STUDY GUIDE FINAL EXAM OTA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Updated 2026

STUDY GUIDE FINAL
EXAM OTA QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS Updated
2026
OCCUPATIONS:B-BAnswerBActivitiesBofBdailyBliving

(ADLs)*



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tiesBofBdailyBliving



(IADLs)

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Ch.5

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BTheory.

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Binsanity



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tiveBbackgrounds,BinstitutionsBandBmethodsBofBtreatment.

CHAPTERB1B-
BAnswerBPhillippeBPinelBwasBofBtheBFrenchBRevolution,BaBphysician,BaBscholar,BandBa
BnaturalBphilosopher.BWilliamBTurkeBwasBanBEnglishBmerchant,Bwealthy,BaBdeeplyBreli
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ricanBCivilBWar.BmainBreasonsBtheseBattemptsBfailed?

CHAPTERB1B-BAnswerB



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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



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CH1B-BAnswerB



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BSocietyBforBtheBPromotionBofBOccupationalBTherapy:

, CH1B-
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CH1B.



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tricBinstitutions.BAfterB1945BandBinfluencedBbyBmilitaryBexperience,BincreasingBnumber
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berBofBaides,Bassistants,BorBtechniciansBwhoBwereBsupervisedBbyB1BorB2BOTs.BSuppor
tiveBpersonnelB(OTBaidesBandBtechnicians)BworkingBinBpsychiatricBfacilitiesBwereBvalua
bleBandBvaluedBemployees,BhavingBlearnedBtheB"tricksBofBtheBtrade"BbyBmodelingBth
erapistBbehaviorsBorBbyBtrialBandBerror.BInBcontrastBtoBtheBmobilityBofBOTs,BtheBempl
oymentBstabilityBofBaidesBandBtechniciansBoftenBmadeBthemBtheBmostBknowledgeable
BpersonnelBaboutBindividualBpatientBbehaviorBandBtheBavailabilityBofBactivitiesBandBeq
uipmentBinBaBgivenBsetting.BSupportiveBpersonnelBknewBhowBtoBdoBthings,BbutBlacke
dBgoal-
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