1st BHMS COMPLETE THEORY QUESTION BANK: ORGANON OF MEDICINE, PHILOSOPHY & PSYCHOLOGY (2022-2023 SYLLABUS)

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This post is specially curated for 1st BHMS students and covers high-yield questions from the 2022-2023 syllabus.

Whether you’re preparing for exams or aiming to deepen your understanding of Hahnemann’s principles and psychological concepts, this guide breaks down the syllabus into easy-to-follow sections:

Organon of Medicine & Philosophy– Dive into the history of medicine, Hahnemann’s life, fundamental principles, and key aphorisms.
Psychology– Understand the mind, emotions, behavior, and their relevance in Homoeopathic practice.

This complete theory question bank includes:

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)with detailed answers.
Short Notes (SN)for quick revisions.
Aphorism breakdownsfor a clear understanding of Hahnemann’s teachings.

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Covers high-yield questionsfrom the 2022-2023 syllabus.
Provides structured approachesto understanding aphorisms, philosophy, and psychology.
Includes short notesand frequently asked questions for quick revisions.
Perfect for last-minute preparationsand in-depth study.

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1ST BHMS ORGANON OF MEDICINE, HOMOEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY, AND PSYCHOLOGY: A COMPLETE GUIDE FOR STUDENTS (2022-2023)

Table of Contents

PAPER 1: ORGANON OF MEDICINE AND PHILOSOPHY

Topic 1: History of Medicine

FQ: Explain the history of medicine with important milestones.
Discuss the evolution of medicine from ancient times to modern practices.
Highlight key contributions from Hippocrates, Galen, Paracelsus, and others.
FQ: Summarize the important milestones in the development and evolution of medicine.
Discuss the transition from traditional medicine to scientific medicine.
SN: Contributions of various stalwarts in the development of medicine.
SN: Ancient Chinese medicine.
SN: Ancient Egyptian medicine.
SN: Ancient Greek medicine.
SN: Ancient Indian medicine.
SN: Prehistoric medicine.

Topic 2: History of Homoeopathy

FQ: Describe the history of Homoeopathy.
FQ: Discuss the origins of Homoeopathy and its development by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann.
FQ: Discuss the significance of important milestones in the evolution of Homoeopathy.
SFQ: Explain the role of Homoeopathy in addressing chronic and acute diseases.

Topic 3: Life History of Dr. Hahnemann

FQ: Explain in detail the life history of Dr. Hahnemann and his contributions to Homoeopathy.
FQ: Discuss Hahnemann’s experiments with Cinchona bark and the discovery of the Law of Similia.
FQ: Discuss the contributions and qualities of Dr. Hahnemann as a physician and person. Highlight his dedication to patient care and scientific rigor.
FQ: Who is the founder of Homoeopathic system of medicine? Describe origin of homoeopathy in detail.
SFQ/SN: Discovery of homoeopathy.
SN: Materia medica Pura.

Topic 4: Life History of Stalwarts of Homoeopathy

FQ: Describe the life history of stalwarts like Dr. Kent, Dr. Boger, Dr. Boenninghausen, Dr. Hering, Dr. T.F. Allen, and Dr. M.L. Sircar. Discuss their contributions to Homoeopathic philosophy, repertory, and Materia Medica.
SFQ: Describe Dr. Boenninghausen’s life history in brief and write down his contributions in homoeopathy.
SN: Contributions of Dr. Boenninghausen.
SN: Contributions of Dr. J. T. Kent.
SN: Contributions of Dr. William Boericke.
SN: Contributions of Richard hughes.
SN: Contributions of stalwarts in the development of Homoeopathy.

Topic 5: History and Development of Homoeopathy in India, USA, and European Countries

FQ: Discuss the history and development of Homoeopathy in India, USA, and European countries.
Explain the global acceptance and challenges faced by Homoeopathy.
SN: Contributions of stalwarts in the development of Homoeopathy in India, USA, and European countries.

Topic 6: Fundamental Principles of Homoeopathy

FQ: Enumerate and explain the cardinal principles of Homoeopathy.

Law of Similia: “Like cures like.”

Law of Simplex: Use of single remedies.

Law of Minimum: Use of the minimum dose.

Theory of Chronic Diseases: Miasmatic theory.

Doctrine of Drug Proving: Testing drugs on healthy individuals.

FQ: Discuss the significance and importance of cardinal principles and fundamental laws. Explain how these principles guide Homoeopathic practice and treatment.
FQ: Describe homoeopathy as an art and science.
FQ: Describe in detail the cardinal principles of homoeopathy.
FQ: Limitations and scopes of homoeopathy.
FQ: What are the cardinal principles of homoeopathy? Explain the law of minimum and law of simplex in detail.
SN: Cito tito etjucunde.
SN: Doctrine of drug dynamization.
SN: Doctrine of drug proving.
SN: Law of minimum.
SN: Law of Similar.
SN: Similar and similimum.
SN: Theory of chronic disease.
SN: Theory of individualization.

Topic 7: Different Modes of Treatment

FQ: Difference between homoeopathy and the orthodox system of medicine.
SN: Antipathy.
SN: Difference between allopathy and homoeopathy.
SN: Difference between Isopathy and homoeopathy.
SN: Difference between Isopathy and nosodes.
SN: Homoeopathy and Homeopathy.
SN: Isopathy.
SN: Tolle Causm/What do you mean by “Tolle Causm”?
SN: When palliation is necessary even in homoeopathic practice?

Topic 8: Concept of Health, Disease, and Cure

FQ: Define health, disease, and cure according to Dr. Hahnemann and modern medicine.
FQ: Hahnemann’s view: Health as a state of harmony in vital force; disease as a disturbance in vital force.
FQ: Modern view: Health as physical, mental, and social well-being; disease as a pathological condition.
FQ: Differentiate between Hahnemannian and modern concepts of health and disease.
FQ: Compare the holistic approach of Homoeopathy with the reductionist approach of modern medicine.
FQ: Write down the essay on disease.
SN: Characters/ indications of health.
SN: Curanter and Curentur.
SN: Difference between cure and recovery.
SN: Health- the modern and homoeopathic concept.

Topic 9: Different Editions and Constructions of Organon of Medicine

FQ: What is organon of medicine? Describe ground plan of 6^th edition in detail.
SN: Augmented edition/ 2^nd
SN: Difference between 1^st and 2^nd edition of organon of medicine.
SN: Difference between 5^th and 6^th edition of organon of medicine.
SN: Difference between footnote and aphorism.
SN: Ground plan of organon of medicine.
SN: Importance of 6^th edition of organon of medicine.
SN: Organon of medicine.
SN: Organon of medicine.
SN: Posthumous edition/ 6^th
SN: Relation between organon of medicine and homoeopathic Materia medica.
SN: What do you mean by ‘Aude Sapare’? where do you find it? Discuss its significance in Hahnemann’s life.

Topic 10: Logic and Its Application in Homoeopathy

FQ: Explain inductive and deductive logic with examples.
Inductive logic: Generalizing from specific observations (e.g., drug proving).
Deductive logic: Applying general principles to specific cases (e.g., Law of Similia).
FQ: Apply the concept of inductive and deductive logic to the fundamental principles of Homoeopathy.
Discuss how drug proving (inductive) and prescription writing (deductive) are interconnected.
FQ: Define inductive logic. Discovery of homoeopathy is based on inductive logic- justify.
SFC/SN: Logic- it’s application on homoeopathy.
SN: Difference between inductive logic and deductive logic.
SN: Inductive logic

Topic 11: Aphorisms 1-27

FQ: Explain the meaning and significance of Aphorisms 1-27.

Physician – Purpose, Qualities, Duties, and Knowledge

FQ: Discuss the qualities, duties, and knowledge expected from a physician.

Qualities: Empathy, observation, and knowledge of Materia Medica.

Duties: Holistic patient care and ethical practice.

FQ: Discuss what is the mission of the physician?
SN: The Mission.
SN: Mission of a physician as a true practitioner of the healing art.

Highest Ideal of Cure

FQ: What are the conditions that must be fulfilled for an ideal cure?
FQ: What is the highest ideal of cure? Discuss.
SN: Cure and ideal cure.
SN: Easily comprehensible principle

Knowledge of Physician and Preserver of Health

FQ: Knowledge required by physician to cure the patient rationally and judiciously?
FQ: What is the requisite knowledge of a physician to be a practitioner of the healing art?
FQ: What should a homoeopath know to treat his patients judicially and rationally?
FQ: When a physician becomes a preserver of health?
FQ: Who is true practitioner of healing art?
SN: Duty of physician?

Totality Of the Symptoms

FQ: Describe in detail the totality of symptoms.
FQ: Describe the homoeopathic concept on symptoms.
SN: Portrait of the disease.
SN: Symptom’s totality.
SN: Symptoms and Totality of symptoms.

Unprejudiced Observer

FQ: What do you mean by unprejudiced observer? Why the physician should be an unprejudiced observer? How to become an unprejudiced observer?
SN: Unprejudiced observer.

Causes Of Disease

FQ: What are the causes of diseases? Write down their importance in selection of remedy.
SN: Accessory circumstances.
SN: Causa occasionalis.
SN: Causes of the diseases.
SN: Difference between fundamental and exciting cause.
SN: Fundamental cause of the disease.
SN: Maintaining cause.
SN: Obvious cause.
SN: Prima Causa Morbi.

Principles Of Cure

FQ: Cure can never take place with the help of dissimilar medicines-explain.
FQ: Describe in detail the nature’s law of cure.
FQ: Explain the therapeutic law of nature.
FQ: How medicines are stronger than natural disease?
FQ: Sick making properties of drug are the sick curing properties-justify.
FQ: What do you mean by complex disease? How does it arise explain with example?
FQ: Write briefly what happens when two dissimilar diseases meet together in human body?
SFQ: Describe Hering’s law of cure in detail.
SFQ: Modus operandi of homoeopathic cure.
SN: Double Complex disease.
SN: Medicines act unconditionally-justify

Vital Force

FQ: Concept of homoeopathic philosophy is fruitless without conception of vital force explain.
FQ: Describe in detail the role of vital force in health, disease and cure.
FQ: Explain the concept of spiritual vital force. Why it is called autocratic?
FQ: Homoeopathy can remove symptoms but the disease remains-who said this? Do you agree with statement? If not why?
FQ: What is dynamic influence?
FQ: What is the practical utility of the knowledge of vital force?
FQ: What is vital force? Describe role of vital force in health.
SN: Hufeland’s criticism.
SN: Simple substance according to Dr. Kent.
SN: Trinity of homoeopathy by Robert Hobert.
SN: Vital force.
SN: Vital principle
SN: What do you mean by “Materia pecans”? (Materialism of medicine).

APHORISMS IN A NUTSHELL

THEORETICAL PART (SEC 1 – 27)
1. Mission of the physician
FN Theoretic medicine
2. Highest ideal of cure
3. Knowledge of physician
4. Preserver of health
5. Exciting, maintaining and fundamental causes of disease.
6. Unprejudiced observer; Portrait of disease.
FN Prima Causa Morbi
7. Causa occasionalis; Totality of the symptoms.
FN Indisposition; symptomatic treatment
8. Restoration of health
FN Hufeland’s criticism on homoeopathy
9 – 17 Vital forces
9. Properties of vital force and vital force in health.
10. Material body without vital force
11. Vital force in disease
FN Materia Pecans; dynamic influence
12. Disease caused by internal; derangement of vital force.
13. Materialism of medicine
14. Disease manifestation
15. Affection of vital force
16. Removal of dynamic disturbance with the help of dynamic drug substance.
17. Removal of symptoms with medicine to achieve cure.
18. Totality of the symptoms
19 – 29 Laws of cure
19. How homoeopathic medicine cures?
20. Drug proving
21. Pathogenic symptoms and what are curative in a medicine?
22. Antipathy
23. Disadvantages of antipathy
24. Similia Similibus Curantur
25. Advantages of Homoeopathy
26. Homoeopathic law of cure
27. Curative power of medicine

Aphorisms 105-145

Drug Proving

FQ: Define drug proving. How will you select a prover? Write down the Advantages and disadvantages of drug proving on Human beings.
FQ: Justify – “Exhaustive drug proving is only theoretically possible”.
FQ: What are the utility and significance of drug proving?
FQ: What is drug proving? What are the instructions given by Dr. Hahnemann?
FQ: What precautions should be taken by prover while drug proving?
FQ: Write a short essay on Drug proving.
FQ: Write down the process of drug proving and best prover in detail.
SFQ: How will you record and note down the symptoms of proving?
SFQ: What are the objectives of drug proving?
SFQ: What are the required qualities of the Human prover?
SFQ: Write down the method of preparation of drugs for proving.
SFQ: Write down the rules of drug proving.
SN: Advantages and disadvantages of drug proving on Lower Animals.
SN: Benefits of physician proving drugs on himself?
SN: Best prover
SN: Day book
SN: Diet of a prover
SN: Disadvantages of using large doses while drug proving.
SN: Effects of administering excessively large doses while drug proving.
SN: Ideal prover
SN: Idiosyncratic patients while drug proving/ Idiosyncratic prover
SN: Rules for proving of poisons
SN: Which symptoms of drugs are being recorded by prover while drug proving?
SN: Why homoeopathic drugs are not proved on lower animals?
SN: Why medicines should be tested on both males and females?
SN: Why medicines should not be tested on sick person? / Defects of proving on sick person.

APHORISM IN A NUTSHELL

• 105 – Investigation of pathogenetic power of medicine.
• 106 – knowledge of many medicines
• 107 Drug proving on sick
• 108 Curative powers of medicine lie in this power they possess of changing the state of man’s health.
• F.N. Albrecht Von Haller Knew the medicine is capable of curing by testing it on healthy human being.
• 109 Dr. Hahnemann first recorded the curative power of drugs in his Materia Medica Pura and his further observations are contained in his work on Chronic diseases.
• 110 The drug poisoning observed by allopathic physicians confirm the result of drug proving in healthy human beings. It was never imagined before that these effects were the curative power to form the basis of true Materia medica.
• 111 Poisonous drug effect.
• 112Primary and secondary action of drugs.
• 113 Narcotic medicines even from moderate experimental doses on healthy body produce secondary symptoms.
• 114 Proving in moderate dose except narcotics produces primary action.
• 115 Alternating actions
• 118 Individualisation of drug
• 119 Individualisation of drug action
• 120 Careful Drug proving
• 121 Doses of drugs while proving.
• 122 Proving of simple and well-known substances.
• 123 Methods of preparation
• 124 Prover should not take anything else of a medicinal nature.
• 125 Diet should be nutritious.
• F.N. 1 Vegetables like green peas, beans, potatoes and carrots are allowed due to least medicinal properties.
• F.N. 2 Wine, brandy, coffee and tea are prohibited.
• 126 Qualities of prover.
• 127 Proving on both sexes.
• 128 Proving of only potentised drug substances.
• 129 Proving should be done in small doses.
• 130 A sensitive prover requires only a moderate dose for proving.
• 131 Subsequent doses often remove the effect of previous dose or may produce an opposite state.
• 132 Proving of weak medicinal drug substances.
• 133 Record of thorough drug proving.
• 134 Medicines can only produce all symptoms in various individual of different constitution.
• 135 Confirmation by reproving.
• 136 All symptoms cannot be recorded in single prover.
• 137 Comparison of large and moderate doses in proving.
• 138 Health Alterations while drug proving.
• 139 Record of proving in detail.
• 140 Illiterate provers.
• 141 Physician is the best prover.
• F.N. Benefits of drug proving on physician himself.
• 142 Investigation of the effect of medicine.
• 143 Compilation of all proving data.
• 144 Formation of true Materia medica.
• 145 What is remedy.

PAPER 2: PSYCHOLOGY

Topic 1: Introduction to Psychology

FQ: Define psychology and discuss its utility for a Homoeopath.

Explain how psychology helps in understanding patient behavior and mental health.

FQ: Explain the different schools of psychology and their objectives.

Discuss structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, psychoanalysis, and humanistic psychology.

SN: Concept of mind in psychology and Homoeopathy.

Compare the psychological and Homoeopathic understanding of the mind.

Topic 2: Concept of Mind in Psychology and Homoeopathy

FQ: Describe the concept of mind in different schools of psychology.

Discuss Freud’s model of the mind (conscious, unconscious, subconscious).

FQ: Relate the concept of mind in psychology and Homoeopathy.

Explain how the mind is understood in Organon of Medicine and its correlation with psychological theories.

SN: Compare and contrast the concept of mind in Organon with that in different schools of psychology.

Topic 3: Psychological Organization of Mind

FQ: Identify the topography of the mind (conscious, unconscious, subconscious).

Explain Freud’s model and its relevance to Homoeopathy.

FQ: Discuss the interrelationship between thoughts, emotions, and behavior.

Explain how thoughts influence emotions and behavior, and vice versa.

SN: Representation of mental expressions in the repertory and Materia Medica.

Discuss how psychological symptoms are represented in Homoeopathic repertories and Materia Medica.

Topic 4: Physiological Basis of Emotions, Thought, and Behavior

FQ: List the parts of the brain relevant to understanding mental functioning.

Explain the role of the limbic system in emotions and the prefrontal cortex in decision-making.

FQ: Discuss the genesis of emotions, thinking, and behavior.

Explain how emotions, thoughts, and behaviors are interconnected.

SN: Role of hormones in influencing emotions and behavior.

Topic 5: Understanding Behavior

FQ: Define behavior and differentiate between innate and learned behavior.

Discuss instincts, reflexes, and conditioned responses.

FQ: Discuss the factors influencing behavior.

Explain how emotions and thoughts determine behavior.

SN: Representation of behavior in the repertory and Materia Medica.

Discuss how behavioural symptoms are represented in Homoeopathy.

Topic 6: Understanding Emotions

FQ: Define emotions and differentiate them from feelings and mood.

Explain the biological basis of emotions and their effects on health.

FQ: Discuss the classification of emotions (primary, secondary, positive, negative).

Explain the role of emotions in mental and physical health.

SN: Representation of emotions in the repertory and Materia Medica.

Discuss how emotions like fear, anger, and grief are represented in Homoeopathy.

Topic 7: Understanding Intellect – Attention, Concentration, and Memory

FQ: Define attention, concentration, and memory. Discuss their psychophysiological mechanisms.

Explain the role of the brain in cognitive functions.

FQ: Explain the types of memory and factors affecting memory.

Discuss short-term, long-term, and working memory.

SN: Representation of memory issues in the repertory and Materia Medica.

Discuss how memory-related symptoms are represented in Homoeopathy.

Topic 8: Understanding Intellect – Perception and Intelligence

FQ: Define perception and differentiate it from sensations and thinking.

Explain the psychophysiology of perception.

FQ: Discuss the conceptual models of intelligence (Gardner’s multiple intelligences, Sternberg’s triarchic theory).

Explain the measurement of intelligence (IQ) and its limitations.

SN: Representation of intelligence in the repertory and Materia Medica.

Discuss how intelligence-related symptoms are represented in Homoeopathy.

Topic 9: Motivation and Learning

FQ: Define motivation and discuss its types and relevance for a Homoeopath.

Explain intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

FQ: Explain the concept of learning and its role in adaptation.

Discuss classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning.

SN: Reflection of motivation and learning in the repertory and Materia Medica.

Discuss how motivation and learning-related symptoms are represented in Homoeopathy.

Topic 10: Growth and Development

FQ: Discuss the stages of human growth and development (physical, cognitive, psychosocial).

Explain the theories of development by Freud, Piaget, and Erikson.

FQ: Discuss the significance of growth and development in Homoeopathy.

Explain how knowledge of development aids in case-taking and remedy selection.

Topic 11: Personality Development

FQ: Define personality and discuss its development.

Explain theories of personality by Freud, Jung, and Maslow.

FQ: Discuss the relevance of studying personality from the perspective of Materia Medica.

Explain how personality traits are represented in Homoeopathy.

Topic 12: Stress and Conflict

FQ: Define stress and discuss its types and effects on the mind and body.

Explain the physiological and psychological effects of stress.

FQ: Discuss coping mechanisms and their role in resolving stress.

Explain healthy and unhealthy coping strategies.

SN: Representation of stress and conflict in the repertory and Materia Medica.

Topic 13: Applied Psychology

FQ: Discuss the utility of psychology in clinical, educational, sports, business, and industrial settings.

Explain how psychology is applied in different fields.

SN: Importance of psychology in Homoeopathic practice for holistic patient management.

This complete theory question bank covers all essential topics and frequently asked questions for the 1st BHMS Organon of Medicine and psychology syllabus.

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