Chapter 1 Flashcards
Occupation is activity with a __________.
purpose
Occupational therapy views engagement in occupation as essential to both ____________ and ___________ health
physical, mental
This is defined by the American Psychiatric Association as “ a state of being, relative rather than absolute. The best indices of this are working, loving, and creating with the capacity for mature and flexible resolution of conflicts between instincts, conscience, important other people, and reality”
mental health
This is defined by the American Psychiatric Association as “a behavioral or psychologoical syndrome…” you get the point. What does that describe? I could go on like above but I don’t wanna.
mental disorder
difficulty carrying out ________ ______ _____ is cited as one of the major symptoms of a mental disorder.
daily life activities
Occupational therapy uses __________________ as its primary treatment tool.
occupation
With mental disorders, ____ and ______ reinforce each other; those who fail to act become less able to do so.
unhappiness, inactivity
The history of OT profession is intertwined with that of ________.
psychiatry
This movement was a pivotal state in the development of psychiatry as a separate medical discipline
moral treatment
The philosophy of moral treatment included respect for the __________ and a belief that the mentally ill would benefit most from a __________ and the opportunity to contribute.
individual, regular daily routine
What were some of the things prescribed in the early moral treatment hospitals? Pick a few, and then pick a few more
prescribed routine
- daily hygiene
- regular meals (sometimes prepared by inmates)
- craft work
- recreation
This type of therapy arose out of the moral treatment movement.
Occupational
Name the physician who was one of the founders of OT who had marvelous things to say about employment being part of moral treatment/early OT
Adolph Meyer
Early in the 20th century, the theories of this psychiatrist dominated the field.
Sigmund Freud
What are some of the methods that were used to treat mental disorders in the 1940s? 3 in particular
Prefrontal lobotomy
Insulin Shock Treatment
Electroconvulsive (shock therapy)
so glad I didn’t live back then….scary
A critical development during the 50s was the discovery and introduction of ________.
tranquilizers - yay, right?!?! Right…?
T or F: Currently, the consensus is that a genetic predisposition results in disease in vulnerable individuals, but that environmental factors, possibly viruses, are also involved.
T
Currently, psychiatry is oriented very strongly toward biological, biomechanical research and __
pharmalogical interventions
Imaging studies began in the ___
1990s
What are the 3 types of imaging used to show changes in the cerebral cortex, ventricles, and other brain structures?
PET, CT, and MRI