NBCOT Practice Exam 1 2026-2027 NEWEST EXAM | ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
EXPLANATIONS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS |
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An OT is working with an individual with schizophrenia who is in the process of
preparing to move from a state hospital to a group home. During a baking group,
the client becomes agitated and leaves the room when another client uses the
electric hand mixer to mix the cake batter, and again when two clients begin to
argue loudly about which type of icing to use. How would the OT BEST describe
the behavior?
A. Low registration
B. Sensory avoiding
C. Sensation seeking
D. A hearing impairment
B. Sensory avoiding
The individual's actions are indicative of sensor avoiding behavior, characterized
by a low threshold to stimuli perceived as noxious, followed by an active
response such as leaving the room. Individuals with sensory avoiding behavior
may "become distressed in situations in which they cannot control the
environment" and "do well in low stimulus situation or settings that others find
dull". An individual with low registration (answer A), sensory seeking behavior
(answer C), or a hearing impairment (answer D) would not have difficult with the
auditory stimulation caused by the roar of the mixer or loud voices.
,During a self-care evaluation of an individual who recently sustained a brain
injury, the OT instructs the individual to comb his hair immediately after he washes
his face. The individual washes his face quickly, but then the therapist must give
him several reminders to comb his hair. The OT is MOST likely to identify this as a
deficit in what area?
A. Working memory
B. Judgment
C. Hearing
D. Abstraction
A. Working memory
"Working memory is the temporary storage of information while one is working
with it or attending to it. It includes the ability to recall information immediately
after exposure. It allows one to focus conscious attention and keeps track of
information as one is performing an activity". This individual's inability to comb is
hair without reminders suggests a deficit in working memory (answer A).
Judgment (answer B), the ability to make realistic and safe decisions based on
available environmental information, would not be needed for this task. Because
the person performed the first request, hearing (answer C) would seem to be
intact. Abstraction (answer D) is the ability to extrapolate information from an
idea to generalize to another situation and would not be needed to follow this
direction.
,A supermarket employee with obsessive-compulsive disorder takes an hour to
stock 24 soup cans on the shelf because once he has placed the cans on the
shelf, he removes them and starts over, stating that "all labels were not lines up
exactly in the same direction." Which of the following methods would MOST
effectively evaluate the individual's work performance?
A. On-site observation of performance skills
B. Formal cognitive assessment
C. Verbal interview focusing on the requirements of the job
D. Task evaluation using a "clean" medium such as a puzzle
that is right
A. On-site observation of performance skills
An OT has been working with an individual who is recovering from a TBI. A
standard pivot transfer has been successfully demonstrated in the gym. The
MOST appropriate way to assess generalization of this new learning would be to
have the patient perform which activity?
A. Identify potential hazards in the patient's bathrooms that could make transfers
unsafe
B. Select an appropriate tub bench and nonskid mat for the patient's bathroom at
home
C. Attempt a standard pivot transfer from wheelchair to bed in the patient's
hospital room
D. Attempt a sliding board transfer from wheelchair to tub
C. Attempt a standard pivot transfer from wheelchair to bed in the patient's
hospital room
, An OT is working with an individual with depression who is cognitively intact but
demonstrating difficulty carrying out self-care and other ADL tasks. The OT, who
has no advanced certifications, would like to identify a standardized assessment
to measure ADL performance. Which is the MOST appropriate tool for this
purpose?
A. Bay Area Functional Performance Evaluation
B. Routine Task Inventory-Expanded
C. Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills
D. Assessment of Motor and Process Skills
C. Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills
An OT is conducting a perceptual function screening with an individual who has
had a CVA. Which of the following informal screening activities would the
therapist ask the individual to perform in order to identify the presence of
agnosia?
A. Demonstrate common gestures such as waving
B. Name objects through touch only
C. Identify or demonstrate the use of common household objects
D. Read a paragraph and explain its meaning.
C. Identify or demonstrate the use of common household objects
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
EXPLANATIONS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS |
JUST RELEASED
An OT is working with an individual with schizophrenia who is in the process of
preparing to move from a state hospital to a group home. During a baking group,
the client becomes agitated and leaves the room when another client uses the
electric hand mixer to mix the cake batter, and again when two clients begin to
argue loudly about which type of icing to use. How would the OT BEST describe
the behavior?
A. Low registration
B. Sensory avoiding
C. Sensation seeking
D. A hearing impairment
B. Sensory avoiding
The individual's actions are indicative of sensor avoiding behavior, characterized
by a low threshold to stimuli perceived as noxious, followed by an active
response such as leaving the room. Individuals with sensory avoiding behavior
may "become distressed in situations in which they cannot control the
environment" and "do well in low stimulus situation or settings that others find
dull". An individual with low registration (answer A), sensory seeking behavior
(answer C), or a hearing impairment (answer D) would not have difficult with the
auditory stimulation caused by the roar of the mixer or loud voices.
,During a self-care evaluation of an individual who recently sustained a brain
injury, the OT instructs the individual to comb his hair immediately after he washes
his face. The individual washes his face quickly, but then the therapist must give
him several reminders to comb his hair. The OT is MOST likely to identify this as a
deficit in what area?
A. Working memory
B. Judgment
C. Hearing
D. Abstraction
A. Working memory
"Working memory is the temporary storage of information while one is working
with it or attending to it. It includes the ability to recall information immediately
after exposure. It allows one to focus conscious attention and keeps track of
information as one is performing an activity". This individual's inability to comb is
hair without reminders suggests a deficit in working memory (answer A).
Judgment (answer B), the ability to make realistic and safe decisions based on
available environmental information, would not be needed for this task. Because
the person performed the first request, hearing (answer C) would seem to be
intact. Abstraction (answer D) is the ability to extrapolate information from an
idea to generalize to another situation and would not be needed to follow this
direction.
,A supermarket employee with obsessive-compulsive disorder takes an hour to
stock 24 soup cans on the shelf because once he has placed the cans on the
shelf, he removes them and starts over, stating that "all labels were not lines up
exactly in the same direction." Which of the following methods would MOST
effectively evaluate the individual's work performance?
A. On-site observation of performance skills
B. Formal cognitive assessment
C. Verbal interview focusing on the requirements of the job
D. Task evaluation using a "clean" medium such as a puzzle
that is right
A. On-site observation of performance skills
An OT has been working with an individual who is recovering from a TBI. A
standard pivot transfer has been successfully demonstrated in the gym. The
MOST appropriate way to assess generalization of this new learning would be to
have the patient perform which activity?
A. Identify potential hazards in the patient's bathrooms that could make transfers
unsafe
B. Select an appropriate tub bench and nonskid mat for the patient's bathroom at
home
C. Attempt a standard pivot transfer from wheelchair to bed in the patient's
hospital room
D. Attempt a sliding board transfer from wheelchair to tub
C. Attempt a standard pivot transfer from wheelchair to bed in the patient's
hospital room
, An OT is working with an individual with depression who is cognitively intact but
demonstrating difficulty carrying out self-care and other ADL tasks. The OT, who
has no advanced certifications, would like to identify a standardized assessment
to measure ADL performance. Which is the MOST appropriate tool for this
purpose?
A. Bay Area Functional Performance Evaluation
B. Routine Task Inventory-Expanded
C. Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills
D. Assessment of Motor and Process Skills
C. Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills
An OT is conducting a perceptual function screening with an individual who has
had a CVA. Which of the following informal screening activities would the
therapist ask the individual to perform in order to identify the presence of
agnosia?
A. Demonstrate common gestures such as waving
B. Name objects through touch only
C. Identify or demonstrate the use of common household objects
D. Read a paragraph and explain its meaning.
C. Identify or demonstrate the use of common household objects
