CMA Somatic Practices & Movement Re-education 3

Question 1

In somatic practices, 'proprioception' is best described as:

Accepted Answer

The sense of body position and movement arising from muscles, tendons, and joints

Answer

Proprioception is the sensory system providing information about body position, movement, and force through receptors in muscles, tendons, and joints.

Question 2

The Rolfing Structural Integration approach, developed by Ida Rolf, primarily works with which tissue to reorganize the body in gravity?

Accepted Answer

Fascia (connective tissue)

Answer

Rolfing manipulates the myofascial network — the fascial web surrounding muscles and organs — to release restrictions and realign the body in the gravitational field.

Question 3

Which developmental movement pattern, central to BMC and Bartenieff work, involves simultaneous movement of both arms and both legs?

Accepted Answer

Homologous

Answer

Homologous movement involves the upper or lower halves of the body moving simultaneously and symmetrically, as seen in a frog jump or both arms reaching overhead together.

Question 4

In somatic movement education, 'interoception' refers to:

Accepted Answer

The perception of the body's internal physiological state

Answer

Interoception is the sense of the body's internal state — including organ sensations, heart rate, hunger, and visceral feelings — increasingly recognized as central to somatic practices.

Question 5

The concept of 'inhibition' in the Alexander Technique means:

Accepted Answer

Pausing to prevent habitual reactive responses before acting

Answer

In AT, inhibition is the conscious pause between stimulus and response that allows the practitioner to choose a new, non-habitual action rather than reacting automatically.

(CMA) Certified Movement Analyst Practice Test

(CMA) Certified Movement Analyst Practice Test

CMA Somatic Practices & Movement Re-education 3