OTPF-4
Habits are categorized under which aspect of the occupational therapy domain?
Peformance patterns
_____ are defined as "actions designed and selected to support the development of performance skills and performance patterns to enhance occupational engagement."
Activities
True or False: It is okay to list sources on your reference page that were not cited in the body of your paper.
FALSE! Everything on the reference page should also appear in the paper with an in-text citation.
Which therapeutic approach is defined as “finding ways to revise the current context or activity demands to support performance in the natural setting"?
Modifying
Which of the following words best describes the role of the OT in client-centered care?
a) expert
b) partner
c) analyzer
Partner
Explain the difference between client factors and performance skills.
Performance skills are observable actions. Client factors reside within the person, such as body functions, personal values, and beliefs.
Identify each of the following as either an occupation, activity, or a task:
1. Making a salad
2. Corie making a salad for dinner at home for her family
3. Chopping lettuce for a salad
1. Making a salad = activity
2. Corie making a salad for dinner at home for her family = occupation
3. Chopping lettuce for a salad = task
Explain the difference between in-text citations and references.
In-text citations are brief and located in the body of a paper to give credit to the source material.
References give detailed information about the source and how it can be found. References are located in a list at the end of the paper.
Linda is recovering from a hip replacement and reports feeling nervous about bathing alone. Which of the following best describes a skilled OT intervention for Linda?
a) Educate Linda that confidence will improve with time and daily practice.
b) Observe Linda performing a tub transfer while providing graded training using a tub transfer bench and compensatory techniques for increased safety.
Answer B describes a more skilled approach due to analysis of performance with graded training based on performance. Answer A lacks individualized feedback and analysis of occupational performance.
Explain why two clients who are the same age and have the exact same diagnosis may have very different OT treatment plans.
Annie suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of a motor vehicle accident. She is 29-years-old and lives with her parents in a two-story home.
Annie has a goal to make her own peanut butter toast, but she continually adds peanut butter to the bread before putting it in the toaster, making a mess in the kitchen and frustrating her parents.
Annie is demonstrating a deficit in which performance skill?
Sequencing
James is in a rehabilitation unit following hospitalization for a COPD exacerbation. During an occupational therapy session, James is unable to finish shaving his face in standing at the sink due to shortness of breath, requiring multiple seated rest breaks. Which performance skill is causing ineffective performance?
Endures
A student begins their paper with the following sentence:
"The goal of OT is to help individuals participate in ADLs and IADLs independently."
Identify what is wrong with this sentence according to APA 7th edition.
Abbreviations are used before being written out in full. The first time a term is used in a paper, the full term should be written out with the abbreviation in parentheses.
Corrected version:
"The goal of occupational therapy (OT) is to help individuals participate in activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) independently."
Bob has arthritis in his hands and reports difficulty with buttoning shirts. Which of the following best demonstrates a skilled OT intervention for Bob?
a) Analyze Bob's technique with buttoning his shirt and provide compensatory strategies or training on use of adaptive fasteners or a button hook as indicated.
b) Instruct Bob in the use of joint protection and recommend looser clothing options.
Answer A is best because it directly addresses performance in a meaningful occupation. Answer B could be useful, but analysis of the occupation is necessary to determine which interventions are appropriate for this specific client.
Brandon is seeing an occupational therapist due to hand weakness, but his ultimate goal is to return to playing the piano. How can the therapist address hand weakness in a client-centered way?
Incorporate piano-related tasks into therapy such as using a piano simulator app on an iPad for repetitive finger tapping exercises to strengthen his hands.
Frank wants to attend his granddaughter's basketball game this weekend, but he is unable to manage the bleacher steps without use of a cane. Frank does own a cane, but he feels anxiety about being seen in public using a device. Name two aspects of the occupational therapy domain that are involved in this case.
Client factors (emotional regulation) and context (social and environmental)
An OT is working with a child to improve bilateral coordination. The OT has the child toss beanbags into a bucket while standing on a balance pad. Is this intervention an occupation, activity, or task?
Activity
Identify the APA error in the following sentence:
"The client reports she requires 3 hours to complete bathing and dressing."
APA requires numbers less than 10 to be spelled out.
"The client reports she requires three hours to complete bathing and dressing."
Cassie is a young adult with a diagnosis of depression. She comes to OT with complaints of poor sleep and fatigue, causing her to skip church on Sundays which is an important ritual to her. The OT plans for the following in Cassie's next session:
1. Teach Cassie relaxation techniques such as progressive muscle relaxation and recommend going to bed at the same time each night.
2. Collaborate with Cassie to create an evening routine that incorporates environmental adjustments and meaningful wind-down activities, such as writing in a prayer journal.
Which aspect of the intervention plan shows the the most skill?
Step 2 because it integrates routines, context, and collaboration with the client.
An OT is working with 8-year-old Annabelle. Annabelle's parents feel strongly that OT sessions should focus on handwriting, but Annabelle becomes frustrated and quickly disengages when handwriting tasks are addressed. How can the OT incorporate client-centered practices while meeting the parent's priorities?
Break down handwriting tasks into related skills and address those skills through play that the child enjoys.