NBCOT Therapeutic Use of Occupations and Activities

Question 1

Which term describes the intentional selection of occupations as the primary therapeutic medium in OT intervention?

Accepted Answer

Occupation-based intervention

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Purposeful activity

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Therapeutic use of self

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Preparatory method

Question 2

An OT practices active listening and uses empathy to build the therapeutic relationship. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Therapeutic use of self

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Purposeful activity

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Preparatory intervention

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Occupation-based practice

Question 3

A therapist uses hand stretching exercises before a client engages in writing tasks. The stretching is classified as a:

Accepted Answer

Preparatory method

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Purposeful activity

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Occupation-based intervention

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Social participation task

Question 4

Grading an activity means:

Accepted Answer

Systematically increasing or decreasing the challenge to match client capacity

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Evaluating the client's performance

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Scoring the activity on a standardized scale

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Assigning homework tasks

Question 5

Which intervention approach focuses on changing activity demands or environment rather than the client's underlying impairments?

Accepted Answer

Compensation/Adaptation

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Remediation/Restoration

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Health Promotion

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Prevention

Question 6

A client with low vision uses a magnifier to read recipes. This is best described as which type of OT intervention?

Accepted Answer

Compensation with assistive technology

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Remediation

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Prevention

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Education