NBCOT Prep Questions with correct answers

An OTR employed at a university-based hospital hand therapy clinic is completing a research proposal investigating the effectiveness of copper tooling versus therapy putty for increasing pinch strength of patients attending the clinic. Which step should the OTR take NEXT as part of research process? A. Perform a small pilot study on similar subjects. B. Obtain informed consent from the subjects. C. Initiate the data collection procedures. D. Submit the proposal to the facility review board. - correct answer D. Need research approval before any research can be done. Obtain informed consent from subjects is the next step. There is no need for A, and C would be the last step of the options. An OTR is facilitating a group for clients diagnosed with a polysubstance use disorder. During the first group session, the OTR describes how trigger events and irrational thinking can lead to substance misuse. Which theoretical model does this approach exemplify? A. Cognitive-behavioral B. Psychodynamic C. Motivational D. Human occupation - correct answer A. The cognitive behavioral approach assumes that a person's cognitive function and beliefs influence their behavior, and that by helping a person dispute their irrational thoughts, they will be empowered to change their behavior (Bruce & Borg, 2002). B. focuses on the value and the uniqueness of a person and states that a person is an expert on their lives and has insight. This frame of reference also believes that behavior is influenced by the conscious as well as the unconscious mind. Self-actualization, self-identity, adaptation and self-awareness are important to this frame of reference, basically this frame of reference wants to get to the bottom of a person's behavior and how that behavior affects their occupational performance.