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Occupational Therapy Foundations Flashcards

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  1. Which term describes the phenomenon where a person's access to occupations is restricted by circumstances beyond their control, such as imprisonment or hospitalization?

    Answer: Occupational deprivation

    Occupational deprivation occurs when external circumstances (illness, incarceration, poverty, geography) prevent a person from accessing and participating in meaningful occupations.

  2. In MOHO, 'volition' refers to which concept?

    Answer: The motivation to engage in occupations, including values, interests, and personal causation

    Volition in MOHO is the motivational subsystem encompassing a person's values, interests, and personal causation (belief in one's ability to make a difference).

  3. When grading an activity to INCREASE challenge for a client in OT, the therapist might:

    Answer: Add cognitive demands such as problem-solving or sequencing

    Grading up to increase challenge can involve adding cognitive, physical, temporal, or social demands to the activity to promote skill development.

  4. The term 'scope of practice' in OT refers to:

    Answer: The range of services, interventions, and populations OTs are qualified and legally authorized to serve

    Scope of practice defines the breadth of services, populations, and interventions that OTs are educationally prepared, competent, and legally authorized to provide.

  5. Which of the following best illustrates 'occupational imbalance'?

    Answer: A new parent who spends all waking hours in childcare with no time for self-care or leisure

    Occupational imbalance occurs when the distribution of time and energy across occupational categories is disproportionate, undermining overall health and well-being.

  6. Which foundational document, adopted by AOTA in 2014 and updated in 2020, describes OT's domain and process?

    Answer: The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF)

    The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF), currently in its 4th edition, is AOTA's primary document describing OT's domain (what we address) and process (how we practice).

  7. A client with hemiplegia after stroke struggles with dressing. The OT teaches one-handed dressing techniques. This intervention approach is BEST described as:

    Answer: Compensation/adaptation

    Teaching one-handed dressing techniques is a compensatory/adaptive approach that works around the motor deficit to restore occupational performance without remediating the underlying impairment.