Week 6- Sensory Processing and Integration

Question 1

Our sensory system consists of seven areas which work in a _________ feedback loop to regulate and make sense of sensory information in order to function

Answer 1

Continuous

Question 2

The brain’s ability to organize sensory input for use in functional behaviors

Answer 2

Sensory integration

Question 3

Deficits lie in the _________, __________, and __________ response to sensory information

Answer 3

Perception
Organization
Coordinated

Question 4

True or false: Sensory processing and integration is important for every aspect of human function

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Sensory _________ and _________ is part of human development. ___________ do not develop independently of sensory experiences and perception.

Answer 5

Processing
Integration
Motor skills

Question 6

True or false: It is not crucial for physical therapists understand in how sensory processing and integration affects movement in order to achieve optimal outcomes for every area of practice

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Sensory perceptions have connections with _______ (_______ system) and the ___________ causing poor emotional regulation, stress, anxiety and poor self-esteem

Answer 7

Emotion
Limbic
Autonomic nervous system

Question 8

Sensory-based interventions focus on ________

Answer 8

Tasks

Question 9

Sensory integration framework focuses on…

Answer 9

How to approach movement/function

Question 10

True or false: Sensory integration focuses on the whole person

Answer 10

True

Question 11

True or false: Sensory integration is not applicable to all populations and ages

Answer 11

False

(is applicable)

Question 12

________ drives ________

Answer 12

Sensory
Motor

Question 13

Jean Ayres originated the theory of sensory integration to explain the relationship between deficits in interpreting sensation from the ________ and _________ and difficulties with _________ or _________ learning

Answer 13

Body
Environment
Academic
Motor

Question 14

Sensory processing disorders

Answer 14

-Sensory modulation disorder
-Sensory-based motor disorder
-Sensory discrimination disorder

Question 15

Information provided by joints and muscles which keeps people oriented to body position in space

Answer 15

Proprioception

Question 16

Proprioception is both ________ and ________

Answer 16

Conscious
Subconscious

Question 17

Poor body awareness can result in _________, difficulty with ________, and using too much or little _________.

Answer 17

Clumsiness
Posture
Pressure

Question 18

True or false: Poor body awareness may result in sensory seeking behaviors, crashing, or excessive roughness or sensory avoidance, unable to predict others’ behavior

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Movement processing tells you whether the body is moving and in what direction

Answer 19

Vestibular

Question 20

The vestibular system operates within the _______ and in conjunction with _________

Answer 20

Ear
Vision

Question 21

Difficulties in processing vestibular information can result in…

Answer 21

-Low muscle tone
-Poor balance or improper reactions to movements
-Uncoordination
-Toe walking
-Decreased trunk rotation
-Lack of visual scanning
-Sedentary (avoidance of activities)

Question 22

Ability to discriminate tough through the skin

Answer 22

Tactile

Question 23

Tactile includes the ability to conform _______ and ________

Answer 23

Objects
Pressure

Question 24

Children with poor _________ discrimination can have difficulty with fine motor skills including handwriting

Answer 24

Tactile

Question 25

Children who have tactile issues may avoid certain textures of _________, _________, _________, etc.

Answer 25

Food Clothing Surfaces

Question 26

True or false: Children can be hypersensitive to expected touch

Answer 26

False (unexpected)

Question 27

The _______ and the ________ work in tandem to perceive and separate objects from the background

Answer 27

Eyes Brain

Question 28

Vision works in coordination with the ____________ to orient to movement in the environment and maintain focus during our movement

Answer 28

Vestibular system

Question 29

True or false: Vision influences hand-eye coordination, visual spatial orientation, and visual-motor skills

Answer 29

True

Question 30

Vision has a role in the development of visual ______ and mental ________

Answer 30

Imagery Manipulation

Question 31

Children with ________ difficulties may be sensitive to the sunlight, avoid visual attention, and hesitate to go on taris or playground equipment

Answer 31

Visual

Question 32

The ________ system discriminates sounds in the environment

Answer 32

Auditory

Question 33

True or false: Auditory difficulties may result in a positive response to unexpected or loud noises, difficulty focusing with background noise, auditory inattentiveness, or overstimulation

Answer 33

False (negative-- not positive)

Question 34

A child who pays attention to every noise may be unable to __________.

Answer 34

Habituate

Question 35

The auditory system is connected with the ________ system

Answer 35

Limbic

Question 36

A hypersensitivity to tastes and smells can create a range of _________ difficulties.

Answer 36

Feeding

Question 37

Our _________ receptors are directly connected to the limbic system.

Answer 37

Olfactory

Question 38

True or false: Individuals might avoid certain places or even people due to their perception of or associations with smell, but may not even know why

Answer 38

True

Question 39

The perception of the state of the body

Answer 39

Interoception

Question 40

The restrictive meaning holds that only sensations stemming from _______ are ________

Answer 40

Viscera Interoceptive

Question 41

Interoception is ultimately a product of the ______

Answer 41

CNS

Question 42

Includes things such as pain, hunger, heartbeat, temperature, etc.

Answer 42

Interoception

Question 43

Examples of sensory modulation dysfunction

Answer 43

-Over responsiveness (defensiveness) -Under responsiveness (dormancy)

Question 44

Sensory modulation dysfunction may be reflected in sensory _______ or sensory ________

Answer 44

Seeking Avoiding

Question 45

True or false: Sensory modulation dysfunction is a continuum

Answer 45

True

Question 46

Sensory based motor disorders include...

Answer 46

Dyspraxia Postural Disorder

Question 47

True or false: Praxis means motor skill

Answer 47

False (motor planning)

Question 48

True or false: Motor planning includes ideation, construction, and execution

Answer 48

True

Question 49

Dyspraxia lies mainly in the _______ activity before ______ execution

Answer 49

Neural Motor

Question 50

True of false: A person can have adequate neuromuscular or neuromotor function and still be dyspraxic

Answer 50

True

Question 51

Postural disorder is characterized by poor core _______ and _______

Answer 51

Strength Endurance

Question 52

Those who have postural disorder move inefficiently with poor ________ and poor ___________

Answer 52

Balance Body awareness

Question 53

Symptoms of postural disorder include...

Answer 53

-No internal motivation -Poor bilateral coordination -Poor ocular-motor ability (gravitational insecurity)

Question 54

Research supports the fact there is a _________ in our individual sensory systems and cognitive processing as we age

Answer 54

Decline

Question 55

True or false: Some research supports the fact that there is an increase, not decrease, in multisensory processing

Answer 55

True

Question 56

In one study, elderly participants who were more efficient multisensory integrators had _______ risk for falls

Answer 56

Less

Question 57

Sensory integration was related to spatial aspects of _______ but not ______

Answer 57

Gait Temporal