Exam #1

Question 1

What is a greater threat to the esthetics industry tan the medical profession?

Answer 1

A poorly trained/ misinformed esthetician.

Question 2

What is the common thread among all possible origins of the word “spa”?

Answer 2

The use of water and implication of healing.

Question 3

What term can be used interchangeably with the term “spa therapy”?

Answer 3

Balneotherapy; Hydrotherapy

Question 4

What ancient culture developed enormous bathhouses that are considered the historical beginning of spa treatments?

Answer 4

Ancient Rome

Question 5

When Moorish influence rose in southern Europe during the 13th century, what was the primary purpose of bathing?

Answer 5

Relaxation

Question 6

What is NOT one of the reasons the use of public baths declined during the Renaissance?

Answer 6

A fashion trend favoring dirty skin.

Question 7

What type of business arose in the United States during the 19th century based upon the idea of therapeutic benefits related to mineral springs?

Answer 7

Spa Resorts

Question 8

According to the International Spa Association (ISPA)figures, approximately what % of the US population visits spas regularly?

Answer 8

10%

Question 9

What is a characteristic of an esthetician who settles for a bare minimum of training and education?

Answer 9

Someone who merely learns how to sell the products in a given salon.

Question 10

What is one benefit for estheticians of extensive education and training?

Answer 10

Knowing where to turn whatever the circumstance.

Question 11

What type of professional specializes in the care of the skin?

Answer 11

Esthetician

Question 12

What type of professional explains, demonstrates, and sells products?

Answer 12

Manufacturers, Sales Representatives

Question 13

What type of professional embellishes and enhances facial features?

Answer 13

Makeup Artist

Question 14

What type of professional enforces rules and regulations?

Answer 14

State licensing inspector; Examiner

Question 15

What is the correct term for a technician trained in cosmetic tattooing?

Answer 15

Permanent Makeup Artist

Question 16

What is NOT a skill required for becoming an esthetician?

Answer 16

Permanent Makeup skills

Question 17

What is a special skill required of estheticians working in the medical field?

Answer 17

In depth knowledge of regulatory agencies.

Question 18

What career requires strong business skills in financial management, marketing, people management, and esthetics products and services?

Answer 18

Salon Owner

Question 19

What career choice does NOT require an outgoing personality?

Answer 19

Beauty Magazine Columnist

Question 20

What is a skill that distinguishes skilled estheticians?

Answer 20

The ability to think critically!

Question 21

What course of action represents adherence to the principle of “clarifying the concern”?

Answer 21

Proceed only when the problem is identifies and understood.

Question 22

What is NOT a question that comes up during the critical-thinking stage of “gathering the facts”?

Answer 22

How can I convince the client that my opinion is correct?

Question 23

What is a goal of defining solutions and outcomes?

Answer 23

Earning a satisfied and loyal client.

Question 24

What does acronym SOAP stand for (used in “SOAP notes”)?

Answer 24

Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Procedure

Question 25

What is the term for the nontechnical skills that you will use in the practice of esthetics?

Answer 25

Soft Skills

Question 26

What type of healing revolves around the idea of treating the person as a whole, rather than focusing solely on a disease or disorder?

Answer 26

Holistic

Question 27

What is NOT part of a holistic approach to greeting a client?

Answer 27

Stern tone of voice

Question 28

What is a holistic approach to ending a treatment?

Answer 28

Offering the client a glass of water

Question 29

What is NOT an example of the holistic principle of beginning treatments with intention?

Answer 29

Telling the client that you're in a hurry.

Question 30

What is one of the 8 steps for managing emotions?

Answer 30

-Consider the source of negative emotions. -Stop what you're doing & take a deep breath. -Think proactively rather than reactively. Remove yourself from the emotion and analyze the situation constructively. -Where does this emotion come from? What is behind it? - Are you meant to learn something from the situation? Is your subconscious trying to tell you something? -Imagine a good friend-advice you'd give them. -How can you best handle the situation? Think of someone you respect/look up to. -Let it go.

Question 31

What is one of the main functions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) of 1996?

Answer 31

Protect patient privacy regarding medical records and health information provided to health plans, doctors, and hospitals.

Question 32

What must health providers provide in order to comply with HIPPA (1996) ?

Answer 32

Notice to patients on how personal medical data records will be used.

Question 33

What is NOT an example of a learned ability?

Answer 33

Innate talent

Question 34

What modern advancement has made some people reluctant to share critical information with their physicians and other health care providers?

Answer 34

The ease of sharing data digitally.

Question 35

What is the term for vaporization, cutting, or removal of skin that, in general, can only be performed by physicians?

Answer 35

Ablation

Question 36

What is composed of infrared light, ultraviolet light, and visible light?

Answer 36

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Question 37

What is true of long-term exposure to ultraviolet wavelengths?

Answer 37

It's hazardous to living tissues.

Question 38

What term refers to small particles of electromagnetic (EM) energy that travel at the speed of light in the form of a wave?

Answer 38

Photons

Question 39

What quality of laser light keeps it from dispersing the way normal white light does?

Answer 39

Multiple wavelengths merge.

Question 40

What term refers to the size and width of a laser beam used to effect treatment?

Answer 40

Spot size

Question 41

Why is laser light referred to as as monochromatic?

Answer 41

It's made up of one wavelength and one color.

Question 42

What is NOT true of laser photons?

Answer 42

They are incoherent.

Question 43

What term refers to the target in the body, such as blood or collagen, that absorbs the laser beam's thermal energy, causing the desired treatment effect?

Answer 43

Chromophore

Question 44

What happens during absorption?

Answer 44

The photon of light loses heat energy to the chromophore.

Question 45

What term refers to the dangerous diffusion of laser light that can happen when dome laser wavelengths transmit deeply into. the skin?

Answer 45

Scatter

Question 46

What term refers to the laser's ability to bounce off of shiny surfaces?

Answer 46

Reflection

Question 47

What term refers to the laser's ability to move through tissue, fluid, and even glass?

Answer 47

Transmission

Question 48

What component of every laser device is responsible for the creation of light?

Answer 48

Optical resonator

Question 49

Which governmental agency is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety and effectiveness of medical dev vices and products that give off radiation?

Answer 49

FDA

Question 50

What governmental agency promotes health and facilitates assessment systems?

Answer 50

ANSI

Question 51

What governmental agency oversees the safety of employees in the workplace?

Answer 51

OSHA

Question 52

What is NOT among the responsibilities of the LSO?

Answer 52

Repairing the laser equipment

Question 53

When should you check your scope of practice?

Answer 53

Before each laser treatment.