COTA Activity Analysis

Question 1

What is the PRIMARY purpose of activity analysis in occupational therapy practice?

Accepted Answer

To break down an activity into its component parts and demands

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To determine the cost of therapeutic materials

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To assign a diagnosis to the client

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To document billable units of service

Question 2

When a COTA performs an activity analysis of brushing teeth, which category describes the muscle strength required?

Accepted Answer

Performance skills — motor

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Cognitive demands

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Social demands

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Environmental context

Question 3

Which of the following BEST represents a 'demand' identified during activity analysis?

Accepted Answer

The objects and properties required to complete the activity

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The client's diagnosis

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The payer source for therapy

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The therapist's level of experience

Question 4

A COTA analyzes cooking as a therapeutic activity. Identifying that the client must sequence steps to prepare a meal is an example of which type of demand?

Accepted Answer

Process skills

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Sensory-perceptual skills

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Motor and praxis skills

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Emotional regulation skills

Question 5

In activity analysis, 'space demands' refers to:

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The physical environment and size requirements of the activity

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The amount of time needed to complete the activity

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The number of people involved in performing the activity

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The cultural significance of the activity to the client

Question 6

A COTA is grading a woodworking activity to match a client's current functional level. Which principle of activity analysis is being applied?

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Activity gradation

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Therapeutic use of self

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Contextual modification

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Performance skill assessment

Question 7

Which framework most commonly guides activity analysis in U.S. occupational therapy practice?

Accepted Answer

The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF)

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The Rood Approach

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The Kawa Model

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The Person-Environment-Occupation (PEO) Model