OT 550 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Echolalia is common in children with ASD. What is echolalia?
a. speaking at inappropriately loud volumes
b. repeatedly sensing a specific audiologic stimuli after it is extinguished
c. repeating words or phrases immediately or after a delay
d. inability to establish or maintain eye contact - ANSWER c. repeating words or phrases
immediately or after a delay
Which of the following is the ability to use eye contact and gestures to share
experiences with others?
a. social experience
b. praxis
c. theory of mind
d. joint attention - ANSWER d. joint attention
The dysfunctions of what structures within the limbic system of the brain appear
abnormal in the brains of individuals with ASD?
a.cerebellum and Purkinje cells
b.brainstem and inferior olive
c.frontal lobes
d.amygdala and hippocampus - ANSWER d. amygdala and hippocampus
The evolution of the diagnosis of sensory processing disorder evolved from this term:
a. sensory integration disorder
b. sensorimotor dysfunction
c. sensory discrimination disorder
d. sensory dyspraxia disorder - ANSWER a. sensory integration disorder
Ayers primary theoretical idea was that learning problems
a. could be treated with remedial activity
b. could reflect neural dysfunction
, c. were all based on neural dysfunction
d. reflected lack of parental discipline - ANSWER b. could reflect neural dysfunction
The strongest risk factor for the development of cerebral palsy is
Select one:
A.level of education of the mother
B.prematurity
C.prolapsed umbilical cord
D.nearsightedness - ANSWER B.prematurity
The course of cerebral palsy
Select one:
A.is not understood by medical professionals
B.depends upon a variety of factors including associated problems, type and severity
C.is always progressive
D.worsens as the child reaches adulthood - ANSWER B.depends upon a variety of
factors including associated problems, type and severity
In what part of the body must the injury occur to be considered cerebral palsy?
A.brain
B.muscle fibers
C.ligaments
D.peripheral nerves - ANSWER A.brain
Muscular dystrophies are generally characterized by
Select one:
A.weakening of the muscles
B.type of static encephalopathy
C.a disruption of blood flow to the brain
D.inability to produce speech - ANSWER A. weakening of the muscles
One type of MD is
Echolalia is common in children with ASD. What is echolalia?
a. speaking at inappropriately loud volumes
b. repeatedly sensing a specific audiologic stimuli after it is extinguished
c. repeating words or phrases immediately or after a delay
d. inability to establish or maintain eye contact - ANSWER c. repeating words or phrases
immediately or after a delay
Which of the following is the ability to use eye contact and gestures to share
experiences with others?
a. social experience
b. praxis
c. theory of mind
d. joint attention - ANSWER d. joint attention
The dysfunctions of what structures within the limbic system of the brain appear
abnormal in the brains of individuals with ASD?
a.cerebellum and Purkinje cells
b.brainstem and inferior olive
c.frontal lobes
d.amygdala and hippocampus - ANSWER d. amygdala and hippocampus
The evolution of the diagnosis of sensory processing disorder evolved from this term:
a. sensory integration disorder
b. sensorimotor dysfunction
c. sensory discrimination disorder
d. sensory dyspraxia disorder - ANSWER a. sensory integration disorder
Ayers primary theoretical idea was that learning problems
a. could be treated with remedial activity
b. could reflect neural dysfunction
, c. were all based on neural dysfunction
d. reflected lack of parental discipline - ANSWER b. could reflect neural dysfunction
The strongest risk factor for the development of cerebral palsy is
Select one:
A.level of education of the mother
B.prematurity
C.prolapsed umbilical cord
D.nearsightedness - ANSWER B.prematurity
The course of cerebral palsy
Select one:
A.is not understood by medical professionals
B.depends upon a variety of factors including associated problems, type and severity
C.is always progressive
D.worsens as the child reaches adulthood - ANSWER B.depends upon a variety of
factors including associated problems, type and severity
In what part of the body must the injury occur to be considered cerebral palsy?
A.brain
B.muscle fibers
C.ligaments
D.peripheral nerves - ANSWER A.brain
Muscular dystrophies are generally characterized by
Select one:
A.weakening of the muscles
B.type of static encephalopathy
C.a disruption of blood flow to the brain
D.inability to produce speech - ANSWER A. weakening of the muscles
One type of MD is
