Occupational Therapy
True or False: OTs can work with individuals with both physical and mental illnesses/disabilities
TRUE
True or False: Each individual processes sensory input differently
TRUE
Bothered by cooking scents, cleaning scents, or perfumes.
Smell
In this group we will learn about ____ ______, which are strategies that help people deal with stress and uncomfortable emotions.
coping strategies
What sport uses terms like "spare" and "strike"?
Bowling
OTs can help improve individuals independence with ADLs. What are two examples of ADLs that you engage in throughout your day?
Bathing, dressing, using the restroom, eating, brushing your teeth, combing your hair, etc.
____ processing issues are difficulties with organizing and responding to information that comes in through the senses.
Sensory
Has a hard time tracking a moving object
Visual
In this group we will learn about ______, which is a brief document of a person’s education, qualifications, and previous experience, typically sent with a job application.
Resume
Which U.S. state is known as the sunshine state?
Florida
Community ____ ____ Act of 1963 was the first federal law to encourage community based mental health care.
Mental Health
People may be oversensitive, _______, or both to sensory input.
Fussy or picky eater, preferring to eat foods with familiar textures and tastes only.
Taste
In this group we will learn about _____ ______, which is strategic planning and managing of an individuals finances to better align their financial status to their goals and objectives.
Financial management
What gas do humans need to breathe in to live?
Oxygen
Name FOUR settings that an OT may work in
Schools, hospital, nursing homes, outpatient clinics, juvenile justice centers, homecare, employment programs, prisons, assisted living facilities, etc.
Each individual processed sensory input differently. How may a person be sensitive to a stimuli or activity if the sensory system is off balance?
Sensitive to lights, doesn't like spinning, sensitive to food textures, covers their ears when around loud noises, refuses certain foods due to their smell, bothered by clothing textures. etc...
Appears to be clumsy and lack typical motor movement or coordination
Vestibular (balance)
In this group we will learn about ____, which is an unconscious, physiological state that occurs during the night and involves specific brain patterns.
sleep
How many primary colors are there?
What are two OT interventions utilized in mental health treatment?
Coping strategies, exercise, budgeting, employment options, resume building, training in ADLs, development of healthy habits/routines, leisure participation, etc...
What are the seven sensory categories discussed in this course?
Taste, touch, smell, auditory, visual, vestibular, and proprioception
Walks with heavy feet, sounds like stomping
Proprioceptive system (body awareness)
In this group we will learn about ____ ____, which is persistent or intermittent pain that last for more than 3 months.
chronic pain
Which animal is the tallest in the world?
Giraffe