and 19th centuries
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Who is considered the father of microbiology?
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Louis Pasteur
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Who is the world's most famous nature doctor?
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Sebastian Kneipp 1824-1897
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Where did benedict lust and henry lindlahr receive help from life threatening illnesses that lead them on the path to naturopathy?
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In the 1800s, in Germany Father Kneipp helped cure Dr. lust and lindlahr from terminal illness with his famous "water cure".
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ture or false: in the early 1900s throughout north america the naturopathic movement flourished.
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true
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What is the name of the report which diminished the number of medical schools and changed the educational structure around?
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Flexnor Report
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True or false: over 65% of people view natural modalities as their healing choice?
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true
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True or false: tradional naturopathy is illegal in 11 states?
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true
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What is the name of the codified English statute, which is still common law and is perhaps the most historically relevant legal view of what we now call naturopathy.
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The Herbalist Charter : allowed non-medical doctors to recommend herbs, roots, and water for health concerns.
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what contributed to the shift from nature healing to drug healing?
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The plague or black death
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Name one naturopathy's historically important people and describe their contribution.
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Benedict Lust coined the term Naturopathy.
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True or false: medical journals clinical trials are results from independent studies?
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false
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Ture or False: manuscripts exist from the anglo-saxon times which give recipes and remedies using plants such as violet, mugwort and vervain?
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true
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List 3 differences between naturopathic physicians and certified traditional naturopaths:
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- perform surgeries
- prescribe drugs
- diagnose illnesses
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What is hydrotherapy?
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Hydrotherapy is the use of hot and cold water applications for healing.
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what act allowed women to freely practice medicine again?
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The National Health Act of 1948
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In what year was the act that allowed women to practice medicine passed?
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1948
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What famous person helped found the pennslyvannia hospital and at that time was evidence that unlearned doctors knew what they were doing
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Benjamin Franklin
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True or false. At the turn of the 20th century, a sophisticated and aggressive plan was laid out by international drug companies and the allopathic medical community to gain control of the medical profession and obliterate any competition?
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true
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What is a Naturopath?
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