Midterm Flashcards
What are standards of practice?
-guidelines for OT/R, OTA, and aide
Why do we write a protocol?
to justify the group, decide who is appropriate for the group
What are some general goals of OT?
help patient function as independently as possible
What is taking initiative as a professional behavior?
taking charge in your own education
-not waiting around for somebody to tell you everything
Who is responsible for accepting a referral?
OT/R
What are Mosey’s 5 levels of group?
parallel, project, egocentric cooperative, cooperative, and mature
What does referral criteria mean in a protocol?
people appropriate for the group
What is sympathy?
feeling sorry for someone
What is empathy
putting yourself in someone else’s shoes
What are some safety concerns in a psych setting?
sharps, plastic bags, shoe laces, meds, etc.
What is the description supposed to tell you in a group protocol?
what group is about
What are some professional behaviors?
taking initiative, being respectful, dependability, cooperation, clinical reasoning
What should be included in a protocol?
Name of the group, description or purpose of the group, structure, goals or behavioral objectives, referral criteria, methodology, leader’s roles, and evaluation
What would be included in memory function?
STM LTM Working memory
Who is responsible for documenting treatment?
OT/R, and OTA
What is method in a group protocol?
what will be used to achieve the goals of the group
What is structure in a group protocol?
used to convey information such as size of group, time frame, where group is being held, and also who will be running the group
Who can modify goals?
OT/R, OTA
Why do you do an Activity Analysis?
- to know how to grade/adapt an activity by knowing what’s involved in the activity
- to know if it’s an appropriate activity
What is impulsivity?
acting without thinking
An impulsive person in a group would….
-interrupt, grab everything
What’s the lowest level of group according to Mosey?
-parallel
What would you do if a patient told you they wanted to hurt themselves?
you would tell someone but you would NOT leave the patient alone – take them with you or call for someone to come to you
What are delusions?
false beliefs
In a parallel group, how much would the leader have to do?
everything
What’s therapeutic use of self?
using yourself to help the patient
How would you deal with someone experiencing visual hallucinations?
redirect them to the task
What is a directive group?
- low level group
- people with short attention span
- not oriented to time, place, or person
- different activities, but short
Paranoia
the feeling that someone is out to get you
True or False: The therapeutic use of self will be developed before you begin treatment.
False
What is the role of the leader in a mature group?
supervise
What is a task group?
- crafts
- works on attention span, concentration, sequencing, following directions, frustration tolerance
What’s dependability?
-being reliable
What’s the most effective method of disease prevention?
handwashing
Hallucinations are….
seeing or hearing things
What are some of the things that are in the mental function framework?
Higher Level Cognitive Functions, Attention Functions, Memory Functions, Perceptual Functions, Thought Functions, Mental functions of Sequencing Complex Movement, Emotional Functions, and Experience of Self and Time Functions
What is flat affect?
lack of emotion
What is immediacy?
- emergent
- giving feedback right away as opposed to three weeks later
What is observation?
what you see is happening
What is inference?
what you interpret from observing
What is hyperactivity?
- move around a lot
- can’t sit still
What kind of adaptations could be made for someone who is impulsive in a task group?
only put the supplies that are needed in front of them
What kind of adaptations could be made for someone who is impulsive in a discussion group?
take turns talking
What type of activity would be best for someone with depression?
-exercise, make something for someone else, a time limited activity – something that will get finished
What is the practice framework?
-guidelines and terminology
Is a hyperactive person better in a task group or a discussion group?
-task group
Who is responsible for writing the initial goals?
OT/R
What is the code of ethics?
guidelines for treatment of patients
What are some of the Higher Level Cognitive skills?
judgment, concept formation, metacognition, cognitive flexibility, insight, attention span, awareness
What are symptoms of illness?
disheveled appearance
What kind of activities would you do in a stress coping group?
-relaxation, meditation, talking about stress
If you have a manic patient, what kind of activity would be best NOT to do?
- any seated activity
- you want to do a physically active activity with them
What kind of adaptations could you do for someone who is distractible?
- limit choices, sounds,
- put the patient in an area where they can’t see what’s going on
What’s included in energy and drive?
motivation
