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The Unique Role of Occupational Therapy in the Treatment of Individuals with Parkinson's Disease

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1.  The final goal of motor learning is: Increased amplitude Decreased need for assistance from a care partner The optimization and automatization of motor skills Increased aerobic capacity

2.  A Task Oriented approach to learning involves: Selecting activities and tools for therapy from daily life Collaborating with the client to select meaningful functional tasks Analyzing the person and environmental aspects of task performance All of the above

3.  The Foster et al., 2014 article identifies 3 relevant areas of intervention for occupational therapy which includes all of the following EXCEPT: Environmental cues, objects and stimuli Forced amplitude stationary cycling Self-management Cognitive behavioral strategies

4.  Time pressure management: Provides patients with compensatory strategies to deal with time pressure in daily life Is an app to set alarms to organize a client's daily schedule Requires no awareness of deficit on the part of the client Is a stress management concept

5.  Weighted utensils: Help suppress tremor in PD Improve the ability to write for people with PD Have been shown to have no evidence to support that they help writing or eating in PD Slow the pace of writing to improve legibility

6.  Implementation intentions are an evidence-based strategy to support: Declarative memory Prospective memory Attention Verbal fluency

7.  Which of the following statements is true regarding micrographia and tremor? The client must practice at least 1 hour daily The client must THINK about making each letter big Lined paper and paper with no lines have the same results Cursive writing is better then print

8.  To break a freeze in PD, the 4 Ss include all of the following except: Stop Shift Start Stand tall

9.  To apply motor learning principles to transfer training for individuals with PD: Place tape on the floor where feet should be Practice the easiest part first Do not use an incline wedge Tell them to reach before turning

10.  According to King & Horak, 2010, all of the following should be included in a sensorimotor program for individuals with PD except: Lengthen flexors, strengthen extensors One rep max weight training exercises Task specific vs. repetitive exercise Increasing difficulty, cognitive demands