FREE Master of Occupational Therapy General Questions and Answers

Question 1

A twelve-month-old is being evaluated by a therapist in a clinical setting. Which of the following landmarks is not likely to have materialized?

Accepted Answer

Controls walking by starting and stopping with intention

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Uses a pincer grasp

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Moves from seated into prone

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Intentionally releases a small item from their grasp

Question 2

An occupational therapy examination is requested for a patient with a full T5 spinal cord damage. What about this client needs to be evaluated the most?

Accepted Answer

Seated balance

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Safety with swallowing

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Ability to propel a manual wheelchair

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Level of assistance needed for toileting

Question 3

A young adult patient in a mental health rehab facility has rejected to take part in group and one-on-one activities. Which evaluation ought the occupational therapist to choose in order to establish a baseline for the client's roles and use the information to produce goals that are motivating?

Accepted Answer

Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)

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Mini-Mental State Evaluation (MMSE)

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Activity Card Sort (ACS)

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Allen Cognitive Level Screen-5 (ACLS-5)

Question 4

A five-month-old who was born at 34 weeks gestation and spent three weeks in the NICU is evaluated by an occupational therapist. The baby is positioned vertically under the shoulders of the therapist. When she tilts the baby to the front, side, and back, the baby holds his head upright. Which healthy reaction is the baby showing?

Accepted Answer

Labyrinthine

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Landau

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Prone tilting

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Forward parachute

Question 5

In a mental health placement, a supervisor requests her level II fieldwork student to use the Ecology of Human Performance (EHP) Model to frame a client case. Which type of intervention best fits this model?

Accepted Answer

Modify the social environment by limiting the size of groups

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Use a weighted blanket

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Select activities based on volition

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Select activities based on the client's identified cognitive level

Question 6

An individual who works in a call center is assessed by an occupational therapist who practices in an outpatient clinic. After repeatedly reaching for her desktop phone throughout the day, the patient complains of tingling and numbness in her right forearm and hand. Which test ought to be conducted by the occupational therapist?

Accepted Answer

Tinel's sign at the elbow

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Froment's sign

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Tinel's sign at the wrist

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Tinel's sign at the forearm

Question 7

An 82-year-old man with dementia is being evaluated by an occupational therapist in home health care. Which of the following has to be evaluated the MOST in order for the therapist to offer the right suggestions for activity involvement in between therapy sessions?

Accepted Answer

Current and potential systems of support

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Ability to safely prepare meals

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Level of independence with toileting

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Potential fall hazards in the home environment

Question 8

Samuel, a 30-year-old man, is being assessed after his multiple sclerosis symptoms worsened. A comprehensive occupational profile with a stronger emphasis on performance skills will be developed by the occupational therapist. Which of the following is a performance skill example?

Accepted Answer

Ability to pace

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Values

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Routines

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Muscle tone

Question 9

Before cooking a meal, a therapist chooses a physical agent modality for a patient with Raynaud's illness. What modality is not recommended?

Accepted Answer

Cryotherapy

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Fluidotherapy

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Paraffin

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Ultrasound

Question 10

Push-in OT treatments are being provided to a preschooler in their early education classroom. The kid starts screaming and runs around the classroom when the fire alarm goes off. Which tool could the therapist utilize at that time from a sensory perspective?

Accepted Answer

Giving the child a tight hug and hand squeezes

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Offering a transition item

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Telling the child to spin around 10 times

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Directing the child to a 'cozy corner'