Midterm

Question 1

Through better understanding one’s own health needs and taking care to promote our own state of wellness we are better able to help our patients, clients, and overall populations we serve.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What is the Electronic Preventive Services tool?

Answer 2

Helps practitioners determine what clinical preventative services would be appropriate for a client, given their age, sex, and other social determinants of health

Question 3

When considering role descriptions in community health, which role would act as an expert, giving advice for program development and evaluation, organizational issues or clinical concerns?

Answer 3

Consultant

Question 4

Which health statistics are used by epidemiologists to estimate the impact of disease, injury, and disability?

Answer 4

Incidence: The number of new cases of disease, injury, or disability within a specified time frame, typically a year.
Prevalence: The total number of cases of disease, injury, or disability in a community, city, state, or nation existing at one point in time

Question 5

___ can be described as just and nondiscriminatory relationships between individuals, groups, and the society in which they live in.

Answer 5

social justice

Question 6

The focus of program evaluation tends to focus around which of the following?

Answer 6

Unbiased exploration of a programs merits, including its effectiveness,
quality, and value

Question 7

The World Health Organization (WHO) identifies fundamental conditions and resources for health to be peace, shelter, education, food, income, a stable ecosystem, sustainable resources, social justice and equity.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

A lack of satisfaction in a person’s occupations indicates what type of occupational risk factor?

Answer 8

Occupational Alienation

Question 9

According to Morris and Jenkens (2018) which of the following is true?

Question 10

According to our text and course learning, we understand that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) categorizes the social determinants of
health, (SDOH). Wha tare the category of SDOH, according to the USDHHS?

Answer 10

• Economic Stability
• Education Access and Quality
• Health Care Access and Quality
• Neighborhood and Built Environment
• Social and Community Context

Question 11

Which of the following is not an example of occupational injustice?

Answer 11

Occupational Injustice
-Examples: Employment disadvantages, public transport, housing shortages, limited access to technology, or proper education.

Question 12

All of the following concepts describe well-being except:

Question 13

“Needs Assessment”, of community based programs:

Answer 13

In order to establish any program, a thorough and complete community needs assessment is critical. A community needs assessment moves beyond preplanning to explore existing data about the community, with identification of community issues and a review of resources. Identifying an issue to address can come from data, professional judgment, observation, existing literature, concerned individuals, or agencies. As health-care providers, occupational therapy practitioners can easily identify gaps, but it is critical in

Question 14

Evidence supports the understanding of the psychological benefits of physical activity on the mind. All of the following are direct examples of the psychological
benefits of exercise

Answer 14

Helps to alleviate aversive states • Physically fit are less challenged from a cardiovascular standpoint during periods stress • Role in decreasing depression • Role in increasing cognitive performance

Question 15

Evidence supports the understanding that physical activity provides important biological and physiological benefits to the body. All of the following are direct examples
of the benefits of exercise, except:

Answer 15

Strengthens cardiovascular system, via increasing O2 intake, fuels metabolism • Metabolic activities • Altering hormonal and immunological function • Improving blood lipid profiles • Neurologic functions • Musculoskeletal

Question 16

Examples of preventive mental health programming in community settings include (e.g., grief support groups, suicide prevention training, depression
education) that are designed to address mental health problems.

Question 17

Health and Wellness has been identified as a key practice area in the 21 st century. Factors that will drive an increasing need for wellness-related services are based on an accumulating body of scientific evidence that an individual’s health is directly related to function including physical and emotional well-being.

Question 18

A CPHP paradigm for occupational therapy utilizes a strengths-based approach. Which one of the answers is not true with regard to strengths-based approach?

Question 19

Health promotion focuses primarily on modifiable risk factors.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

In 1997, the Well Elderly Study was conducted in which elderly participants engaged in occupational therapy in order to assess their levels of physical and social
function, self-rated health, life satisfaction, and depressive symptoms. This data was compared to participants not receiving occupational therapy. This study was
measuring what approach?

Question 21

The model of lifestyle balance, (Matuska & Christiansen) proposes that a balanced lifestyle is one that is satisfying, meaningful and sustainable, and is achieved when
people’s occupations do which of the following?

Question 22

Occupational Therapy is founded on the belief that participation in which of the following is central to health?

Answer 22

Participation

Question 23

Occupational therapists can help to improve healthy self-care in individuals and groups by:

Question 24

Occupational therapy practitioners should be only focusing on delivering tertiary healthcare interventions, because that is where reimbursement for their
services is derived from

Answer 24

False

Question 25

The World Health Organization (WHO) identifies fundamental conditions and resources for health to be peace, shelter, education, food, income, a stable ecosystem, s
stainable resources, social justice and equity.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Please match the population health terminology with the correct description. Please use an occupational therapy perspective in considering definition.

public health
population health
epidemiology
Resiliency factors

Answer 26

-Public Health: The critical functions of state and local health departments such as preventing epidemics [ex. infectious disease outbreaks], containing environmental hazards [ex. drinking water contamination], and encouraging healthy behaviors [e.g., smoking cessation]
-Population Health: A collaborative, interdisciplinary approach that includes advocacy; program development, implementation, and evaluation; and policy revision and development to maximize health equity and occupational justice in a population based on the social and health determinants and priorities of that population.
Epidemiology: The study of the distribution, frequencies, and determinants of disease, injury, and disability in human populations
Resiliency factors: Precursors that appear to increase an individual’s or population’s resistance to developing a disease or disability or sustaining an injury

Question 27

Please choose the correct terminology to align with the definition.
Occupational adaptation
Occupational coherence
Occupational continuity
Occupational Self-efficacv

Answer 27

-Occupational Adaptation: The ability to adjust and respond to challenges and changes in circumstances that require modifications in occupational performance or participation
-Occupational Coherence: Engagement in occupations that are integrated, consistent, and congruent with one’s current and aspirational occupational roles.
-Occupational Continuity: Engagement in valued and meaningful occupations that provide a continuous sense of occupational identity throughout one’s life.
Occupational self-efficacy: The belief in one’s capacity to perform occupations to meet one’s own needs and the demands of the environment.

Question 28

Stress can be caused by both positive and negative events in life.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) assigns ratings to recommendations for service and suggestions for practice. If a service is recommended and
the USPSTF has identified that there is high certainty that the net benefit is moderate or there is moderate certainty that the net benefit is moderate to
substantial, the rating would be:

Question 30

The ___ advocates for all people to have a standard of living adequate for health and well-being; equal rights to participate in the cultural life of a community; meaningful work with free choice for employment; and rest, leisure, and holidays.

Answer 30

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UN)

Question 31

The actual leading cause of death in the United States is heart disease.

Question 32

The more we understand mental health issues and stress, the more insight into the factors that influence mental health we have. Viewing this from a health
promotion/occupational therapy perspective, which of the following are approprjate roles for occupational therapy practitioners?

Question 33

The way a person views stress can alter the reaction of their body to the stressor.

Answer 33

True

Question 34

Based on your learning in Unit 6, with Health People 2020, which one of the statements does not describe the 3 measures used to establish the “healthy life
expectancy” value?

Answer 34

• Expected years of life in good or better health
• Expected years of life free of limitation of activity
• Expected years of life free of selected chronic diseases

Question 35

Characteristics of a Community Model to Practice includes all EXCEPT:

Question 36

Children struggle with managing stress because:

Question 37

In our course we learned about the characteristics of a community and population health practice paradigm (CPHP). This paradigm requires a client-centered
approach. Which of the answers below is not characteristic of a client-centered approach?

Question 38

Distress improves the immune system over long periods of time by initiating protective responses in the body.

Answer 38

False?

Question 39

Eustress is considered to support all of the positive coping mechanisms, except:

Question 40

Which statement (s) does not accurately define/describe clinical preventive services?