LATEST CERTIFIED
REFLEXOLOGIST CERTIFICATION
EXAM | Q&A WITH RATIONALES
1. Which organization is the only national reflexology
certifying body in the United States that utilizes a
psychometrically valid exam?
A) National Certification Board for Therapeutic
Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB)
B) American Reflexology Certification Board (ARCB)
C) Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards
(FSMTB)
D) International Institute of Reflexology
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The American Reflexology Certification
Board (ARCB) is the only national reflexology
certifying organization that utilizes a
psychometrically valid exam in the United States.
2. What is the minimum number of training hours
required for ARCB certification as of January 1,
2026?
A) 110 hours
,B) 150 hours
C) 200 hours
D) 250 hours
Correct answer: C
Rationale: As of January 1, 2026, ARCB requires a
minimum of 200 hours of training for certification.
3. What is the minimum age requirement to apply for
reflexologist certification in most states?
A) 16 years old
B) 18 years old
C) 21 years old
D) 25 years old
Correct answer: B
Rationale: Applicants for reflexologist certification
must be eighteen years of age or older in most states.
4. How many hours of continuing education (CE)
credits must ARCB certificants earn every two years?
A) 6 hours
B) 8 hours
C) 10 hours
,D) 12 hours
Correct answer: D
Rationale: ARCB certificants must earn twelve (12)
hours of continuing education (CE) credits every two
years from the year they were certified.
5. Which designation may ARCB certificants use to
indicate their credential?
A) Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT)
B) Certified Reflexology Specialist (CRS)
C) Nationally Board Certified Reflexologist (NBCR)
D) Registered Holistic Practitioner (RHP)
Correct answer: C
Rationale: ARCB Certificants are entitled to use the
designation of "Nationally Board Certified
Reflexologist (NBCR)".
6. The modern practice of reflexology in the Western
world is most closely associated with which
individual?
A) Dr. William Fitzgerald
B) Eunice Ingham
C) Hippocrates
, D) Florence Kendall
Correct answer: B
Rationale: Eunice Ingham is credited with mapping
the entire body on the feet and hands, establishing
the modern practice of reflexology in the Western
world.
7. Who introduced reflexology (zone therapy) to the
United States in 1913?
A) Eunice Ingham
B) Dr. William H. Fitzgerald
C) Dr. Joseph Shelby Riley
D) Dr. John Upledger
Correct answer: B
Rationale: Reflexology was introduced to the United
States in 1913 by William H. Fitzgerald, M.D.
8. The principle theory behind reflexology is that:
A) All organs function independently of each other
B) All the systems and organs of the body are
mapped or reflected in smaller peripheral areas
C) Disease is caused by spiritual imbalance only
D) Only the feet contain reflex points
REFLEXOLOGIST CERTIFICATION
EXAM | Q&A WITH RATIONALES
1. Which organization is the only national reflexology
certifying body in the United States that utilizes a
psychometrically valid exam?
A) National Certification Board for Therapeutic
Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB)
B) American Reflexology Certification Board (ARCB)
C) Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards
(FSMTB)
D) International Institute of Reflexology
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The American Reflexology Certification
Board (ARCB) is the only national reflexology
certifying organization that utilizes a
psychometrically valid exam in the United States.
2. What is the minimum number of training hours
required for ARCB certification as of January 1,
2026?
A) 110 hours
,B) 150 hours
C) 200 hours
D) 250 hours
Correct answer: C
Rationale: As of January 1, 2026, ARCB requires a
minimum of 200 hours of training for certification.
3. What is the minimum age requirement to apply for
reflexologist certification in most states?
A) 16 years old
B) 18 years old
C) 21 years old
D) 25 years old
Correct answer: B
Rationale: Applicants for reflexologist certification
must be eighteen years of age or older in most states.
4. How many hours of continuing education (CE)
credits must ARCB certificants earn every two years?
A) 6 hours
B) 8 hours
C) 10 hours
,D) 12 hours
Correct answer: D
Rationale: ARCB certificants must earn twelve (12)
hours of continuing education (CE) credits every two
years from the year they were certified.
5. Which designation may ARCB certificants use to
indicate their credential?
A) Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT)
B) Certified Reflexology Specialist (CRS)
C) Nationally Board Certified Reflexologist (NBCR)
D) Registered Holistic Practitioner (RHP)
Correct answer: C
Rationale: ARCB Certificants are entitled to use the
designation of "Nationally Board Certified
Reflexologist (NBCR)".
6. The modern practice of reflexology in the Western
world is most closely associated with which
individual?
A) Dr. William Fitzgerald
B) Eunice Ingham
C) Hippocrates
, D) Florence Kendall
Correct answer: B
Rationale: Eunice Ingham is credited with mapping
the entire body on the feet and hands, establishing
the modern practice of reflexology in the Western
world.
7. Who introduced reflexology (zone therapy) to the
United States in 1913?
A) Eunice Ingham
B) Dr. William H. Fitzgerald
C) Dr. Joseph Shelby Riley
D) Dr. John Upledger
Correct answer: B
Rationale: Reflexology was introduced to the United
States in 1913 by William H. Fitzgerald, M.D.
8. The principle theory behind reflexology is that:
A) All organs function independently of each other
B) All the systems and organs of the body are
mapped or reflected in smaller peripheral areas
C) Disease is caused by spiritual imbalance only
D) Only the feet contain reflex points
