PASS the OT Flashcards
In infant development, which one comes first: bilaterality or unilaterality?
Bilaterality precedes unilaterality in infant development
When does hand dominance begin to develop?
Hand dominance begins to develop from 3 to 6 years and is not fully develop until 6 years.
Can someone with receptive aphasia participate in sensory testing?
No, individuals with this disorder cannot comprehend spoken or written words. They cannot understand verbal directions or respond to sensory stimuli.
What is agnosia?
Agnosia is where the patient lacks recognition of familiar objects as perceived by the sense. This could involve all the senses and manifests with problems in body scheme, such as somatognosia and anosognosia.
What is somatognosia?
Lack of awareness of one’s body parts.
What is anosognosia
Lack of insight Patient does not recognize the presence or severity of one’s paralysis.
What is prosopagnosia?
Face blindness. inability to identify an individual by their face
What is visual-spatial agnosia?
Affects perception of spatial relationship between objects or between objects and self.
What is auditory agnosia?
inability to recognize sounds, words, non-words
What is visual agnosia?
Inability to recognize common objects and demonstrate use of the objects
What is apraxia?
Loss of ability to execute familiar movements, despite having physical ability to perform movements.
What is ideomotor apraxia?
Inability to imitate gestures or perform purposeful task on VERBAL command even though patient is able to understand the concept of task. Mostly associated with L HEMI damage.
What is ideational apraxia?
Inability to carry out sequential motor acts. Caused by disruption of concept, rather than execution.
What is constructional apraxia?
Unable to produce designs in 2 or 3 dimensions by copying, drawing, imitating.
What is oral apraxia?
Difficulty forming and organizing words. Different from dysarthria because no muscles are affected and speech is not slurred
What is neuroma?
Unorganized mass of nerve resulting from laceration or amputation in which nerve regrows in bundles. Results in sharp radiating pain.
What age does an infant sit erect and unsupported for several months?
By 8 to 9 months.
What is reflex sympathetic dystrophy?
Characterized by pain, edema, shiny skin, blotch skin, excess sweating, dryness. Caused by trauma, post-surgical inflammation, infection to an extremity
What is another name for reface sympathetic dystrophy?
Complex regional pain syndrome
What is a symmetric tonic neck reflex?
When an infant’s neck is extended, the elbows extend and hips flex. When the infant’s neck is flex, elbows flex, hips extend.
What is a bunny hop pattern?
Resulting from symmetric tonic neck reflex utilization in order to elicit movement at the hips and elbows for mobility.
What stage is initiated by looking at and reaching for food?
Oral preparatory phase
What behavior would a child with poor modulation of tactile input display?
Children with autism are often unpredictable, both craving and avoiding sensory stimuli at various times.
After swallowing a pureed substance, you notice the individuals has a wet gurgling voice. What might this indicate?
Possible aspiration.
In an acute care psychiatric setting, which group treatment is the most appropriate for individuals with disorganized psychosis?
Directive group treatment: highly strutted approach for low-functioned individuals.
What type fo group structure would be most appropriate for individuals with substance abuse?
Task group
What is autocratic leadership?
The leader exerts complete control.
What is democratic leadership?
Can be problem-solving style. Group members feel safe to express views, thoughts, and feelings.
Code of Ethics: What is beneficence?
Concern for safety and well-being of the recipients of OT services.
Code of Ethics: What is nonmaleficence?
Ensure recipient’s safety and do no harm.
Code of Ethics: What is autonomy?
Respect patient’s rights including confidentiality
Code of Ethics: What is procedural justice?
Comply with laws
Code of Ethics: What is veracity?
Provide accurate information when representing the profession. DOn’t lie
Code of Ethics: What is duty?
Maintain credentials and continually learn craft
Code of Ethics: What is fidelity?
Treat colleagues and other professionals with respect, fairness, and integrity.
What are the normal ROM limits of cervical flexion, extension, and lateral flexion?
0-45 degrees
What are the normal ROM limits of shoulder flexion/abduction?
0-170 degrees
What are the normal ROM limits of shoulder extension?
0-60 degrees
What are the normal ROM limits of horizontal abduction?
0-40 degrees
What are the normal ROM limits of elbow flexion
0-140 degrees
What are normal ROM limits of elbow extension
0 degrees
What are the precautions for neuroleptic medications?
Power tools and sharp instruments should be avoided and sun exposure should be limited.
What is extrapyramidal syndrome?
It is a side effect of anti-psychotic medication that mimics the effects of Parkinson’s disease. This can cause sxs-> bradykinesia, cogwheel and rigidity.
What is tardive dyskinesia?
Repetitive involuntary purposeless movements like lip smacking, puckering, playing invisible piano. Side effect of neuroleptic syndrome.
What is ataxia?
Lack of coordination while doing voluntary movements.It can appear clumsy or unstable.
What is bradykinesia?
Slowed movement
What is choreoathetosis?
Fluctuate between quick fitting movements if chorea and slow writhing movements.
What is dystonia?
Sustained muscle contractions that produce twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures.
What is dysmetria?
Inability to estimate the ROM necessary to meet the target
What is nystagmus?
Involuntary movement with eyes and interferes with head control.
What is dysarthria?
Explosive or slurred speech caused by incoordination of muscles.
What are intention tremors?
Occurs during voluntary movement. Most common for MS.
What are resting tremors?
Occurs at rest. Subsides when voluntary movement is attempted. Sees in Parkinson’s disease
