Professional Considerations/ Teaching & Learning
National Board Certification of Occupational Therapy
When should the OT practitioner begin establishing the client's occupational profile?
When the client first begins OT
What is (death of tissue) called?
Tissue Necrosis
A site where there has been an injury, damage, or disease is called what?
What is a lesion
A motor unit consist of what type of neuron?
What is a motor neuron
Name the 4 different learning styles
What is auditory, visual, kinesthetic, read/ write
Name (3) AD (Assistive devices) that could be used during bathing
What is shower chair, grab bar, tub transfer bench, long handled sponge, wash mitt, handheld shower head
What are the three layers of the skin
Epidermis (Outer Layer)
Dermis (Middle Layer)
Hypodermis (Innermost layer)
The ability to stabilize oneself in space and maintain balance is called what?
What is Postural control
What is the most common type of dementia?
What is Alzheimer's Disease
"Respect for diversity factors of others" is called what
Cultural competence
Name at least (4) IADLs
Home management (Laundry and Cleaning), Meal preparation, Shopping, Care of pets and child rearing, Yardwork
Hyposensitivity occurs when stimulus is applies and client does not feel it or perceives it as less intense than it actually is
Hypersensitivity occurs when the client perceives the stimulus as being more intense than it actually is
Name (3) primitive reflexes
Grasp reflex, moro reflex, ATNR (asymmetrical tonic neck reflex), STNR (symmetrical tonic next reflex), Equilibrium reactions, flexor withdrawal
Younger-onset Alzheimer's Disease presents before the age of what? Has it been discovered to be genetic? (Yes or No)
Before age of 65 and yes it has been proven to be genetic
Intraprofessional is working with individuals within the same profession. Interprofessional is working with individuals from other disciplines
"This strategy is used by the OT practitioner to obtain pertinent information from a client. This approach involves empathy and compassion toward the client while eliciting their story and working toward enhancing the client's self-efficacy"
What is motivational interviewing
Name 3 different types of sensation testing used in occupational therapy
Two-point discrimination, sharp/ dull, light touch, stereognosis, proprioception (kinesthesia), temperature, touch pressure, vibration
This word is used to describe the absence of muscle tone
What is flaccidity
This group of genetic disorders cause muscle weakness via degeneration of voluntary muscles. Both types affect boys only although some women may carry the abnormal gene. The abnormal gene which is defective tends to make a protein called dystrophin, what is this genetic disorder?
What is Becker and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophies
The five assumptions of adult learners focus on what areas?
Self-Concept, Adult learner experience, Readiness to learn, Orientation to learning, Motivation to learn
What is motor skills, process skills, social interaction skills
Name the different types of sensations that people can receive, there are 8 total
Name one main intervention used to treat abnormal tone
What is weightbearing
Name the 6 subtypes of GBS (Guilliam Barre syndrome)
AIDP - Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
MFS - Miller Fisher Syndrome
AMAN - Acute motor axonal neuropathy
AMSAN - Acute motor sensory axonal neuropathy
Acute Panautonomic neuropathy - Most rarest
BBE - Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis