Occupational Therapist Test Intervention Planning 4

Question 1

A client with a below-elbow amputation is being fitted for a prosthesis. The OT's PRIMARY role in intervention planning is:

Accepted Answer

Training in prosthetic use and reintegration into functional activities

Answer

OT's primary role with prosthetic users is training in prosthetic operation, control, and integration into meaningful daily activities.

Question 2

Which of the following BEST describes the role of occupation in the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO)?

Accepted Answer

Occupation is both the means and the end of occupational therapy intervention

Answer

In MOHO, occupation is central to identity, adaptation, and health, serving as both the therapeutic medium and the desired outcome.

Question 3

An OT working with a client who has Parkinson's disease should plan interventions that address which MOST common occupational performance challenge?

Accepted Answer

Tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia affecting ADL performance

Answer

Parkinson's disease primarily causes motor symptoms—tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia—that significantly impact ADL performance and require direct intervention.

Question 4

A therapist wants to use a constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) approach with a client post-stroke. The PRIMARY criterion for CIMT candidacy is:

Accepted Answer

Presence of at least minimal active movement in the affected wrist and fingers

Answer

CIMT requires at least minimal voluntary movement (typically 10° wrist extension, 10° finger extension) in the affected extremity to be an appropriate candidate.

Question 5

When planning group intervention in a psychiatric setting, which factor is MOST important to consider?

Accepted Answer

Matching the group's structure and demands to members' functional levels

Answer

Group structure, activity demands, and interaction level must be calibrated to participants' functional and psychosocial abilities for therapeutic benefit.

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