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Occupational Therapy Assistant Exam Study Questions
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03/26/2011

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Term
8 patterns of the Rood Approach..
Definition
1. supine withdrawal, 2. rollover, 3. prone extension, 4. neck co-contraction, 5. prone on elbows, 6. quadruped, 7. standing, and 8. walking
Term
Boutonniere deformity is characterized by....
Definition
a lengthening or rupture of the extensor digitorum communis tendons and is expressed by DIP hyperextension and PIP flexion
Term
Swan-neck deformity is characterized by....
Definition
a rupture of the lateral slips of the extensor digitorum communis or flexor digitorum superficialis tendon and results in DIP flexion and PIP hyperextension
Term
symptoms of autonomic dysreflexia are....
Definition

flushed,

excessive sweating,

pounding headache,

caused by an extreme rise in BP from a noxious stimuli in SCI patients

Term
the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recommends countertops to be a maximum of ? inches high?
Definition

 

 

31 inches

Term

 

What is dysmetria?

Definition

 

is the overshooting (hypermetria) or the undershooting (hypometria) of a target

Term
When an individual redirects an emotion from one object to another object is called?
Definition

 

Displacement

Term
A behavior characterized by indirect or unassertive aggression is called...
Definition

 

Passive-aggressive behavior

Term
The defense mechanism charaterized by the switching of an unacceptable impulse into its opposite...
Definition

 

Reaction Formation

(hugging someone you would like to hit)

Term

 

# of cranial nerves

Definition

12 pairs of cranial nerves

all nervers inervate the head and neck except C.N. X which inervates the thorax and abdomen

Term

 

# of spinal nerves

Definition

31 pairs

8 cervical, 12 thorasic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, 1 coccygeal

Term

 

Types of CVA...

Definition

1. Cerebral insufficiency (TIA)

2. Cerebral infarction (embolism or thrombosis of the intra/extracranial arteries

3. Cerebral hemorrhage: bleed 2nd to HTN or aneurysm

4. Cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) abnormal congenital vascular structures

Term

 

Modifiable risk factors for CVA...

 

Definition
HTN, cardiac disease, atrial fibrillation, diabetes mellitus, smoking, alcohol abuse, hyperlipidemia
Term

 

Nonmodifiable risk factors for CVA...

Definition

Age: risk increases with age,

Gender: males are at higher risk,

Race: African-American and Latino are at greater risk, and

Heredity

Term

 

Left hemisphere of the brain controls...

Definition
movement of R side of body, sensory info processing from R side of body, visual reception from R field, visual verbal processing, B motor praxis, verbal memory, B auditory reception, speech, & processing of verbal auditory info.
Term

 

Right hemisphere of the brain controls...

Definition
movement of L side of body, sensory info processing from L side of body, visual reception from L field, visual spatial processing, L motor praxis, nonverbal memory, attention to incoming stimuli, emotion, processing of nonverbal auditory info., interpretation of abstract info., & interpretation of tonal inflections
Term

 

What is level 1 of the Rancho Level of Cognitive Functioning?

Definition

 

 

Level I - no response: total assistance

 

Term

 

What is level 2 of the RLS?

Definition

 

 

Level II - generalized response: total assistance

Term

 

What is level 3 of the RLS?

Definition

 

 

Level III - localized response: total assistance

Term

 

 

What is level 4 of the RLS?

Definition

 

 

Level IV - confused/agitated: maximal assistance

Term

 

 

What is level 5 of the RLS?

Definition

 

Level V - confused, inappropriate non-agitated: maximal assistance

Term

 

What is level 6 of the RLS?

Definition

 

Level VI - confused, appropriate: moderate assistance

Term

 

What is level 7 of the RLS?

Definition

 

Level VII - automatic, appropriate: minimal assistance for daily living skills

Term

 

What is level 8 of the RLS?

Definition

 

Level VIII - purposeful, appropriate: stand-by assistance

Term

 

What is level 9 of the RLS?

Definition

 

Level IX - purposeful, appropriate: stand-by assistance on request

Term

 

What is level 10 of the RLS?

Definition

 

Level X - purposeful, appropriate: modified independent

Term

 

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is...

Definition
caused by an injury and/or disease prior to, during, or shortly after birth resulting in brain damage and secondary neurological and muscular deficits
Term

 

Common causes of CP are...

Definition
during the perinatal period include lack of O2, intracranial hemorrhage, meningitis, chronic alcohol abuse, toxicosis, infections, genetic factors, endocrine and metabolic disorders
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