Activity Analysis Flashcards
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Which of the following statements BEST distinguishes activity analysis from occupational analysis?
Answer: Activity analysis examines the activity in general terms, while occupational analysis applies those demands to a specific client's context and goals
Activity analysis examines the inherent demands of an activity universally, while occupational analysis considers how those demands interact with a specific client's abilities, roles, and context.
A COTA is analyzing the task of putting on a button-down shirt. Which performance skill is PRIMARILY being demanded when the client must fasten small buttons?
Answer: Motor skill — manipulates
Manipulates is a motor performance skill that involves using dexterous grasp-and-release patterns to interact with objects, as required when fastening buttons.
In activity analysis, 'virtual context' refers to:
Answer: Interactions that occur in a simulated or real-time environment lacking physical contact
Virtual context includes environments that simulate real-time experiences without physical presence, such as online interactions, chat, or virtual reality platforms.
When a COTA increases the number of steps in a cooking task to challenge a client's memory, this is an example of:
Answer: Activity gradation — increasing cognitive demand
Increasing the number of steps in a task raises its cognitive demand, which is a form of activity gradation used to progressively challenge and improve the client's process skills.
A client with a traumatic brain injury is working on meal preparation. The COTA identifies that the client struggles with 'heeds' during the task. This means the client has difficulty:
Answer: Responding to task-related cues and warnings appropriately
'Heeds' is a process skill defined as responding appropriately to non-verbal task-related cues such as timer alarms, smoke, or hot surfaces during task performance.
Which of the following BEST describes the concept of 'therapeutic use of occupation and activity' in the context of activity analysis?
Answer: Selecting and applying activities purposefully, based on their analyzed demands, to meet client goals
Therapeutic use of occupation and activity means intentionally selecting activities whose analyzed demands align with the client's therapeutic goals to promote health and participation.
A COTA analyzes a group quilting activity in a mental health setting. Which demand is MOST relevant to assess for clients working on social participation goals?
Answer: The social interaction skills required to collaborate and communicate with group members
For social participation goals, the most relevant activity demands are the social interaction skills — such as turns-taking, acknowledging others, and collaborating — required in the group activity.