Older Adulthood
Milestones
Assessments
Lifespan & Development
Developmental Theory
100

This type of home design supports aging-in-place by promoting accessibility for all people without the need for adaptation

What is universal design?

100

This type of mobility typically follows "crawling" in a typically developing child.

What is creeping?

100
Observation that occurs in the client's natural context without interference from a practitioner

What is naturalistic observation?

100

This type of play is characterized by engaging in the same type of play as a peer without interacting with the peer.

What is parallel play?

100

This developmental theorist proposed the concept of egocentrism, or the idea that a child is unable to take another person's viewpoint.

Who is Piaget?

200

This pharmacological term refers to the accumulation of too much of a drug in a person's system.

What is medication toxicity?

200

This behavioral state in infants is the most conducive to conducting an occupational therapy evaluation.

What is quiet alert?

200

This term refers to an assessment's accuracy in measuring what it is supposed to measure.

What is validity?

200

This concept, developed by playing games like peek-a-boo, means that an object continues to exist even when it cannot be seen.

What is object permanence?

200

This developmental theorist describes one task of the older adult as "adjusting to decreased physical strength and health"

Who is Havighurst?

300

This term refers to an older adult's desire to age successfully in their own home.

What is aging-in-place?

300

This type of grasp is characterized by the thumb opposing to the second and third digits.

What is a tripod chuck grasp OR three-jaw chuck grasp?

300

This type of assessment is typically associated with numerative data.

What is a quantitative assessment?

300
The developmental task of "establishing a sense of identity" is a hallmark of this lifespan stage.

What is adolescence?

300

These theories of aging propose that life expectancy is predetermined with cells programmed to divide a certain number of times.

What are programmed aging theories?

400

This type of age relates to the condition of an individual's organ and body systems.

What is biological age?

400

This reflex in infancy is characterized by a "fencing" pose"

What is asymmetrical tonic neck reflex (ATNR)?

400

This approach to assessment looks at the big picture of a client's ability to participate in an occupation.

What is a top-down approach?

400

This term describes a generation of individuals caring for their children and their parents.

What is the sandwich generation?

400

At this Erikson's stage of psychosocial development, an infant learns that when they cry their needs will be met.

What is trust vs. mistrust?

500

Changes in spending habits may be a sign of this type of elder abuse.

What is financial elder abuse?

500

At this age, a typically developing infant would be expected to roll to and from supine to prone and sit in a propped position.

What is 4-6 months old?

500

This type of assessment compares an individual's score to a bell curve distribution based on normative data from the general population.

What is a norm-referenced test?

500

At this lifespan stage, the onset of musculoskeletal changes like osteoarthritis and osteoporosis are typical.

What is middle adulthood?

500

An adolescent would fall into this stage of Erikson's theory of psychosocial development.

What is identity vs. confusion?