NBCOT/COTA - Exam Prep questions with
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In |infant |development, |which |comes |first: |bilaterality |or |unilaterality? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
precedes |unilaterality |in |infant |development
When |does |hand |dominance |begin |to |develop? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Hand |dominance |begins |to |
develop |at |3 |to |6 |years, |and |is |not |fully |defined |until |6 |years
Can |someone |with |receptive |aphasia |participate |in |sensory |testing? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Individuals |with |this |disorder |cannot |comprehend |spoken |or |written |words |or |symbols. |Individuals |
cannot |understand |verbal |directions |or |respond |to |sensory |stimuli.
What |is |agnosia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Agnosia |is |a |category |of |defecits |where |the |patient |lacks |
recognition |of |familiar |object |as |perceived |by |the |senses. |This |could |involve |all |the |senses |and |
manifests |with |problems |in |body |scheme, |such |as |somatognosia |and |anosognosia.
What |is |somatognosia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Lack |of |awareness |of |one's |body |parts.
What |is |anosognosia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Anosognosia: |Transient, |severe |form |of |neglect. |
Patient |does |not |recognize |the |presence |or |severity |of |his |paralysis.
What |is |prosopagnosia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Face |blindness. |Inability |to |identify |an |individual |by |
their |face.
What |is |visual-spacial |agnosia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Affects |perception |of |spatial |relationship |
between |objects, |or |between |objects |and |self.
What |is |auditory |agnosia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Inability |to |recognize |sounds, |words |and |non-
words.
,What |is |visual |agnosia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Lack |of |ability |to |recognize |common |objects |and |
demonstrate |their |use |in |an |activity.
What |is |apraxia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Loss |of |the |ability |to |execute |or |carry |out |learned |(familiar) |
movements, |despite |having |the |desire |and |the |physical |ability |to |perform |the |movements
What |is |ideomotor |apraxia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Inability |to |imitate |gestures |or |perform |a |
purposeful |motor |task |on |command, |even |though |the |patient |is |able |to |fully |understand |the |idea |or |
concept |of |a |task. |This |is |often |associated |with |left |hemisphere |damage.
What |is |ideational |apraxia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |disability |of |carrying |out |complex |sequential |
motor |acts. |Caused |by |a |disruption |of |the |conception, |rather |than |execution. |(Loss |of |tool |function |
knowledge)
What |is |constructional |apraxia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Unable |to |produce |designs |in |2 |or |three |
dimensions |by |copying, |drawing, |or |constructing.
What |is |oral |apraxia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Difficulty |in |forming |and |organizing |intelligable |words, |
though |the |musculature |required |to |do |so |is |in |tact. |Differs |from |disarthria |because |no |muscles |are |
affected |and |speech |is |not |slurred.
What |is |a |neuroma? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |______ |is |an |unorganized |mass |of |nerve |fibers |
resulting |from |a |laceration |(either |surgical |or |accidental) |or |amputation |in |which |the |nerve |regrows |in
|unorganized |bundles. |Results |in |sharp, |radiating |pain.
By |what |age |does |an |infant |sit |erect |and |unsupported |for |several |minutes? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
By |8 |to |9 |months, |an |infant |can |sit |erect |and |unsupported.
What |is |reflex |sympathetic |dystrophy? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-__________ |is |caused |by |trauma, |
post-surgical |inflammation, |infection, |or |laceration |to |an |extremity. |Characterized |by |pain, |edema, |
shiny |skin, |blotchy |skin, |and |excessive |sweating |or |dryness.
What |is |another |name |for |reflex |sympathetic |dystrophy? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Complex |regional |
pain |syndrome.
,What |is |a |symmetric |tonic |neck |reflex? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-When |an |infant's |neck |is |extended, |
the |elbows |extend |and |the |hips |flex. |When |the |head |is |lowered, |the |elbows |flex |and |the |hips |extend.
What |is |a |bunny |hop |pattern? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |bunny |hop |pattern |is |a |result |of |symmetric |
tonic |neck |reflex |utilization |in |order |to |elicit |movement |at |the |hips |and |elbows |for |mobility.
What |is |a |neuroma? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |complication |of |nerve |structure |or |amputation. |A |
traumatic |______ |is |an |unorganized |mass |of |nerve |fibers |resulting |from |accidental |or |surgical |cutting |
of |the |nerve. |Results |in |sharp, |radiating |pain.
What |sensory |region |does |the |radial |nerve |innervate |on |the |hand? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Radial |
Nerve
What |sensory |region |does |the |ulnar |nerve |innervate |in |the |hand? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Ulnar |
Nerve
What |sensory |region |in |the |hand |is |innervated |by |the |median |nerve? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Median
|Nerve
What |stage |is |initiated |by |looking |at |and |reaching |for |food? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |oral |
preparatory |phase.
What |behavior |would |a |child |with |poor |modulation |of |tactile |input |display? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Children |with |autism |often |are |unpredictable, |both |craving |and |avoiding |sensory |stimuli |at |various |
times.
After |swallowing |a |pureed |substance, |you |notice |the |individual |has |a |wet, |gurgling |voice. |What |might
|this |indicate? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Possible |aspiration. |A |videoflouroscopy |is |often |times |needed |
to |determine |is |this |is |the |case.
In |an |acute |care |psychiatric |setting, |which |group |treatment |is |the |most |appropriate |for |individuals |
with |disorganized |psychosis? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Directive |group |treatment: |a |highly |structured |
approach |used |in |acute |care |for |minimally |functional |individuals.
, What |type |of |group |structure |would |be |most |appropriate |for |individuals |with |substance |abuse? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |task |group |is |appropriate |for |substance |abuse |disorders.
What |group |format |is |most |appropriate |for |eating |and |adjustment |disorders? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Psychoeducation |groups
What |is |a |Laissez-Faire |leadership |style? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Laissez-Faire |is |a |"hands |off" |
approach. |Goals |are |not |stated, |the |purpose |is |not |clear, |members |are |not |discouraged |or |
encouraged. |This |is |for |a |high-functioning |group.
What |is |the |optimum |number |of |members |for |a |therapy |group? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Five |to |six.
What |is |the |optimum |number |of |members |for |a |counseling |group? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-No |more |
than |eight |members.
What |would |you |do |if |you |had |ten |people |assigned |to |your |group? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Divide |
them |into |two |subgroups.
What |is |autocratic |leadership? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |leader |exerts |complete |control.
What |is |democratic |leadership? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-This |style |can |be |a |problem-solving |style. |
Group |members |feel |safe |to |express |views, |thoughts, |and |feelings.
According |to |the |OT |code |of |ethics, |what |is |defined |as |beneficence? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Concern
|for |the |safety |and |well-being |of |the |recipients |of |OT |services.
According |to |the |OT |code |of |ethics, |what |is |defined |as |nonmaleficence? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Ensure |recipient's |safety |and |do |no |harm.
According |to |the |OT |code |of |ethics, |what |is |defined |as |autonomy? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Respect |
patient |rights, |including |confidentiality.
correct answers
In |infant |development, |which |comes |first: |bilaterality |or |unilaterality? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
precedes |unilaterality |in |infant |development
When |does |hand |dominance |begin |to |develop? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Hand |dominance |begins |to |
develop |at |3 |to |6 |years, |and |is |not |fully |defined |until |6 |years
Can |someone |with |receptive |aphasia |participate |in |sensory |testing? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Individuals |with |this |disorder |cannot |comprehend |spoken |or |written |words |or |symbols. |Individuals |
cannot |understand |verbal |directions |or |respond |to |sensory |stimuli.
What |is |agnosia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Agnosia |is |a |category |of |defecits |where |the |patient |lacks |
recognition |of |familiar |object |as |perceived |by |the |senses. |This |could |involve |all |the |senses |and |
manifests |with |problems |in |body |scheme, |such |as |somatognosia |and |anosognosia.
What |is |somatognosia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Lack |of |awareness |of |one's |body |parts.
What |is |anosognosia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Anosognosia: |Transient, |severe |form |of |neglect. |
Patient |does |not |recognize |the |presence |or |severity |of |his |paralysis.
What |is |prosopagnosia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Face |blindness. |Inability |to |identify |an |individual |by |
their |face.
What |is |visual-spacial |agnosia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Affects |perception |of |spatial |relationship |
between |objects, |or |between |objects |and |self.
What |is |auditory |agnosia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Inability |to |recognize |sounds, |words |and |non-
words.
,What |is |visual |agnosia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Lack |of |ability |to |recognize |common |objects |and |
demonstrate |their |use |in |an |activity.
What |is |apraxia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Loss |of |the |ability |to |execute |or |carry |out |learned |(familiar) |
movements, |despite |having |the |desire |and |the |physical |ability |to |perform |the |movements
What |is |ideomotor |apraxia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Inability |to |imitate |gestures |or |perform |a |
purposeful |motor |task |on |command, |even |though |the |patient |is |able |to |fully |understand |the |idea |or |
concept |of |a |task. |This |is |often |associated |with |left |hemisphere |damage.
What |is |ideational |apraxia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |disability |of |carrying |out |complex |sequential |
motor |acts. |Caused |by |a |disruption |of |the |conception, |rather |than |execution. |(Loss |of |tool |function |
knowledge)
What |is |constructional |apraxia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Unable |to |produce |designs |in |2 |or |three |
dimensions |by |copying, |drawing, |or |constructing.
What |is |oral |apraxia? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Difficulty |in |forming |and |organizing |intelligable |words, |
though |the |musculature |required |to |do |so |is |in |tact. |Differs |from |disarthria |because |no |muscles |are |
affected |and |speech |is |not |slurred.
What |is |a |neuroma? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |______ |is |an |unorganized |mass |of |nerve |fibers |
resulting |from |a |laceration |(either |surgical |or |accidental) |or |amputation |in |which |the |nerve |regrows |in
|unorganized |bundles. |Results |in |sharp, |radiating |pain.
By |what |age |does |an |infant |sit |erect |and |unsupported |for |several |minutes? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
By |8 |to |9 |months, |an |infant |can |sit |erect |and |unsupported.
What |is |reflex |sympathetic |dystrophy? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-__________ |is |caused |by |trauma, |
post-surgical |inflammation, |infection, |or |laceration |to |an |extremity. |Characterized |by |pain, |edema, |
shiny |skin, |blotchy |skin, |and |excessive |sweating |or |dryness.
What |is |another |name |for |reflex |sympathetic |dystrophy? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Complex |regional |
pain |syndrome.
,What |is |a |symmetric |tonic |neck |reflex? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-When |an |infant's |neck |is |extended, |
the |elbows |extend |and |the |hips |flex. |When |the |head |is |lowered, |the |elbows |flex |and |the |hips |extend.
What |is |a |bunny |hop |pattern? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |bunny |hop |pattern |is |a |result |of |symmetric |
tonic |neck |reflex |utilization |in |order |to |elicit |movement |at |the |hips |and |elbows |for |mobility.
What |is |a |neuroma? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |complication |of |nerve |structure |or |amputation. |A |
traumatic |______ |is |an |unorganized |mass |of |nerve |fibers |resulting |from |accidental |or |surgical |cutting |
of |the |nerve. |Results |in |sharp, |radiating |pain.
What |sensory |region |does |the |radial |nerve |innervate |on |the |hand? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Radial |
Nerve
What |sensory |region |does |the |ulnar |nerve |innervate |in |the |hand? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Ulnar |
Nerve
What |sensory |region |in |the |hand |is |innervated |by |the |median |nerve? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Median
|Nerve
What |stage |is |initiated |by |looking |at |and |reaching |for |food? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |oral |
preparatory |phase.
What |behavior |would |a |child |with |poor |modulation |of |tactile |input |display? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Children |with |autism |often |are |unpredictable, |both |craving |and |avoiding |sensory |stimuli |at |various |
times.
After |swallowing |a |pureed |substance, |you |notice |the |individual |has |a |wet, |gurgling |voice. |What |might
|this |indicate? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Possible |aspiration. |A |videoflouroscopy |is |often |times |needed |
to |determine |is |this |is |the |case.
In |an |acute |care |psychiatric |setting, |which |group |treatment |is |the |most |appropriate |for |individuals |
with |disorganized |psychosis? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Directive |group |treatment: |a |highly |structured |
approach |used |in |acute |care |for |minimally |functional |individuals.
, What |type |of |group |structure |would |be |most |appropriate |for |individuals |with |substance |abuse? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |task |group |is |appropriate |for |substance |abuse |disorders.
What |group |format |is |most |appropriate |for |eating |and |adjustment |disorders? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Psychoeducation |groups
What |is |a |Laissez-Faire |leadership |style? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Laissez-Faire |is |a |"hands |off" |
approach. |Goals |are |not |stated, |the |purpose |is |not |clear, |members |are |not |discouraged |or |
encouraged. |This |is |for |a |high-functioning |group.
What |is |the |optimum |number |of |members |for |a |therapy |group? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Five |to |six.
What |is |the |optimum |number |of |members |for |a |counseling |group? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-No |more |
than |eight |members.
What |would |you |do |if |you |had |ten |people |assigned |to |your |group? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Divide |
them |into |two |subgroups.
What |is |autocratic |leadership? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |leader |exerts |complete |control.
What |is |democratic |leadership? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-This |style |can |be |a |problem-solving |style. |
Group |members |feel |safe |to |express |views, |thoughts, |and |feelings.
According |to |the |OT |code |of |ethics, |what |is |defined |as |beneficence? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Concern
|for |the |safety |and |well-being |of |the |recipients |of |OT |services.
According |to |the |OT |code |of |ethics, |what |is |defined |as |nonmaleficence? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Ensure |recipient's |safety |and |do |no |harm.
According |to |the |OT |code |of |ethics, |what |is |defined |as |autonomy? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Respect |
patient |rights, |including |confidentiality.
