OTD 355 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the top of the triangle? - CORRECT ANSWER - What are the patient's perceptions
about how their participation in life roles and daily activities
Quick Screens - CORRECT ANSWER - Cognition
Pain
Functional AROM
Vision
Sensation
Sit-to-stand
What is the second portion of the triangle? - CORRECT ANSWER - Assess ability to
complete priority activities (occupations) appropriate for the setting. Observe closely to
determine the impairments causing activity limitation.
What settings might you see more of a bottom up approach? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hand
therapy/driving evaluations, or when there is a very specific physical or cognitive issue that
needs to be addressed
What can affect people's ability to participate in their occupations? - CORRECT ANSWER --
Intrinsic and extrinsic factors
-client and environmental factors
Why don't we just assess all of a person's personal factors and environmental factors and fix
them? - CORRECT ANSWER - If it doesn't affect a person's ability to participate in
occupations, then it is not important to us
Why are OT's concerned about the pelvis and the trunk? - CORRECT ANSWER - affect's
function; can limit UE and neck motion, vision, digestion, eating and breathing
, What diagnosis should you be "on the lookout" for trunk weakness? - CORRECT ANSWER -
SCI, CVA, any neurological diagnosis
Why would you might sit with your leg behind the patient when doing scapular mobility? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Therapist can use the knee to facilitate a good pelvic position
Non-functional - CORRECT ANSWER - not incorporated into activity
Dependent stabilizer - CORRECT ANSWER - placed by less involved hand or another to
stabilize something
Independent Stabilizer - CORRECT ANSWER - Enough AROM to put in place to stabilize
Gross assist - CORRECT ANSWER - actively assists with an activity; grasp but no functional
release
Semi-functional assist - CORRECT ANSWER - able to assist with more of an activity such as
pushing, pulling, grasp and release
functional assist - CORRECT ANSWER - full AROM and more coordination but not enough
coordination to complete activities independently. Still some awkward movement
Fully Functional - CORRECT ANSWER - Able to function independently
What are the verbal cues for your patient during a squat pivot transfer? - CORRECT
ANSWER - forward-over-down
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the top of the triangle? - CORRECT ANSWER - What are the patient's perceptions
about how their participation in life roles and daily activities
Quick Screens - CORRECT ANSWER - Cognition
Pain
Functional AROM
Vision
Sensation
Sit-to-stand
What is the second portion of the triangle? - CORRECT ANSWER - Assess ability to
complete priority activities (occupations) appropriate for the setting. Observe closely to
determine the impairments causing activity limitation.
What settings might you see more of a bottom up approach? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hand
therapy/driving evaluations, or when there is a very specific physical or cognitive issue that
needs to be addressed
What can affect people's ability to participate in their occupations? - CORRECT ANSWER --
Intrinsic and extrinsic factors
-client and environmental factors
Why don't we just assess all of a person's personal factors and environmental factors and fix
them? - CORRECT ANSWER - If it doesn't affect a person's ability to participate in
occupations, then it is not important to us
Why are OT's concerned about the pelvis and the trunk? - CORRECT ANSWER - affect's
function; can limit UE and neck motion, vision, digestion, eating and breathing
, What diagnosis should you be "on the lookout" for trunk weakness? - CORRECT ANSWER -
SCI, CVA, any neurological diagnosis
Why would you might sit with your leg behind the patient when doing scapular mobility? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Therapist can use the knee to facilitate a good pelvic position
Non-functional - CORRECT ANSWER - not incorporated into activity
Dependent stabilizer - CORRECT ANSWER - placed by less involved hand or another to
stabilize something
Independent Stabilizer - CORRECT ANSWER - Enough AROM to put in place to stabilize
Gross assist - CORRECT ANSWER - actively assists with an activity; grasp but no functional
release
Semi-functional assist - CORRECT ANSWER - able to assist with more of an activity such as
pushing, pulling, grasp and release
functional assist - CORRECT ANSWER - full AROM and more coordination but not enough
coordination to complete activities independently. Still some awkward movement
Fully Functional - CORRECT ANSWER - Able to function independently
What are the verbal cues for your patient during a squat pivot transfer? - CORRECT
ANSWER - forward-over-down
