Exam 3: Chapter 12 PD Book

Question 1

OT practitioners organize treatment by integrating an understanding of the patient’s mind and body. This is called _____ ________.

Answer 1

Egocentric Realm

Question 2

Knowledge of the tangible or concrete world

Answer 2

Exocentric realm

Question 3

and social influences. This is called the

Answer 3

Consensual realm

Question 4

Education and training in the motor, neurological and perceptual-cognitive factors that affect people’s performance of occupation prepare the OT practitioner to consider the egocentric realm. Human performance of occupation involves the mind and body working together.

Answer 4

Egocentric Realm

Question 5

OT practitioners also understand the material world in which people live, act, and react. Textures, weights, direction, location, time and other objective factors regulate performance in the world.(terms context and environment represent this realm)

Answer 5

Exocentric Realm

Question 6

The occupational therapist must understand social effects on individuals and the groups in which they operate in order to enhance a patient’s function in the context of his or her life. The OTA must recognize and value the socialcultural aspects of occupation and their implications for patients.

Answer 6

Consensual Realm