Mental Health & Psychosocial OT Flashcards

Which frame of reference guides OT practice for clients with mental illness by focusing on the relationship between occupation and mental health?

Answer: Model of Human Occupation (MOHO)

MOHO explains how volition, habituation, and performance capacity interact with the environment to influence occupational participation and mental health.

A client with schizophrenia demonstrates negative symptoms. Which negative symptom is most commonly addressed by OT?

Answer: Avolition (lack of motivation to initiate tasks)

Avolition is a negative symptom that directly impairs ADL initiation; OT uses structured routines and motivation-building interventions.

The COPM (Canadian Occupational Performance Measure) is most useful in mental health OT because it:

Answer: Identifies client-perceived occupational performance problems and satisfaction

COPM is client-centered, allowing individuals to identify their own priority occupational issues and rate performance and satisfaction.

A client with borderline personality disorder is admitted to inpatient psychiatry. The OT's INITIAL assessment should focus on:

Answer: Occupational functioning, daily routine, and coping skill repertoire

OT's initial psychiatric assessment focuses on occupational functioning, daily routines, and current coping strategies to guide group and individual intervention.

Which group therapy format is MOST consistent with OT's occupational therapy process in a community mental health setting?

Answer: Skills training group using actual ADL tasks

OT groups in community mental health use actual task performance to develop and practice functional daily living skills.

Which OT assessment tool is specifically designed to evaluate the daily living skills of adults with psychiatric disabilities?

Answer: KELS (Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills)

KELS assesses basic living skills including self-care, safety, money management, and community access in adults with psychiatric conditions.