NBCOT Exam Important Terms Study Guide.
1. 7 Core Concepts
2. Altruism The individual's ability to place the needs of others before their own
3. Equality The desire to promote fairness in interactions with others
4. Freedom The desires of the client must guide OT's interventions
5. Justice Relating "in a fair and impartial manner to individuals with whom they interact &
respect and adhere to the applicable laws & standards regarding their area of
practice"
6. Dignity Treating each client respectfully and as an individual by enabling the client to
"engage in occupations that are meaningful. regardless of level of disability
7. Truth "In all situations, occupational therapists, OTA's, and students must provide accu-
rate information, both in oral and written form"
8. Prudence Use of "clinical and ethical reasoning skills, sound judgment, and reflection to
make decisions" within the OT's area of practice
9. 7 Principles
10. Beneficence "Occupational Therapy personnel shall demonstrate a concern for the well-being
& safety of the recipients of their services"
Is it beneficial? Terminate when services are no longer beneficial
Key words: well-being, safety, current, updated
*See examples in AOTA PDF
11. Nonmaleficence "Occupational Therapy personnel shall intentionally refrain from actions that
cause harm"
Mal means evil, harmful, bad, etc.
Avoiding any harm
Dating/sex with a client
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Avoid situations that may cause:
Exploitation & conflict of interest
*See examples in AOTA PDF
12. Autonomy/Confi- "Occupational Therapy personnel shall respect the right of the individual to
dentiality self-determination"
Privacy & confidentiality
Benefits, risks, outcomes
*See examples on AOTA PDF
13. Social Justice "Occupational Therapy personnel shall provide services in a fair & equitable
manner"
Equal service
Ex: Advocating
*See examples on AOTA PDF
14. Procedural Jus- "Occupational Therapy personnel shall comply with institutional rules, local, state,
tice federal, and international laws and AOTA documents applicable to the profession
of occupational therapy"
Reimbursement guidelines
NBCOT Code oft Conduct
Maintain high standards & continued competency
Refrain from accepting gifts/money
Conducting research (obtain approvals)
Transparency (ensure compliance)
*Beneficence & Procedural Justice are similar
*See examples on AOTA PDF
15. Veracity "Occupational Therapy personnel shall provide comprehensive, accurate, and
objective information when representing the profession"
Verify for trust & honesty
*See examples on AOTA PDF
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16. Fidelity "Occupational Therapy personnel shall treat colleagues & other professionals with
respect, fairness, discretion and integrity"
Not divulging personal information to others
Understand roles & responsibilities
Ensure a collaborate & professional environment
Avoiding things that give rise to conflict of interest
*See examples on AOTA PDF
17. Sanctions
18. Reprimand Private letter of reprimand from the Ethics Commission chairperson
19. Censure A public formal notice of disapproval of the behavior
20. Probation "Failure to meet terms will subject an AOTA member to any of the disciplinary
actions or sanctions"
21. Suspension Suspension of AOTA membership for a predetermined time period
22. Revocation Permanent revocation of AOTA membership
23. Stereognosis Recognition by touch of common objects
(Astereognosis)
Inability to recognize objects, forms, shapes, and sizes by touch alone
24. Anomia Loss of the ability to name objects or retrieve names of people
25. Anosognosia An unawareness of a motor deficit
Example: a person is not aware that they have hemiplegia
26. Broca's (expres- Loss of expressive language indicated by a loss of speech production
sive) aphasia
27.
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Wernicke's (re- A deficit in auditory comprehension that attects semantic speech performance,
ceptive) aphasia manifested in paraphasia or nonsensical syllables
Example: the person is able to not comprehend verbal directions for using an
adaptive device; cannot follow verbal commands
28. Global aphasia A severe loss of the ability to comprehend and express
29. Ideational aprax- A breakdown in the knowledge of what is to be done or how to perform; a lack of
ia knowledge regarding object use
Using objects incorrectly
Cannot sequence the steps of an activity (e.g., meal prep) and/or may not engage
in a task
Examples: using a comb to brush teeth; placing butter into a cup of cottee
30. Motor Loss of access to kinesthetic memory so that purposeful movement cannot be
apraxia/ideomo- achieved because of inettective motor planning although sensation, movement,
tor apraxia and coordination are intact
Appears clumsy
Diflculty with bilateral activities
The person is unable to perform a task upon request but may perform the task
spontaneously
Examples: awkward grasp patterns on toothbrush making oral care inettective;
diflculty manipulating coins from the hand into a vending machine coin slot
31. Body scheme dis- Loss of awareness of body parts, as well as the relationship of the body parts to
order each other and objects including right-left indiscrimination
Examples: the person cannot determine which is their left arm; the person is not
able to successfully use the cue "the bathroom is on the right."
32. Somatoagnosia A body scheme disorder that results in diminished awareness of body structure
and a failure to recognize body parts as one's own
Examples: the person denies ownership of a body part; the person attempts to
dress the therapist's arm as if it was their own
1. 7 Core Concepts
2. Altruism The individual's ability to place the needs of others before their own
3. Equality The desire to promote fairness in interactions with others
4. Freedom The desires of the client must guide OT's interventions
5. Justice Relating "in a fair and impartial manner to individuals with whom they interact &
respect and adhere to the applicable laws & standards regarding their area of
practice"
6. Dignity Treating each client respectfully and as an individual by enabling the client to
"engage in occupations that are meaningful. regardless of level of disability
7. Truth "In all situations, occupational therapists, OTA's, and students must provide accu-
rate information, both in oral and written form"
8. Prudence Use of "clinical and ethical reasoning skills, sound judgment, and reflection to
make decisions" within the OT's area of practice
9. 7 Principles
10. Beneficence "Occupational Therapy personnel shall demonstrate a concern for the well-being
& safety of the recipients of their services"
Is it beneficial? Terminate when services are no longer beneficial
Key words: well-being, safety, current, updated
*See examples in AOTA PDF
11. Nonmaleficence "Occupational Therapy personnel shall intentionally refrain from actions that
cause harm"
Mal means evil, harmful, bad, etc.
Avoiding any harm
Dating/sex with a client
, NBCOT Exam Important Terms Study Guide.
Avoid situations that may cause:
Exploitation & conflict of interest
*See examples in AOTA PDF
12. Autonomy/Confi- "Occupational Therapy personnel shall respect the right of the individual to
dentiality self-determination"
Privacy & confidentiality
Benefits, risks, outcomes
*See examples on AOTA PDF
13. Social Justice "Occupational Therapy personnel shall provide services in a fair & equitable
manner"
Equal service
Ex: Advocating
*See examples on AOTA PDF
14. Procedural Jus- "Occupational Therapy personnel shall comply with institutional rules, local, state,
tice federal, and international laws and AOTA documents applicable to the profession
of occupational therapy"
Reimbursement guidelines
NBCOT Code oft Conduct
Maintain high standards & continued competency
Refrain from accepting gifts/money
Conducting research (obtain approvals)
Transparency (ensure compliance)
*Beneficence & Procedural Justice are similar
*See examples on AOTA PDF
15. Veracity "Occupational Therapy personnel shall provide comprehensive, accurate, and
objective information when representing the profession"
Verify for trust & honesty
*See examples on AOTA PDF
, NBCOT Exam Important Terms Study Guide.
16. Fidelity "Occupational Therapy personnel shall treat colleagues & other professionals with
respect, fairness, discretion and integrity"
Not divulging personal information to others
Understand roles & responsibilities
Ensure a collaborate & professional environment
Avoiding things that give rise to conflict of interest
*See examples on AOTA PDF
17. Sanctions
18. Reprimand Private letter of reprimand from the Ethics Commission chairperson
19. Censure A public formal notice of disapproval of the behavior
20. Probation "Failure to meet terms will subject an AOTA member to any of the disciplinary
actions or sanctions"
21. Suspension Suspension of AOTA membership for a predetermined time period
22. Revocation Permanent revocation of AOTA membership
23. Stereognosis Recognition by touch of common objects
(Astereognosis)
Inability to recognize objects, forms, shapes, and sizes by touch alone
24. Anomia Loss of the ability to name objects or retrieve names of people
25. Anosognosia An unawareness of a motor deficit
Example: a person is not aware that they have hemiplegia
26. Broca's (expres- Loss of expressive language indicated by a loss of speech production
sive) aphasia
27.
, NBCOT Exam Important Terms Study Guide.
Wernicke's (re- A deficit in auditory comprehension that attects semantic speech performance,
ceptive) aphasia manifested in paraphasia or nonsensical syllables
Example: the person is able to not comprehend verbal directions for using an
adaptive device; cannot follow verbal commands
28. Global aphasia A severe loss of the ability to comprehend and express
29. Ideational aprax- A breakdown in the knowledge of what is to be done or how to perform; a lack of
ia knowledge regarding object use
Using objects incorrectly
Cannot sequence the steps of an activity (e.g., meal prep) and/or may not engage
in a task
Examples: using a comb to brush teeth; placing butter into a cup of cottee
30. Motor Loss of access to kinesthetic memory so that purposeful movement cannot be
apraxia/ideomo- achieved because of inettective motor planning although sensation, movement,
tor apraxia and coordination are intact
Appears clumsy
Diflculty with bilateral activities
The person is unable to perform a task upon request but may perform the task
spontaneously
Examples: awkward grasp patterns on toothbrush making oral care inettective;
diflculty manipulating coins from the hand into a vending machine coin slot
31. Body scheme dis- Loss of awareness of body parts, as well as the relationship of the body parts to
order each other and objects including right-left indiscrimination
Examples: the person cannot determine which is their left arm; the person is not
able to successfully use the cue "the bathroom is on the right."
32. Somatoagnosia A body scheme disorder that results in diminished awareness of body structure
and a failure to recognize body parts as one's own
Examples: the person denies ownership of a body part; the person attempts to
dress the therapist's arm as if it was their own
