OTA 110 Final Exam Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified)

OTA 110 Final Exam Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified) For what kind of patients did the advocates of Moral Treatment seek to improve the quality of life? - answerPsychiatric patients, made existence better for those confined. What contribution did the Moral Treatment movement make to the development of the OT profession - answerIntroduced use of occupation as therapy - farm work, arts and crafts, etc. Involvement in purposeful activities diverted patients' minds away from their emotional disturbances and toward improving their skills. Humanitarian concern - all people, even the most challenged are entitled to consideration and human compassion. Review the contributions of the founders of OT. Describe what each one contributed to the developing profession of OT. It's not as important to recall which person did what as it is to recognize how each of their contributions helped to establish or influence the new profession of OT. - answerHerbert Hall President of NSPOT Work cure in treatment as opposed to former rest cure George Barton** opened convalescent ctr using occupation as treatment founding NSPOT member William Rush Dunton Jr.** father of OT made crafts program at Shepherd House wrote about the role of occupation in pt care published 1915 - Occupational Therapy: A Manual for Nurses Eleanor Clarke Slage** Mother of OT social worker used habit training Susan Tracy (RN) wrote textbooks for nurses - Studies on Invalid Occupations believed nurses best suited for OT Susan Cox Johnson, teacher** advocated high standards in education believed in morally uplifting treatments Thomas Kidner, architect** worked w/ WWI vets influential in establishing OT in vocational rehab programs promote movement to hospitalize individuals with TB Adolf Meyer, psychiatrist involvement in meaningful activity is part of being human advocated for holism Purposeful activity promotes health "Philosophy of Occupational Therapy" - later published in first journal (keynote address) **denotes original group in 1917 What is holism and how did it influence the developing practice of OT - answerHolism involves treating the patient as a whole rather than as their disability OT believes in engaging the person's body and mind using occupations that are meaningful to them adolph meyer used holistic approach, one of the core concepts of OT and in treating mental illness. Many of the early leaders in OT worked in the mental health arena. What got occupational therapy involved in the care of those with physical disabilities? - answerWorld War I - linked OT with physical disabilities through reconstruction programs and aides WWII - treating soldiers,many retraining involvement in activities for soldier rehab. Discuss the industrialization of American society and the Arts and Crafts Movement, and the effect they each had on society as a whole and on the practice of occupational therapy. - answerIndustrialization = assembly lines, dehumanising work, not by hand, mass production. people became victims of urban and industrial life chronic illnesses, and industrial accidents were rising. Arts & Craft mvt connected people with their work rather than repeating 1 small action in an assembly line OT took up from the A&C mvt in using crafts to engage & treat patients Briefly describe four significant events (in your text) from the 1950's and 1960's that changed the OT profession. - answerNew drugs and technology-mid-1950s new psychiatric drugs. Push for deinstitutionalization. Rehabilitation movement () VA increased in size & # of hospitals served vets w/physical disabilities turned women in OT int o commissioned officers Federally Mandated Healthcare Medicare passed in 1965 - increased the demand for OTs Changed in the Profession AOTF was founded in 1965, specialization started, adapted modalities and medical and science approach