Important People in OT

Question 1

The “mother of OT”

Answer 1

Eleanor Clark Slagle

Question 2

Had a degree in social work.

Went to Johns Hopkins Univ. in 1912 and began directing department of OT.

Answer 2

Eleanor Clark Slagle

Question 3

Opened the first professional school for OT

Answer 3

Eleanor Clark Slagle

Question 4

Served as secretary of AOTA for 15 years

Answer 4

Eleanor Clark Slagle

Question 5

Used habit training to help mental ill patients engage in structured occupations

Answer 5

Eleanor Clark Slagle

Question 6

The “father of OT”

Answer 6

Dr. Williams Rush Duncun Jr.

Question 7

Was a psychiatrist and educator who published the first account of the OT profession

Answer 7

Dr. Williams Rush Function Jr.

Question 8

Attended Harvard and UPenn medical school

Answer 8

Dr. Williams Rush Function Jr.

Question 9

Witnessed the healing potential of OT, published a manual for nurses on how OT should be utilized in 1915

Answer 9

Dr. Williams Rush Function Jr.

Question 10

Used quilt making in practices

Answer 10

Dr. Williams Rush Function Jr.

Question 11

This person’s articles are cited in OT textbooks. They also traced OT back to philosophical movement

Answer 11

Dr. Williams Rush Function Jr.

Question 12

Started the National Society for the Promotion of OT (NSPOT)

Answer 12

Dr. Williams Rush Function Jr.

Question 13

First woman to graduate from medical school

Answer 13

Dorothy Dix

Question 14

Founded 32 mental hospitals

Answer 14

Dorothy Dix

Question 15

Was a strong reformer who acted in changing the horrible conditions found in mental hospitals. These hospitals were reformed into state owned, operated, and regulated facilities for mentally ill patients.

Answer 15

Dorothy Dix

Question 16

A French physician who was co-responsible for the development of the theory of moral treatment.

Answer 16

Philippe Pinel

Question 17

Opened the Friends Asylum in 1796 with William Tuke

Answer 17

Philippe Pinel

Question 18

Friends Asylum

Answer 18

Opened in 1796 by Philippe Panel and William Take. Designed for the humane treatment of mentally ill people. Included craft shops, places for recreational activity, and gardens.

Question 19

An English Quaker who was co-responsible for the development of the theory of moral treatment.

Answer 19

William Tuke

Question 20

Opened the Friends Asylum in 1796 with Philippe Pinel

Answer 20

William Tuke

Question 21

A nurse who was involved in the work theory movement, which valued OT techniques and taught them to nursing students regularly

Answer 21

Susan Tracy

Question 22

Noticed that occupation helped to relieve nervous tension and made things more tolerable

Answer 22

Susan Tracy

Question 23

The head of the first OT department, which was in Baltimore, MD.

Answer 23

Adolf Meyer

Question 24

Thought that mental illness was a problem of adoption, habitat deterioration, and lack of balance of work and play.

Answer 24

Adolf Meyer

Question 25

Believed that engagement in occupations was pleasurable, educational, and creative

Answer 25

Adolf Meyer

Question 26

A physician who did research on a population of neurologically impaired people

Answer 26

Dr. Herbert Hall

Question 27

Studied the therapeutic effects of using arts and crafts with this group of people

Answer 27

Dr. Herbert Hall

Question 28

Was the president of the NSPOT for 20 years

Answer 28

Dr. Herbert Hall

Question 29

Was a member of the NSPOT and an educational OT

Answer 29

Susan Johnson

Question 30

Lectured at Columbia Teachers College and was a strong advocate for using crafts in OT to redirect thoughts, strengthen bodies, and regain self confidence

Answer 30

Susan Johnson

Question 31

Was a member of the first NSPOT and was also an architect

Answer 31

Thomas Kinder

Question 32

Was a past president of AOTA and allowed soldiers to re-cooperate to work and learn a new trade

Answer 32

Thomas Kinder