CPP Exam

Instructions: Read each question carefully and choose your answer. All questions are taken from your class manuals and can be found in these texts. The critical thinking essay is challenged from your practical experience using the modality. Keep in mind that earning this designation is through your class manuals as well as your practical knowledge. There is a section for each of the 4 courses required. A pass score of 80 from possible 100 is required for certification. Each section has 10 multiple choice questions (1pt each), 5 fill in the blanks (2 pts each) and one essay (5 points). After you submit your exam, we will grade it and send you your results to the e-mail you provide below.

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Part I: Introductory course level 1; please refer to your introductory manual.
1. Acupuncture has been proven to influence the ANS and CNS through
- a) Sympathetic upregulation
- b) Parasympathetic deregulation
- c) Sympathetic deregulation
2. With regard to the yin and yang system in Chinese medicine, which statement is correct?
- a) Yin is used for functional treatment
- b) Yang is most like the sympathetic system in western medicine
- c) Yang is dysregulating and used for calming and repair
3. With regard to Ohms law, which statement is false?
- a) Resistance is measured in Ohms
- b) Current is determined by the resistance and is variable with MPS
- c) Voltage is what enters the body and represents the therapeutic strength of treatment
4. Which statement is true?
- a) When a point has low resistance the point will be unresponsive
- b) A high pitched point indicates trouble in the tissue or organ corresponding to that point
- c) The pitch of the machine is inversely proportional to the voltage measured in the body
- d) A and C are true
- e) All of the above is true
5. Which of the following is false?
- a) DC stimulation can only be + or – and cannot be bipolar
- b) AC stimulation results in low ATP
- c) Pulses per second is the same as Hz
- d) The higher the pulse width the more energy enters the body
6. DC microcurrent enhances which 3 variables critical to healing?
- a) ATP production, Cortisol production, lymphatic flow
- b) Protein synthesis, Cortisol production, ATP production
- c) ATP production, Cellular membrane transport, protein synthesis
7. Which one below is NOT considered an MPS Therapeutic Pillar?
- a) Parasympathetic points
- b) Limbic system
- c) Scar release
- d) Cranial suture release
- e) Standard protocol
8. Which is NOT a step in standard protocol
- a) Manually release psoas
- b) Treat the spinal points (back shu points) on -
- c) Release the sacrum piriformis and medius release
- d) Identify trophedema
9. When a tendon becomes thickened due to tight muscles this is called
- a) radiculopathy
- b) tendonitis
- c) spasticity
- d) enthesopathic
10. Which statement is true when a nerve is entrapped 50%?
- a) Receptor organs or tissues can only optimally function at 20% of their capacity
- b) Results in muscular deficits and weakness
- c) Only detectable through tissue change called radiculopathy
- d) Can be detected with Diagnostic imaging
- e) All of the above is true
11. Name 4 signs of radiculopathy:
12. Name 6 parasympathetic points:
13. Name the three points in the distal sacral triangle:
14. Si3 is used in which protocol and how is it found?
15. Name the 3 distal points used for shoulder disorders:
16. Critical thinking; If a patient comes to you in a wheelchair for the treatment of low back and neck pain and is unable to lay prone, how can you approach this patient with MPS Standard Protocol?
Part II: Circuits Course; Level 1: Please refer to your course manual
17. A circuit is defined as:
- a) Using 2 synergistic points
- b) Using a trigger and motor point to get optimum outcomes
- c) Using and acupuncture point and a spinal point to get optimum outcomes
- d) All of the above
18. In the circuits class, which 2 pillars are added that are not taught at the introductory level.
- a) Jaw and cervical spine
- b) Jaw and thoracic spine
- c) Parasympathetic points
- d) Limbic system
19. What psoas release was added to standard protocol in Circuits 1?
- a) Prone psoas release with B52
- b) Distal points SP1, St44 and St45
- c) Tonifying kidney3 with st45 and Sp1
- d) A & C
- e) A & B
20. Treating the jaw influences what?
- a) C1-C7 spinal segments
- b) Joint articulation in the lower limbs
- c) Releases thoracic and lumbar para-spinal muscles
- d) B & C
- d) A & C
21. Which segments of the spine DO NOT correlate with an organ in Chinese medicine?
- a) BL 11 (T1)
- b) BL 15 (T5)
- c) BL 19 (T10)
- d) BL 25 (L4)
22. What two organ systems are influenced by segments in the sacrum?
- a) Kidneys and bladder
- b) Uterus and ovaries
- c) Bladder and small intestine
23. When rewiring the brain and connecting the ANS, CNS and PNS, which point represents the CNS?
- a) Bl 62
- b) Bl 16
- c) Si 3
- d) Sp 21
24. With regard to the autonomic relationship of scars, how would a scar in the jaw affect the body?
- a) It will affect the upper limbs
- b) It will affect the lower limbs, knees and ankles
- c) I would affect the thoracic spine
- d) both B and C
- d) both A and B
25. What axis pair would you use if a patient presents with a spinal surgery? (this information in scar manual in 2017)
- a) Si 3 and Sp 21
- b) TW3 and GB 41
- c) Si 3 and Bl 62
- d) H7 and Si3
26. Which fascial circuit should be applied for a patient that had open heart surgery? (this information is in scar manual)
- a) Jue Yin
- b) Shao Yin
- c) Tai Yang
27. Name 2 situations where you would use the Tai Yang Fascial Circuit( this information in scar manual in 2017) :
28. Which fascial circuits could you use for a patient with a total hip replacement and open heart surgery? ( this information in scar manual in 2017)
29. Name 2 circuits you would use in patients that are healing from spinal surgery. Explain the rationale behind your choice (does not have to be circuits from the manual)
30. Give one example for Liver heat and one example of a wind syndrome
31. List 2 circuits that you would use for this patient and why; Patient has had a L4-S1spinal surgery and presents with decreased mobility and pain in Bilateral Lower extremities into feet when he flexes forward. He has a history of appendix surgery and rhinoplasty.
32. Critical thinking: A patient comes in with headaches. She presents with C section scarring, forward head posture and thoracic pain. She presents with high anxiety and is very sensitive to touch and sound. Please outline how you would treat the patient on the first session and a follow up session using MPS.
Part III: Scars and Trauma; please refer to your course manual
33. What type of scar is going to affect ascending energy the most?
- a) Knee replacement
- b) C section
- c) Spinal surgery
34. Which type of scar would have the strongest impact to joint movement?
- a) Hypertrophic scars
- b) Keloid scars
- c) Contracture scars
- d) B and C
- e) A and B
35. Which is NOT considered a “Dragon”
- a) Breast Augmentation
- b) Childhood traumas
- c) Gallbladder surgery
- d) Facelift
36. How does a scar upregulate the ANS?
- a) They form adhesions that can restrict movement and impinge nerves
- b) They can interfere with cellular communication
- c) They can “lock in” emotional trauma
- d) All of the above
- e) None of the above
37. Which interference pattern is caused by Abdominal scarring?
- a) Ascending energy disrupted
- b) Descending energy disrupted
- c) Centralized disruption
- d) Both A and B
- e) Both A and C
38. What type of scars cause obstructions that inhibit function of organs?
- a) Keloid scars
- b) Hypertrophic scars
- c) adhesions
- d) fractures
- e) A and B
39. What acupuncture point do we use to release abdominal adhesions?
- a) St 36
- b) Sp 21
- c) Si 3
40. How does a scar influence circulation?
- a) Inhibits circulation to the heart
- b) Interrupts flow of qi
- c) Disconnects our electrical systems
- d) All of the above
- e) None of the above
41. To move circulation from the feet to the heart, which point is circuited with water points?
- a) Sp6
- b) Bl 62
- c) H7
- d) K3
- e) K27
42. Name the point best used to treat the emotion of fear when treating a scar?
- a) Lu7
- b) H7
- c) Sp6
- d) K3
- e) Bl62
43. When someone has an emotional release following a scar release, which points would you add to treatment?
44. Give an example of utilizing an emotional point with a scar and how would you handle an emotional release if it occurs after treatment.
45. Explain why we use SP6 when we treat a scar as an initial circuit.
46. Name 2 examples of scars that you cannot see on the surface.
47. What is unique about the adhesion release circuit when compared to other scar release techniques?
48. A patient presents to you with primary complaint of chronic anxiety, headaches and dizziness. She has had extensive abdominal surgery 10 years prior for exploratory surgery resulting in complete hysterectomy and a bladder lift. She most recently had a mild head injury and whiplash as a result of rear end car accident. How would you approach this patient on the 1st 2nd and 3rd session?
Part IV: Auricular course; Please refer to your course manual
49. Nogier coorelates the points on the ear as they are organized on the form of what human form?
- a) The kidney
- b) The liver
- c) The brain
- d) The fetus
- e) The intestines
50. In which area of the ear are the organs represented?
- a) The triangular fossa
- b) The tragus
- c) The superior concha
- d) The inferior concha
- e) Both C and D
- f) Both B and D
51. Where is the spine represented on the ear?
- a) On the helix
- b) On the concha ridge
- c) On the antihelix
- d) On the tragus
- e) On the lobe
52. Which master point influences the brain and is the Pain control point?
- a) Endocrine
- b) Shen Men
- c) Thalamus Point
- d) Point Zero
53. Using the Quadrant clock reference, where are the emotions accessed?
- a) Between 1 and 3
- b) Between 10 and 10:30
- c) 4:00
- d) 5:00
- e) 1:00 ish
54. Which sense organs are not located in the earlobe?
- a) Nose and skin
- b) Eye and ear
- c) Tongue and ear
55. Which is not found in the superior or inferior concha?
- a) The uterus
- b) The liver
- c) The lung
- d) The stomach
56. Which point in the ear is most like H7 on the body?
- a) Pont zero
- b) Thalamus point
- c) Endocrine point
- d) Shen Men
- e) Autonomic Deregulator
57. Which secondary master point is used to affect the Limbic system?
- a) The Master Sensorial
- b) The Cingulate Gyrus
- c) Master Oscillation point
58. What points are used with Zang Fu Organ Balancing?
- a) Liv 12 and CV 17
- b) Liv 13 and CV 12
- c) Liv 3 and CV 12
59. When treating points on the ear how can you maximize outcomes with MPS?
60. With the Master calming protocol, what two points represent P6 and Lu9 on the ear? (hint Shen Men is like H7)
61. What two points are used to Balance energy and clear wind after treatment?
62. What 3 points can be tonified to improve energy after ear stimulation?
63. What points can you add to addiction protocol for specific addictions and what else should you consider in your treatment?
64. If a patient comes to you for auricular therapy and their primary complaint is cervical pain accompanied by headaches and nausea. She has been taking opiates for several years after being in a car accident, and when she stops taking meds, she experiences extreme abdominal pain and tremors. She is in a clinical setting where she is unable to undress. How would you approach this patient without undressing (ok to use hands and feet)

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