General Flashcards
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A client with C6 spinal cord injury (complete) has preserved wrist extension but no finger flexion. Which adapted technique allows this client to perform basic grasp?
Answer: Tenodesis grasp
Tenodesis grasp uses preserved wrist extension to passively flex the fingers, enabling functional pinch and grasp without active finger flexor function.
Which occupational therapy practice area focuses on enabling returning veterans with PTSD to re-engage in meaningful daily roles?
Answer: Mental health and community reintegration OT
Mental health and community reintegration OT addresses psychosocial barriers and uses occupation-based interventions to support veterans with PTSD in resuming daily roles.
According to AOTA's Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF), 'rest and sleep' are categorized under which occupation domain?
Answer: Occupations — Rest and Sleep
The OTPF 4th edition identifies Rest and Sleep as a distinct occupational domain alongside ADLs, IADLs, education, work, play, leisure, and social participation.
A therapist is conducting a group session using the Directive Group model. The PRIMARY goal of this group type is to:
Answer: Increase awareness of reality and basic functioning in low-functioning clients
The Directive Group model is designed for low-functioning individuals and targets orientation, attention, and basic purposeful behavior in a structured group setting.
Which principle of universal design ensures that a product or environment can be used by people with diverse abilities without the need for adaptation?
Answer: Equitable use
Equitable use — Principle 1 of Universal Design — states that the design is useful and marketable to people with diverse abilities without separate or segregated solutions.
An OT working in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) promotes development by recommending:
Answer: Individualized, developmentally supportive care and handling
NICU OTs apply Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) principles, providing individualized, supportive handling to protect neurological development.
During occupation-based intervention, a therapist has a client with stroke practice buttoning a shirt. This activity PRIMARILY targets which performance skill?
Answer: Motor skills — fine motor coordination and manipulation
Buttoning a shirt requires fine motor coordination and manipulation, which are motor performance skills targeted during post-stroke upper extremity rehabilitation.