STUDY GUIDE FINAL
EXAM OTA QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS Updated
2026
OCCUPATIONS:B-BAnswerBActivitiesBofBdailyBliving
(ADLs)*
InstrumentalBactivi-
tiesBofBdailyBliving
(IADLs)
RestBandBsleep
Education
Work
Play
Leisure
SocialBparticipation
Ch.5
TheBOTPFBwasBoriginallyBcalledBtheBUniformBTerminologyBforBOccupationalBTherapyBPr
actice.BWhyBwasBthisBrelevantBandBimportant?B-BAnswerB
NameBtheBEnlightenmentBattitudesBwhichBcontributedBtoBtheBriseBofBMoralBTreatment
BTheory.
CHAPTERB1B-
BAnswerBABsetBofBprinciplesBthatBgovernBhumanityBandBsociety.B•BFaithBinBtheBabilit
,yBofBtheBhumanBtoBreason.B•BPurposefulBworkBasBaBmoralBobligation.B•BTheBsuprem
eBbeliefBinBtheBindividual.
DescribeBhowBtheseBattitudesBcontributedBtoBtheBformationBofBMoralBTreatmentBTheo
ry.
CHAPTERB1B-BAnswerBFastBdisappearingBwereBtheBcenturies-
oldBnotionsBthatBtheBinsaneBwereBpossessedBofBdemons;BthatBtheyBwereBnoBbetterBt
hanBpaupersBorBcriminals;BandBthatBcrime,Bsin,Bvice,BandBinactivityBwereBtheBcoreBof
Binsanity
NameBtheBtwoBmenBwhoBfoundedBtheBMoralBTreatmentBmovement.BListBtheirBrespec
tiveBbackgrounds,BinstitutionsBandBmethodsBofBtreatment.
CHAPTERB1B-
BAnswerBPhillippeBPinelBwasBofBtheBFrenchBRevolution,BaBphysician,BaBscholar,BandBa
BnaturalBphilosopher.BWilliamBTurkeBwasBanBEnglishBmerchant,Bwealthy,BaBdeeplyBreli
giousBQuaker,BandBaBphilanthropist.
DescribeBattemptsBinBAmericaBtoBinstituteBMoralBTreatmentBTheoryBpriorBtoBtheBAme
ricanBCivilBWar.BmainBreasonsBtheseBattemptsBfailed?
CHAPTERB1B-BAnswerB
DescribeBtheBprincipleBmarkersBofBtheBProgressiveBEraB(thisBwillBrequireBreadingBoutsi
deBofByourBtextbook)BIBrecommend:B-
BAnswerBhttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/rise-to-world-power/age-
of-empire/v/the-progressivesB&Bhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Q4zPR4G7M
CH1
NameBsomeBsocialBissuesBthatBwereBatBtheBforefrontBofBtheBprogressiveBera.
CH1B-BAnswerB
DescribeBtheBcontributionsBofBtheBfollowingBpeopleBtoBtheBformationBofBtheBNational
BSocietyBforBtheBPromotionBofBOccupationalBTherapy:
, CH1B-
BAnswerBSusanBTracey:BinitiatedBinstructionBinBactivitiesBtoBstudentBnursesBasBearlyBa
sB1902.BSheBcoinedBtheBtermBoccupationalBnurseBtoBsignifyBaBspecialization.BByB1912
,BsheBwasBworkingBfull-
timeBtoBapplyBmoralBtreatmentBprinciplesBtoBacuteBmedicalBconditions.BSheBwasBconv
incedBthatBremedialBactivitiesBshouldBbeBclassifiedBbyBtheirBphysiologicalBeffectsBasBst
imulantsBorBsedative
DescribeBtheBoriginalBissuesBofBOccupationalBTherapyBPractitioners:B-
BAnswerBPurposefulBworkBandBLeisure
InvolvementBofBtheBMindBandBBody
OTBasBaBlearningBprocess
TherapeuticBUseBofBOne'sBpersonalBqualities
CH1B.
DescribeBtheBdevelopmentBofBtheBpositionBofBtheBOccupationalBTherapyBAssistant.
CH2B-
BAnswerBBeforeBWorldBWarBII,BmanyBoccupationalBtherapistsB(OTs)BworkedBinBpsychia
tricBinstitutions.BAfterB1945BandBinfluencedBbyBmilitaryBexperience,BincreasingBnumber
sBofBtherapistsBpracticedBinBmedicalBandBrehabilitationBsettingsB(seeBChapterB1).BThis
BaddedBtoBtheBalreadyBsevereBshortageBofBOTsBinBpsychiatricBsettingsBduringBandBaft
erBWorldBWarBII.BPsychiatricBhospitalsBoftenBhadBpatientBpopulationsBofBbetweenB1,0
00BandB6,000.BWithBaBshortageBofBtherapists,BOTBservicesBwereBprovidedBbyBaBnum
berBofBaides,Bassistants,BorBtechniciansBwhoBwereBsupervisedBbyB1BorB2BOTs.BSuppor
tiveBpersonnelB(OTBaidesBandBtechnicians)BworkingBinBpsychiatricBfacilitiesBwereBvalua
bleBandBvaluedBemployees,BhavingBlearnedBtheB"tricksBofBtheBtrade"BbyBmodelingBth
erapistBbehaviorsBorBbyBtrialBandBerror.BInBcontrastBtoBtheBmobilityBofBOTs,BtheBempl
oymentBstabilityBofBaidesBandBtechniciansBoftenBmadeBthemBtheBmostBknowledgeable
BpersonnelBaboutBindividualBpatientBbehaviorBandBtheBavailabilityBofBactivitiesBandBeq
uipmentBinBaBgivenBsetting.BSupportiveBpersonnelBknewBhowBtoBdoBthings,BbutBlacke
dBgoal-
orientedBinterventionBmethodsBnecessaryBtoBworkBwithoutBimmediateBsupervision.BThi
EXAM OTA QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS Updated
2026
OCCUPATIONS:B-BAnswerBActivitiesBofBdailyBliving
(ADLs)*
InstrumentalBactivi-
tiesBofBdailyBliving
(IADLs)
RestBandBsleep
Education
Work
Play
Leisure
SocialBparticipation
Ch.5
TheBOTPFBwasBoriginallyBcalledBtheBUniformBTerminologyBforBOccupationalBTherapyBPr
actice.BWhyBwasBthisBrelevantBandBimportant?B-BAnswerB
NameBtheBEnlightenmentBattitudesBwhichBcontributedBtoBtheBriseBofBMoralBTreatment
BTheory.
CHAPTERB1B-
BAnswerBABsetBofBprinciplesBthatBgovernBhumanityBandBsociety.B•BFaithBinBtheBabilit
,yBofBtheBhumanBtoBreason.B•BPurposefulBworkBasBaBmoralBobligation.B•BTheBsuprem
eBbeliefBinBtheBindividual.
DescribeBhowBtheseBattitudesBcontributedBtoBtheBformationBofBMoralBTreatmentBTheo
ry.
CHAPTERB1B-BAnswerBFastBdisappearingBwereBtheBcenturies-
oldBnotionsBthatBtheBinsaneBwereBpossessedBofBdemons;BthatBtheyBwereBnoBbetterBt
hanBpaupersBorBcriminals;BandBthatBcrime,Bsin,Bvice,BandBinactivityBwereBtheBcoreBof
Binsanity
NameBtheBtwoBmenBwhoBfoundedBtheBMoralBTreatmentBmovement.BListBtheirBrespec
tiveBbackgrounds,BinstitutionsBandBmethodsBofBtreatment.
CHAPTERB1B-
BAnswerBPhillippeBPinelBwasBofBtheBFrenchBRevolution,BaBphysician,BaBscholar,BandBa
BnaturalBphilosopher.BWilliamBTurkeBwasBanBEnglishBmerchant,Bwealthy,BaBdeeplyBreli
giousBQuaker,BandBaBphilanthropist.
DescribeBattemptsBinBAmericaBtoBinstituteBMoralBTreatmentBTheoryBpriorBtoBtheBAme
ricanBCivilBWar.BmainBreasonsBtheseBattemptsBfailed?
CHAPTERB1B-BAnswerB
DescribeBtheBprincipleBmarkersBofBtheBProgressiveBEraB(thisBwillBrequireBreadingBoutsi
deBofByourBtextbook)BIBrecommend:B-
BAnswerBhttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/rise-to-world-power/age-
of-empire/v/the-progressivesB&Bhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Q4zPR4G7M
CH1
NameBsomeBsocialBissuesBthatBwereBatBtheBforefrontBofBtheBprogressiveBera.
CH1B-BAnswerB
DescribeBtheBcontributionsBofBtheBfollowingBpeopleBtoBtheBformationBofBtheBNational
BSocietyBforBtheBPromotionBofBOccupationalBTherapy:
, CH1B-
BAnswerBSusanBTracey:BinitiatedBinstructionBinBactivitiesBtoBstudentBnursesBasBearlyBa
sB1902.BSheBcoinedBtheBtermBoccupationalBnurseBtoBsignifyBaBspecialization.BByB1912
,BsheBwasBworkingBfull-
timeBtoBapplyBmoralBtreatmentBprinciplesBtoBacuteBmedicalBconditions.BSheBwasBconv
incedBthatBremedialBactivitiesBshouldBbeBclassifiedBbyBtheirBphysiologicalBeffectsBasBst
imulantsBorBsedative
DescribeBtheBoriginalBissuesBofBOccupationalBTherapyBPractitioners:B-
BAnswerBPurposefulBworkBandBLeisure
InvolvementBofBtheBMindBandBBody
OTBasBaBlearningBprocess
TherapeuticBUseBofBOne'sBpersonalBqualities
CH1B.
DescribeBtheBdevelopmentBofBtheBpositionBofBtheBOccupationalBTherapyBAssistant.
CH2B-
BAnswerBBeforeBWorldBWarBII,BmanyBoccupationalBtherapistsB(OTs)BworkedBinBpsychia
tricBinstitutions.BAfterB1945BandBinfluencedBbyBmilitaryBexperience,BincreasingBnumber
sBofBtherapistsBpracticedBinBmedicalBandBrehabilitationBsettingsB(seeBChapterB1).BThis
BaddedBtoBtheBalreadyBsevereBshortageBofBOTsBinBpsychiatricBsettingsBduringBandBaft
erBWorldBWarBII.BPsychiatricBhospitalsBoftenBhadBpatientBpopulationsBofBbetweenB1,0
00BandB6,000.BWithBaBshortageBofBtherapists,BOTBservicesBwereBprovidedBbyBaBnum
berBofBaides,Bassistants,BorBtechniciansBwhoBwereBsupervisedBbyB1BorB2BOTs.BSuppor
tiveBpersonnelB(OTBaidesBandBtechnicians)BworkingBinBpsychiatricBfacilitiesBwereBvalua
bleBandBvaluedBemployees,BhavingBlearnedBtheB"tricksBofBtheBtrade"BbyBmodelingBth
erapistBbehaviorsBorBbyBtrialBandBerror.BInBcontrastBtoBtheBmobilityBofBOTs,BtheBempl
oymentBstabilityBofBaidesBandBtechniciansBoftenBmadeBthemBtheBmostBknowledgeable
BpersonnelBaboutBindividualBpatientBbehaviorBandBtheBavailabilityBofBactivitiesBandBeq
uipmentBinBaBgivenBsetting.BSupportiveBpersonnelBknewBhowBtoBdoBthings,BbutBlacke
dBgoal-
orientedBinterventionBmethodsBnecessaryBtoBworkBwithoutBimmediateBsupervision.BThi