CATA Exam Questions and Answers
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Athletic therapy draws on which of the following disciplines?
I Exercise
II Medicine
III Physical Therapy
IV Chiropractic
V Physical Education
VI Personal Training
VII Sports - ✔✔I, II, III, V, VII
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,What event marked the start of athletic therapy as we know it? -
✔✔Establishment of intercollegiate & interscholastic sport in the United
States in the late 19th century
Who was a major influence in developing athletic therapy by writing the
first major text on athletic training & care of athletic injuries called The
Trainer's Bible in 1917? - ✔✔Dr. S.E. Bilik
Who wrote the First Aider in 1932, developed products to treat injured
athletes, and were instrumental in the development of the athletic training
profession and education of athletic training students? - ✔✔Cramer family
When was the National Athletic Trainer's Association (NATA) established?
- ✔✔1950
What was the primary purpose of the formation of NATA? - ✔✔To
establish professional standards for the athletic trainer
What is considered the "traditional setting" for the athletic therapist? -
✔✔College/universities and secondary schools
A patient is _______ ? - ✔✔Any individual who is ill or injured
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,An "athlete" is considered to be __________ - ✔✔Any physically active
individual participating in recreational or organized sport
The field of sports medicine encompasses a number of specialized aspects
that relate to either performance enhancement or injury care &
management. Which of the following professions would be most related to
performance enhancement? - ✔✔Sport psychology
Which of the following professions would be most related to injury care &
management? - ✔✔Orthotics & prosthetics
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has defined sports
medicine as multidisciplinary and includes which of the following
phenomena associated with exercise & sport?
A. Physiological
B. Biomechanical
C. Psychological
D. Pathological
E. All of the above
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, F. All except C - ✔✔E.
True or false, sports medicine includes the prevention and treatment of
disease & injuries related to exercise & sport - ✔✔True
Which of the following is NOT a goal of professional organizations
dedicated to athletic training & sports medicine?
A. To upgrade the field by devising & maintaining a set of professional
standards, including a code of ethics
B. To encourage competition amongst professions in order to develop &
grow the field
C. To bring together professionally competent individuals to exchange
ideas, stimulate research, and promote critical thinking
D. Give individuals to work as a group with a singleness of purpose - ✔✔B
True or false, the mission statement of NATA is "to enhance the quality of
health care provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance the
athletic training profession" - ✔✔True
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Athletic therapy draws on which of the following disciplines?
I Exercise
II Medicine
III Physical Therapy
IV Chiropractic
V Physical Education
VI Personal Training
VII Sports - ✔✔I, II, III, V, VII
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,What event marked the start of athletic therapy as we know it? -
✔✔Establishment of intercollegiate & interscholastic sport in the United
States in the late 19th century
Who was a major influence in developing athletic therapy by writing the
first major text on athletic training & care of athletic injuries called The
Trainer's Bible in 1917? - ✔✔Dr. S.E. Bilik
Who wrote the First Aider in 1932, developed products to treat injured
athletes, and were instrumental in the development of the athletic training
profession and education of athletic training students? - ✔✔Cramer family
When was the National Athletic Trainer's Association (NATA) established?
- ✔✔1950
What was the primary purpose of the formation of NATA? - ✔✔To
establish professional standards for the athletic trainer
What is considered the "traditional setting" for the athletic therapist? -
✔✔College/universities and secondary schools
A patient is _______ ? - ✔✔Any individual who is ill or injured
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,An "athlete" is considered to be __________ - ✔✔Any physically active
individual participating in recreational or organized sport
The field of sports medicine encompasses a number of specialized aspects
that relate to either performance enhancement or injury care &
management. Which of the following professions would be most related to
performance enhancement? - ✔✔Sport psychology
Which of the following professions would be most related to injury care &
management? - ✔✔Orthotics & prosthetics
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has defined sports
medicine as multidisciplinary and includes which of the following
phenomena associated with exercise & sport?
A. Physiological
B. Biomechanical
C. Psychological
D. Pathological
E. All of the above
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, F. All except C - ✔✔E.
True or false, sports medicine includes the prevention and treatment of
disease & injuries related to exercise & sport - ✔✔True
Which of the following is NOT a goal of professional organizations
dedicated to athletic training & sports medicine?
A. To upgrade the field by devising & maintaining a set of professional
standards, including a code of ethics
B. To encourage competition amongst professions in order to develop &
grow the field
C. To bring together professionally competent individuals to exchange
ideas, stimulate research, and promote critical thinking
D. Give individuals to work as a group with a singleness of purpose - ✔✔B
True or false, the mission statement of NATA is "to enhance the quality of
health care provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance the
athletic training profession" - ✔✔True
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