Solutions 2026 Updated.
HIPAA - Answer Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
RACE - Answer Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Evacuate/Extinguish
Dr. Rusk's Philosphy - Answer Treat the whole patient not the disease, founder of
rehabilitative medicine
Vocational Rehab - Answer Access VR, evaluate people's ability to work, teach skills, train,
resumes, quality of life
Speech Pathology - Answer Common communication problems, populations, where, types of
swallowing disorders, FEES, MBS
Horticultural Therapy - Answer why are plants used, what can they offer people, What the
department does
Horticultural Therapy Definition - Answer Engagement of a person in nature based activities
facilitated by a trained therapist to achieve specific therapeutic treatment goals
Therapeutic Horticulture - Answer program of nature based activities to facilitate improved
well being through active/passive participation - no defined goals
Social Horticulture - Answer leisure or recreational activity related to nature - social
interaction through nature activities, senior centers, nursing homes, special needs camps
Why did OT emerge? To serve which groups of people? - Answer Veterans of WW2, treat
whole picture - body, mind, soul
What kinds of OT specialties are at NYU? - Answer Hand therapy, vision, robotic
What are examples of barrier free design? - Answer home modifications, ramps, elevators,
lower cabinets, lifting devices
Common types of clinical psych - Answer neuro, CBT, Cog, interpersonal, psychodynamic,
humanistic
, Where do psychologists work? - Answer schools, hospitals, prisons, nursing homes, practice,
rehab, SAR
What is a traumatic brain injury? - Answer injury to the brain as a result of a trauma usually
resulting from a fall, collision, or blow to the head which impacts upon or penetrates the
cerebral cortex
Role of the Joint Commission - Answer regulate what is going on in the hospital, make sure
procedures are followed, equipment up to par, people are happy. 14 week orientation for L&D
nurse
Rehab Medicine - specialty - Answer cardio-pulmonary rehab
What is rehabilitation? - Answer Improving on quality of life by adjusting to injury or
limitations
Vertigo - Answer Condition of dizziness, "room spinning"
depersonalization - Answer A dissociative disorder whose essential feature is that the person
suddenly feels changed or different in a strange way.
out of body experience
Disequalibrium - Answer loss of balance; walking like they're drunk; their gate is unsteady;
body wavers
nystagmus - Answer Involuntary rapid eye movements
type of involuntary eye movements that appear jerky and may reduce vision or be associated
with other, more serious conditions that limit vision
WIT - Answer ovarian cancer, unpersonal fellow/doc, nice nurse
The Kings Speech - Answer Overcoming speech impediment
A separate and unequal system - Answer systemic discrimination part of medicare/medicaid
leaving sickest patients with few options, hard to get covered by insurance, require more
treatment than given, lack of funding, lack of beds, wouldn't tolerate for people with cancer or
other physical disorders, like HIV- blamed for their problems, end up in jail costing even more,