Week 1

Question 1

mental processes involved in gaining knowledge and comprehension.

Answer 1

cognition

Question 2

name 8 processes involved in cognition.

Answer 2

1. perception
2. memory
3. awareness
4. reasoning
5. judgment
6. intellect
7. imagination
8. making sense of the world around us

Question 3

cognition is an ongoing dynamic interaction between which 3 components?

Answer 3

• the individual
• the task
• the environment

Question 4

cognition is an ongoing product of the ___ ___ between the individual, the task, and the environment.

Answer 4

dynamic interaction

Question 5

combines the constructs of function and cognition and refers to the use of cognitive processes in the widest sense - in the context of performing everyday activities and occupations.

Answer 5

functional cognition

Question 6

functional cognition is relevant to all __ __.

Answer 6

life roles

Question 7

functional cognition is a global, __ __ construct that is not task limited.

Answer 7

top-down

Question 8

functional cognition is conceptualized as incorporating which 2 components?

Answer 8

• performance skills (cognitive and motor skills)

- performance patterns (habits and routines)

Question 9

• judgment and decision making in social situations
• development of realistic goals
• consequences of actions

Answer 9

awareness

Question 10

• recall previous interactions with others

- keeping track on conversations

Answer 10

memory

Question 11

treatment of cognitive deficits associated with neurological disease or injury

Answer 11

cognitive rehabilitation

Question 12

name 3 aspects of cognitive rehabilitation.

Answer 12

• improvement of cognitive skills
• compensating for cognitive and behavioral limitations
• assisting the client to understand and manage emotional reactions to change in his or her functioning

Question 13

medicare won’t pay for CPT code for cognitive function intervention but has created what?

Answer 13

a G-code for cognitive interventions that may be paid under Medicare

Question 14

OTs should identify when functional cognition is impairing ___ ___.

Answer 14

occupational performance

Question 15

what does the evaluation process begin with?

Answer 15

an occupational profile that considers the client’s typical routines and occupations.

Question 16

comprehensive cognitive evaluations are needed for which 2 primary reasons?

Answer 16

1. evals provide evidence and info about the presence of impairments and competencies.
2. evals are needed to gather info for intervention planning.

Question 17

intervention approaches for people with cognitive dysfunction vary in terms of which 2 things?

Answer 17

• the areas that are targeted for intervention

- the underlying assumptions about individual’s abilities to learn and generalize info.

Question 18

approaches are client-focused training approaches; include both task/habit training and strategy training. it either trains a specific task or habit (ex: task/habit training approaches) or train a strategy (ex: strategy training approaches)

Answer 18

direct intervention

Question 19

approaches do not directly involve the client; these interventions are typically focused on environmental modifications, task adaptations, or caregiver training and education.

Answer 19

indirect intervention

Question 20

name the 3 main cognitive treatment approaches.

Answer 20

1. remedial approaches
2. functional approaches
3. combined approaches

Question 21

name the 3 aspects of the functional approach.

Answer 21

1. adaptation
2. task specific training
3. compensation

Question 22

• lack of knowledge about one’s own physical or cognitive-perceptual impairments and/or their functional implications.
• inability to anticipate difficulties, recognize errors, or monitor performance within the context of an activity.

Answer 22

self-awareness

Question 23

the ability to understand the self and the relationship between the self and the past and present environment

Answer 23

orientation

Question 24

a failure to orient to, respond to, or report stimuli that are presented on the side contralateral to the cerebral lesion in clients without primary sensory or motor impairments.

Answer 24

unilateral neglect

Question 25

an information-processing continuum involving the reception, organization, and assimilation of visual information.

Answer 25

visual processing

Question 26

involves drawing tasks or construction of 3-D figures (ex: assembling a coffeepot)

Answer 26

visual motor

Question 27

the ability to execute learned and purposeful activities.

Answer 27

motor planning/praxis

Question 28

a disorder of skilled movement that cannot be adequately explained by primary motor or sensory impairments, visual spatial problems, language comprehension difficulties, or cognitive problems alone.

Answer 28

apraxia

Question 29

gives us the ability to draw on past experiences and learn new info.

Answer 29

memory

Question 30

broad range of performance skills that allow a person to engage in independent, purposeful, and self-directed behavior.

Answer 30

executive functions

Question 31

name 5 fundamental components of executive function.

Answer 31

• planning
• cognitive flexibility
• organization
• problem-solving
• self-regulation

Question 32

name an example of a direct intervention.

Answer 32

teaching someone to label their cabinets (teaching them a strategy)

Question 33

name an example of an indirect intervention.

Answer 33

labeling cabinets or training a caregivers to label cabinets

Question 34

we want to change the environment or the task so the person will improve; indirect approach

Answer 34

adaptation functional approach

Question 35

if someone needs to learn how to heat lunch in the microwave, i will teach them exactly how to do that.

Answer 35

task specific training functional approach

Question 36

• labels in the kitchen - strategy used to be more organized in the kitchen - compensates for one’s disorganization
• person is aware of their disorganization problem
• direct approach

Answer 36

compensation functional approach

Question 37

what should be one of the first questions considered when selecting an intervention approach?

Answer 37

is the person aware of his or her difficulties?