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TEN TYPICAL IFA WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS! 1. What do you understand by the term muscle fatigue? 2. Explain using diagrams if necessary, the effects of essential oils on the brains limbic system via the olfactory system. 3. a. State the hormones produced by the Posterior Pituitary. b. Explain how the hypothalamus controls the Anterior and Posterior pituitary gland. c. Define the term Negative Feedback and explain how it operates to control Thyroid activity. d. Describe the function of the Adrenal Cortex. 4. What aromatherapy treatment would you administer to the following skin conditions? a. Sun burn b. Severe bruising c. Broken capillaries d. Acne e. Chapped skin f. Cellulite g. Eczema h. Herpes simplex i. Verrucae j. Chilblains 5. a.Describe the stress response and its physical and psychological effects. b. What particular massage techniques are effective for a client who is stressed and why? c. How is massage beneficial for clients with stress-related conditions? d. How could chronic stress manifest in clients and how can massage be beneficial? e. How is stress related to disease? 6. Detail your choice of essential oils for the treatment of the following explaining how you would blend the oil, what carrier or carriers you would use and how many treatments you would recommend a) bruising b) stress c) stiff neck d) stretch marks

e) insomnia 7. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) Give the Latin nane and botanical family of the following:Ylang Ylang Patchouli Tea Tree Vetivert Mandarin Petitgrain Frankinsense Clary Sage True Lavender

8. State which of the following substances is an aldehyde, a ketone, an alcohol or a phenol. a. Carvacrol b. Citral c. Fenchone d. Thymol e. Linalol f. Borneol g. Thujone h. Eugenol i. Geraniol j. Citronellal 9. What do the following terms mean? Name two essential oils, which show these actions - use no oil more than twice. a. Expectorant b. Sedative c. Febrifuge d. Hypertensive e. Hypotensive f. Stomachic g. Diuretic h. Hepatic i. Analgesic j. Rubifacient 10. Mrs G is a 42 year old health care professional with a senior managerial position. She has two children of 10 and 15. She has found herself becoming increasingly anxious and tense since recent reorganisations at work, and has suffered from occasional panic attacks at work and while shopping. She is sleeping poorly, saying that her mind will not switch off when she goes to bed.

Her skin is extremely dry, with outbreaks of eczema on her hands and face. Devise a treatment plan for this client. IFA STANDARDS IN PRACTICE IFA Registered Practitioners are not just people who give massage using essential oils. They are a special kind of therapist. Their confidence and experience comes from their thorough training. Their knowledge of the effective use of therapeutic aromatic oils combined with application techniques ensures maximum benefit for their clients. The IFA requires its Full Members to maintain their standards and increase their experience by completing at least 12 hours of Continual Professional Development each year.

IFA STANDARDS IN TRAINING

The IFA diploma training in professional aromatherapy fully complies with national occupational standards and open college network standards

Standards are set and achieved through our approved schools and tutors. IFA training Establishments have to abide by our syllabus which has been very carefully formulated, based on many years of experience in training practitioners to work as professional therapists. The course criteria cover all aspects of holistic health, client protocol, body massage, essential and carrier oil theory, pathology, anatomy and physiology, emergency first aid and business development. The methods of teaching and the number of training and study hours required by our syllabus are laid down with a view to producing aromatherapists who are confident, caring, competent and enthusiastic about their chosen profession. Standards are imposed through our exam system. Our registered schools in the UK and Overseas may hold internal exams if they wish, but it is an absolute requirement of their IFA membership that they hold external exams in the presence of one of our independent examiners. Students are examined on the theory and practice of Anatomy and Physiology, Body Massage, Aromatherapy Theory and Aromatherapy Massage and then marked and assessed by our examiner in order to qualify as a Professional Aromatherapist. Schools applying for registration are accepted only if the IFA standards for tutors, equipment and venues are met. These principles maintain aromatherapy as a profession and they safeguard the practitioner and their clients.