Mental Health Flashcards
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An OT is working with a client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Which therapeutic approach is most evidence-based for this population?
Answer: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
DBT was specifically developed for BPD and has the strongest evidence base for this population.
A client with schizophrenia has difficulty initiating daily tasks due to negative symptoms. Which OT intervention is most appropriate?
Answer: Using structured routines and environmental cues to support task initiation
Structured routines and environmental cues compensate for the initiation deficits associated with negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Which model of practice specifically addresses the interaction between a person's values, roles, habits, and performance capacity in mental health OT?
Answer: Model of Human Occupation (MOHO)
MOHO addresses volition, habituation, and performance capacity, making it particularly applicable to mental health practice.
A client with PTSD avoids busy public spaces. Using a graded exposure approach, what would be the OT's first step?
Answer: Having the client imagine being in a slightly busy environment
Graded exposure begins with the least anxiety-provoking scenario, starting with imaginal exposure before in vivo exposure.
Which occupational performance area is most directly impacted by the cognitive deficits associated with major depressive disorder?
Answer: Work and productive activities requiring sustained attention
Depression causes cognitive deficits including poor concentration and slowed processing that most directly impair work and productive activities requiring sustained attention.
An OT is conducting a sensory profile with a client with anxiety. The client reports being overwhelmed by fluorescent lighting and loud environments. This pattern reflects:
Answer: Sensory over-responsivity
Sensory over-responsivity involves responding too strongly to sensory input that others find tolerable, common in anxiety disorders.
A mental health OT uses the Occupational Self Assessment (OSA) with a client. The primary purpose of this tool is to:
Answer: Identify the client's perception of their own occupational competence and values
The OSA is a client-centered assessment based on MOHO that captures the client's self-perception of occupational competence and values.
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