Kids, Kids, Kids
1 in 68 children have this disorder. Demonstrates a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication.
What is Autism?
Breathing, meditation, visualization, and progressive muscle relaxation are example of this technique.
What are Relaxation Techniques?
Items provided to a patient to aid in their ability to perform activities of daily living.
What is adaptive equipment?
A common neurological disorder that older adults may suffer from; destroys memory and important mental functions.
What is Alzheimer's disease?
The most common setting for OT to work (aka acute).
What is the hospital setting?
A genetic chromosome 21 disorder causing developmental and intellectual delays
What is Down Syndrome?
Bulmia Nervosa and Anorexia Nervosa are what kinds of disorders?
What are Eating Disorders?
Inflammation of the joints causing pain, swelling, and deformities.
What is arthritis?
An insult to the brain caused by an open or closed injury
What is a traumatic brain injury?
This professional has training to assist the Occupational Therapist with carrying out the treatment plan.
What is an OTA (Occupational Therapy Assistant)?
The ability to use the thumb and fingers to manipulate small objects such as buttons or to pick up coins.
What are fine motor skills?
Caused by a triggering event, people can have reoccuring nightmares and flashbacks to the incident (not just for veterans).
What is PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
This can cause fractures and other injuries. OTs work to prevent this in many patient populations, but typically seen in older adults.
What is a fall?
A lesion of the spinal cord that limits the lower body.
What is paraplegia?
Setting that provides round-the-clock, expert nursing care and daily assistance seniors in these situations need.
What is a skilled nursing facility?
Problems taking in information from the world through the senses and responding to the information with a movement.
What are sensory motor disorders?
What is occupation?
Changes to a patient’s job environment to promote a better ergonomic design.
What are Work Modifications?
This stroke in this hemisphere of the brain can cause problems with left side weakness, impulsive behavior, visual field deficits, and poor insight/judgment.
What is a right CVA (Cerebral Vascular Accident)?
How many years is a master's program in OT at WSSU?
What is 2.5 years?
Type of standardized assessment typically used on children who have sensory issues.
Sensory Profile
This stage of life deals with loss, life no longer having meaning, depression, memory loss, decreasing self care skills.
What is late adulthood?
This is required when a patient suffers an amputation to a limb.
What is prosthesis?
A neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by some or all of these symptoms: tremors, postural instability, difficulty with coordination, and flat facial expressions.
What is Parkinson’s Disease?
Daily Double: Explain in your own words what occupational therapy is.
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