OTA Test 1
1965
In what year was Medicare enacted?
False
The OT practitioner is the best person to measure a clients quality of life T or F
Contrived
Using a doll to practice tying ones shoes is an example of what type of activity?
To help clients participate in everyday activities
Which statement best reflects the goal of occupational therapy intervention?
The client is the only active participant in therapy
Which statement is NOT a core concept of occupational therapy
Occupational therapy is a reimbursable service
Which statement is NOT part of the occupational therapy centennial vision?
A masters degree is required
Which statement is NOT true concerning the occupational therapy assistant (OTA)
All persons are entitled to human compassion
Which statement most closely described Moral Treatment?
Persons with disabilities must have equal access to public buildings
Which statement most closely describes the Americans With Disabilities Act?
OT practitioners evaluate ones ability to drive after trauma
Which statement reflects the role of the OT practitioner in driving assessment and training?
Ergonomics
Which term is the science of fitting jobs to people?
Humanist
Which view believes that the client should be treated as a person, not an object?
Herbert Hall
Who initiated the use of arts and crafts for the purpose of improving health and financial independence?
Phillippe pinel
Who introduced "work treatment" for the insane in the late 1700's?
Obesity
According to healthy people 2010, which is the leading health issue for children?
Truthfullness
Posing as an expert on a particular diagnosis when a practitioner is not is an example of betrayal of which value?
True
T or F Occupations are the everyday things that people do that provide them with meaning and identify
True
T or F The goal of occupational therapy is to work with clients on helping them re engage in occupations that are meaningful to them.
True
T or F The profession is returning to embrace the ideas of occupation, as opposed to reductionistic philosophies.
Activity
Tracy is a senior occupational therapy student who loves occupational therapy. However, she views taking tests as something she has to do to reach her goal. For Tracy, what is taking a test?
Occupation
What is considered to be the roots of the occupational therapy profession?
Task
What is holding ones pencil and marking the right answers on the test considered?
Task
What is the term for a basic action that a person must complete that he or she may not find meaningful?
Role
What is the term for a pattern of behavior that involves certain rights and duties that an individual is expected, trained, or encouraged to perform in a particular social situation?
Occupation
What is the term for the "ordinary and everyday things that people do"?
Aging in place
What is the term used to describe the desire of more elderly people to remain in their homes?
Rehabilitation
What long term care setting offers clients intensive therapy from a variety of professionals
Occupation
What term describes the everyday things people do that give them meaning?
Areas of occupation
What term is used to describe activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, education, work, play, leisure, and social participation?
Preparatory
What type of activity occurs when the OT practitioner gently massages Mary's hand (before she behinds cooking)?
Purposeful
What type of activity occurs when the OT requires the client to spread peanut butter on the bread to improve hand strength?
Occupation-centered (Occupation-centered activity takes place in the natural context and uses actual materials)
What type of activity occurs when the client cooks a meal for a few friends at his apartment?
Participatory
What type of research involves the clinician, faculty, and client in the process?
Outpatient settings
What type of setting provides care for clients who live at home?
Acute care setting
What type of setting provides care immediately after trauma for a short period of time?
1900
When did arts and crafts become tools used in occupational therapy practice?
1958
When was the position of occupational therapy assistant introduced? (Important)
Medicare
Which act is a health insurance program for people age 65 and older and those with certain disabilities?
Americans with Disabilities Act
Which act provides protection from discrimination on the basis of disability
Prospective Payment System
Which act resulted in shorter hospital stays for clients?
Reductionistic
Which approach views humankind as separately functioning body parts?
Employing therapeutic use of everyday life activities
Which definition most closely defines occupational therapy?
Driving
Which factor is NOT considered part of the evaluation for safety in the home?
Handicapped Infants and Toddlers Act
Which law provides services specifically for children from birth to 5 years of age?
Individuals With Disabilities Act (IDEA)
Which law will help fund a laptop computer for 6-year old korey, a child with cerebral palsy who needs the laptop to communicate and complete written work while in school?
Balanced Budget Act
Which legislation caps the annual reimbursement for occupational therapy services at $1500
Rigid thinking
Which personality trait is typically NOT associated with OT practitioners?
Metaphysics
Which philosophical component is concerned with questions such as "what is the nature of humankind"
Epistemology
Which philosophical component is concerned with the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge?
Eleanor Clarke slagle
Who is considered the "mother of occupational therapy"
All the above
Why is evidence-based practice important for occupational therapy?
It describes values, beliefs, and truths of the profession.
Why is it important to understand a professions philosophical base?
