Anderson : The Practice of Shiatsu
Test Bank
Chapter 1: History of Shiatsu
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is a characteristic of a shiatsu treatment?
a. Lubricant is applied to the client.
b. Client is unclothed and draped with sheets.
c. Focus is on balancing the client’s Qi.
d. Purpose is to elongate fascia around muscles.
ANS: C
2. Which part of the practitioner’s body is most likely to be used in performing shiatsu rather
than massage therapy?
a. Forearms
b. Elbows
c. Hands
d. Feet
ANS: D
3. What is the source of the shiatsu practitioner’s strength when performing a treatment?
a. Belly and hips
b. Shoulders and back
c. Arms and hands
d. Legs and feet
ANS: A
4. Which of the following concepts is the basis of shiatsu?
a. Pain, discomfort, and other disorders are caused by an imbalance in the client’s
Qi.
b. Discomfort is alleviated through the use of medications.
c. Western anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology are the primary areas of
knowledge.
d. Body, mind, and spirit are viewed as separate from the physical body.
ANS: A
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,5. The energy or force that gives and maintains life is called
a. acupuncture.
b. moxibustion.
c. Qi.
d. tsubo.
ANS: C
6. What do shiatsu practitioners use to support and stabilize their clients’ Qi?
a. Insertion of needles into points on channels
b. Their own Qi
c. Application of lubricant
d. Meditation
ANS: B
7. Which of the following conditions is massage therapy contraindicated for and shiatsu
possibly indicated for?
a. Flare-up stage of lupus
b. Osteoporosis
c. Cancer
d. Chronic insomnia
ANS: A
8. Which of the following is a local contraindication for shiatsu?
a. Headaches
b. Muscular tension
c. Constipation
d. Varicose veins
ANS: D
9. What modality did An Wu gradually develop into?
a. Acupuncture
b. Anmo
c. Moxibustion
d. Shiatsu
ANS: B
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,10. When Anmo was imported into Japan, what did it gradually develop into?
a. Herbal therapy
b. Anma
c. Acupuncture
d. Moxibustion
ANS: B
11. What event is indirectly responsible for the depopularization of Anma and the popularization
of Western medicine in Japan?
a. Cultural exchange with China
b. The closing of Dutch trade routes
c. Commodore Perry opening trade with the United States
d. The spread of Asian medicine to Korea and India
ANS: C
12. Why was the term shiatsu coined?
a. True practitioners of Anma wanted to distinguish themselves from charlatans.
b. An easier name for the bodywork practice was needed.
c. Anma was no longer a valid bodywork modality.
d. Few practitioners of traditional techniques existed.
ANS: A
13. Which of the following exemplifies the evolution of shiatsu?
a. Strict adherence to traditional techniques
b. A merge with acupuncture
c. Emphasis on herbal remedies
d. Incorporation of Western science and bodywork techniques
ANS: D
14. Namikoshi’s significance in the development of shiatsu is that he
a. founded the Japan Shiatsu Institute, which helped further awareness of shiatsu as
a valid profession.
b. eliminated any use of Western science and bodywork techniques from the
practice of shiatsu.
c. incorporated the use of needles in shiatsu treatments.
d. focused strictly on Western bodywork techniques.
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, ANS: A
15. Who integrated conventional shiatsu, ancient Asian medicine, psychology, and Western
physiology?
a. Namikoshi
b. Masunaga
c. Ohashi
d. Serizawa
ANS: B
16. Which of the following types of shiatsu is a vigorous treatment that emphasizes work on
points rather than channels?
a. Namikoshi
b. Zen
c. Ohashiatsu
d. Five Element
ANS: A
17. What modality is characterized by pressing tsubo with the fingers?
a. Zen shiatsu
b. Barefoot shiatsu
c. Acupressure
d. Ohashiatsu
ANS: C
18. Macrobiotic shiatsu is characterized by techniques applied by the practitioner’s
a. forearms.
b. feet.
c. fingers.
d. knees.
ANS: B
19. Zen shiatsu is different from other forms of shiatsu in that it incorporates
a. foot work.
b. channel extensions.
c. Western bodywork techniques.
d. traditional Chinese medicine.
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Test Bank
Chapter 1: History of Shiatsu
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is a characteristic of a shiatsu treatment?
a. Lubricant is applied to the client.
b. Client is unclothed and draped with sheets.
c. Focus is on balancing the client’s Qi.
d. Purpose is to elongate fascia around muscles.
ANS: C
2. Which part of the practitioner’s body is most likely to be used in performing shiatsu rather
than massage therapy?
a. Forearms
b. Elbows
c. Hands
d. Feet
ANS: D
3. What is the source of the shiatsu practitioner’s strength when performing a treatment?
a. Belly and hips
b. Shoulders and back
c. Arms and hands
d. Legs and feet
ANS: A
4. Which of the following concepts is the basis of shiatsu?
a. Pain, discomfort, and other disorders are caused by an imbalance in the client’s
Qi.
b. Discomfort is alleviated through the use of medications.
c. Western anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology are the primary areas of
knowledge.
d. Body, mind, and spirit are viewed as separate from the physical body.
ANS: A
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,5. The energy or force that gives and maintains life is called
a. acupuncture.
b. moxibustion.
c. Qi.
d. tsubo.
ANS: C
6. What do shiatsu practitioners use to support and stabilize their clients’ Qi?
a. Insertion of needles into points on channels
b. Their own Qi
c. Application of lubricant
d. Meditation
ANS: B
7. Which of the following conditions is massage therapy contraindicated for and shiatsu
possibly indicated for?
a. Flare-up stage of lupus
b. Osteoporosis
c. Cancer
d. Chronic insomnia
ANS: A
8. Which of the following is a local contraindication for shiatsu?
a. Headaches
b. Muscular tension
c. Constipation
d. Varicose veins
ANS: D
9. What modality did An Wu gradually develop into?
a. Acupuncture
b. Anmo
c. Moxibustion
d. Shiatsu
ANS: B
Copyright © 2008 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc.
,10. When Anmo was imported into Japan, what did it gradually develop into?
a. Herbal therapy
b. Anma
c. Acupuncture
d. Moxibustion
ANS: B
11. What event is indirectly responsible for the depopularization of Anma and the popularization
of Western medicine in Japan?
a. Cultural exchange with China
b. The closing of Dutch trade routes
c. Commodore Perry opening trade with the United States
d. The spread of Asian medicine to Korea and India
ANS: C
12. Why was the term shiatsu coined?
a. True practitioners of Anma wanted to distinguish themselves from charlatans.
b. An easier name for the bodywork practice was needed.
c. Anma was no longer a valid bodywork modality.
d. Few practitioners of traditional techniques existed.
ANS: A
13. Which of the following exemplifies the evolution of shiatsu?
a. Strict adherence to traditional techniques
b. A merge with acupuncture
c. Emphasis on herbal remedies
d. Incorporation of Western science and bodywork techniques
ANS: D
14. Namikoshi’s significance in the development of shiatsu is that he
a. founded the Japan Shiatsu Institute, which helped further awareness of shiatsu as
a valid profession.
b. eliminated any use of Western science and bodywork techniques from the
practice of shiatsu.
c. incorporated the use of needles in shiatsu treatments.
d. focused strictly on Western bodywork techniques.
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, ANS: A
15. Who integrated conventional shiatsu, ancient Asian medicine, psychology, and Western
physiology?
a. Namikoshi
b. Masunaga
c. Ohashi
d. Serizawa
ANS: B
16. Which of the following types of shiatsu is a vigorous treatment that emphasizes work on
points rather than channels?
a. Namikoshi
b. Zen
c. Ohashiatsu
d. Five Element
ANS: A
17. What modality is characterized by pressing tsubo with the fingers?
a. Zen shiatsu
b. Barefoot shiatsu
c. Acupressure
d. Ohashiatsu
ANS: C
18. Macrobiotic shiatsu is characterized by techniques applied by the practitioner’s
a. forearms.
b. feet.
c. fingers.
d. knees.
ANS: B
19. Zen shiatsu is different from other forms of shiatsu in that it incorporates
a. foot work.
b. channel extensions.
c. Western bodywork techniques.
d. traditional Chinese medicine.
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