Week 1 Flashcards
mental processes involved in gaining knowledge and comprehension.
cognition
name 8 processes involved in cognition.
- perception
- memory
- awareness
- reasoning
- judgment
- intellect
- imagination
- making sense of the world around us
cognition is an ongoing dynamic interaction between which 3 components?
- the individual
- the task
- the environment
cognition is an ongoing product of the ___ ___ between the individual, the task, and the environment.
dynamic interaction
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.
functional cognition
functional cognition is relevant to all __ __.
life roles
functional cognition is a global, __ __ construct that is not task limited.
top-down
functional cognition is conceptualized as incorporating which 2 components?
- performance skills (cognitive and motor skills)
- performance patterns (habits and routines)
- judgment and decision making in social situations
- development of realistic goals
- consequences of actions
awareness
- recall previous interactions with others
- keeping track on conversations
memory
treatment of cognitive deficits associated with neurological disease or injury
cognitive rehabilitation
name 3 aspects of cognitive rehabilitation.
- 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
medicare won’t pay for CPT code for cognitive function intervention but has created what?
a G-code for cognitive interventions that may be paid under Medicare
OTs should identify when functional cognition is impairing ___ ___.
occupational performance
what does the evaluation process begin with?
an occupational profile that considers the client’s typical routines and occupations.
comprehensive cognitive evaluations are needed for which 2 primary reasons?
- evals provide evidence and info about the presence of impairments and competencies.
- evals are needed to gather info for intervention planning.
intervention approaches for people with cognitive dysfunction vary in terms of which 2 things?
- the areas that are targeted for intervention
- the underlying assumptions about individual’s abilities to learn and generalize info.
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)
direct intervention
approaches do not directly involve the client; these interventions are typically focused on environmental modifications, task adaptations, or caregiver training and education.
indirect intervention
name the 3 main cognitive treatment approaches.
- remedial approaches
- functional approaches
- combined approaches
name the 3 aspects of the functional approach.
- adaptation
- task specific training
- compensation
- 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.
self-awareness
the ability to understand the self and the relationship between the self and the past and present environment
orientation
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.
unilateral neglect
