NBCOT AOTA Exam Prep (Occupational Rehab) | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
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injury prevention programs Correct Answer: dec employer costs; collaborative plan to improve
workplace safety; characteristics include: ongoing mgmt support, supervisory support, employee
participation, reinforcement of program, corporate plan, injury prevention team, training for risk
factors, ergonomic eval, med mgmt strategies
OSHA Correct Answer: ensures safe and healthful working conditions by setting and enforcing
standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance; info about workplace
safety and health topics including lifting and ergonomics
NIOSH- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Correct Answer: federal agency
(part of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) responsible for conducting research and
making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness
O*Net- Occupational Information Info Network Correct Answer: database of requirements,
worker attribute, and other helpful info
DOT- Dictionary of Occupational Titles Correct Answer: replaced by O*Net, similar purpose;
defines physical demands of work and strength/freq needed for physical tasks
Back and Neck Rehab Training Correct Answer: provides strategies focused on improving
fitness, job comfort, and workplace safety for individuals or groups of workers to either prevent
injury or retrain after
Ergonomic risk factors Correct Answer: forceful exertions, repetition, awkward or static
posturing, contact stress, excessive vibration, cold temp, prolonged contact stress, faulty body
mechanics
, environmental fit Correct Answer: environment redesign through work station mod, tool access
and fit mod, proper material handling, lighting, temp change
cognitive-behavioral strategies Correct Answer: effective with worker rehab; uses positive
reinforcement, progressive relaxation, biofeedback, etc)
symptom magnification Correct Answer: manipulating society with display of symptoms; other
terms consistency of effort, sincerity of effort, maximum voluntary effort
malingering Correct Answer: deliberate faking of symptoms and disability to avoid work or
responsibility
refugee Correct Answer: unconscious; use symptoms to escape an unresolvable conflict
symptom misinterpreter Correct Answer: unconscious; responds to physical changes in an
extreme manner, may have unrealistic beliefs about the body
game player Correct Answer: unconscious; attempts to convince others the reality of symptoms
for positive gain
identified patient Correct Answer: unconscious; assumes the pt role as lifestyle
symptom minimizer Correct Answer: ct who keeps symptoms hidden
job demands analysis Correct Answer: define the demands of a job and involves questionnaires,
interviews, observations, and formal assessments completed in the real work environ; many
FCEs include this
physical demands of work (DOT) Correct Answer: lifting, standing, walking, sitting, carrying,
pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching,
handling, fingering, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing
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injury prevention programs Correct Answer: dec employer costs; collaborative plan to improve
workplace safety; characteristics include: ongoing mgmt support, supervisory support, employee
participation, reinforcement of program, corporate plan, injury prevention team, training for risk
factors, ergonomic eval, med mgmt strategies
OSHA Correct Answer: ensures safe and healthful working conditions by setting and enforcing
standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance; info about workplace
safety and health topics including lifting and ergonomics
NIOSH- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Correct Answer: federal agency
(part of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) responsible for conducting research and
making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness
O*Net- Occupational Information Info Network Correct Answer: database of requirements,
worker attribute, and other helpful info
DOT- Dictionary of Occupational Titles Correct Answer: replaced by O*Net, similar purpose;
defines physical demands of work and strength/freq needed for physical tasks
Back and Neck Rehab Training Correct Answer: provides strategies focused on improving
fitness, job comfort, and workplace safety for individuals or groups of workers to either prevent
injury or retrain after
Ergonomic risk factors Correct Answer: forceful exertions, repetition, awkward or static
posturing, contact stress, excessive vibration, cold temp, prolonged contact stress, faulty body
mechanics
, environmental fit Correct Answer: environment redesign through work station mod, tool access
and fit mod, proper material handling, lighting, temp change
cognitive-behavioral strategies Correct Answer: effective with worker rehab; uses positive
reinforcement, progressive relaxation, biofeedback, etc)
symptom magnification Correct Answer: manipulating society with display of symptoms; other
terms consistency of effort, sincerity of effort, maximum voluntary effort
malingering Correct Answer: deliberate faking of symptoms and disability to avoid work or
responsibility
refugee Correct Answer: unconscious; use symptoms to escape an unresolvable conflict
symptom misinterpreter Correct Answer: unconscious; responds to physical changes in an
extreme manner, may have unrealistic beliefs about the body
game player Correct Answer: unconscious; attempts to convince others the reality of symptoms
for positive gain
identified patient Correct Answer: unconscious; assumes the pt role as lifestyle
symptom minimizer Correct Answer: ct who keeps symptoms hidden
job demands analysis Correct Answer: define the demands of a job and involves questionnaires,
interviews, observations, and formal assessments completed in the real work environ; many
FCEs include this
physical demands of work (DOT) Correct Answer: lifting, standing, walking, sitting, carrying,
pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching,
handling, fingering, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing
