OT Terms
Coordinated body movements involving the large muscle groups. A few activities requiring this skill include running, walking, hopping, climbing, throwing and jumping
What is gross motor skills?
Works with only children
What is pediatrics?
The acronym for this is AOTA
What is the American Occupational Therapy Association?
The number of OT schools in Florida
What is 8?
The full name of USF's mascot
Who is Rocky D Bull?
The sensory system that receives sensations of pressure, vibration, movement, temperature and pain, primarily through receptors in the skin.
What is the tactile system?
Works with clients in the water to help them increase mobility, coordination, and muscle tone
What is aquatic therapy?
OT was founded in this year
What is 1917?
Name 2 examples of prerequisites for OT grad school programs
What is anatomy, physiology, psychology, sociology, statistics, medical terminology, etc. (any 2 accepted)
The 3 USF campuses are in these cities
Where is Tampa, St. Pete and Sarasota?
The skilled use of one’s hands. It is the ability to move the hands and fingers in a smooth, precise and controlled manner. Fine motor control is essential for efficient handling of classroom tools and materials. It may also be referred to as dexterity
What are fine motor skills?
Cognitive assessment, sensory strategies, group process, therapeutic alliances, and socio-emotional skills
What is mental health?
During this war is when OTs were established as reconstructive aides
What is World War I?
The 2 types of degrees you could obtain through grad school
What is masters or OTD?
The new president of USF
Who is Rhea Law?
The unconscious awareness of sensations coming from one’s joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments; the “position sense”.
What is proprioception?
Working with wheelchairs, seating products, and other assistive machinery to help patients with disabilities
What is assistive technology?
US News and World Report in 2021 ranked OT as one of the best healthcare jobs. This was its ranking
What is #10?
You need a minimum of this degree to be a practicing OT
What is a masters degree?
USF was founded in this year
What is 1956?
The multisensory experiences that one normally seeks on a daily basis to satisfy one’s sensory appetite; a planned and scheduled activity program that an occupational therapist develops to help a person become more self-regulated.
What is a sensory diet?
Uses horses for OT
What is hippotherapy?
This is the approximate percentage of women who are OTs
What is 92%?
The number of OT schools in the US
What is 413?
The 2021-2022 ranking of USF compared to other FL Public schools
What is #1?