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Occupation-Centered Practice

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1.  Which occupational therapy leader hypothesized that, “Man, through the use of his hands, as energized by his mind and will, can influence the state of his own health”?
  1. Adolf Meyer
  2. Mary Reilly
  3. Ann Fisher
  4. Glen Gillen
2.  Which of the following constructs is present in all definitions of occupation, regardless of when it was created or the country of origin?
  1. Environment
  2. Context
  3. Meaning
  4. Independence
3.  The definition of occupational therapy according to the American Occupational Therapy Association recognizes the ________________.
  1. Complexity of providing therapy in health care settings
  2. Restrictive nature of third-party reimbursement
  3. Distinction from other rehabilitation professionals
  4. Healing health promoting quality of occupation
4.  Occupation-centered practice is a therapeutic approach that
  1. Focuses on occupation as an end goal and uses occupation in combination with other approaches to achieve outcomes
  2. Solely uses occupations as the primary therapeutic medium in practice to achieve client goals
  3. Prioritizes the building of skills which are foundational to participation in occupations that are meaningful to the client
  4. Infuses functional activities when co-treating with other disciplines in interprofessional settings
5.  Occupation-based practice is a therapeutic approach that
  1. Aims to accomplish occupational goals by a combination of occupation and other skill building approaches
  2. Promotes occupational engagement through the use occupation as a therapeutic medium
  3. Focuses on the building of skills necessary to participate in occupations meaningful to the client
  4. Uses occupation language in documentation to justify reimbursement
6.  Since the founding of the profession of occupational therapy, it has been established that engagement in occupation is health promoting. What is the one occupation that has been shown in the literature to be detrimental to health?
  1. Work
  2. Home maintenance
  3. Caregiving
  4. Running
7.  The use of authentic occupation as a therapeutic medium includes all the following EXCEPT:
  1. Materials consistent with the occupation
  2. Context consistent with the occupation
  3. Execution of the occupation
  4. All the steps of the occupation
8.  The therapeutic use of occupation should be meaningful to the client and have purposeful value as indicated by:
  1. Therapist-identified activity
  2. Creation of an item or task execution
  3. Exercise repetitions
  4. Associated with a clinical protocol
9.  Intentional selection of therapeutic approaches should be guided by:
  1. Client’s areas of need and weakness
  2. Client’s areas of success and strength
  3. Equipment and space availability
  4. Approach used in the previous session
10.  Which of the following strategies may facilitate infusion of occupation into practice?
  1. Establish an “occupation of the week” calendar to infuse into the clinic
  2. Assess functional performance on every client upon admission
  3. Creation of occupation kits with all materials in one location
  4. Be spontaneous

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