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CVRP Exam Domain 1 Vocational Rehab
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What is vocational rehabilitation?
Whatever services needed to help someone with a disability to
enter, return to and/or remain in work
What are the four main goals of Psychology?
to describe what occurred,
to explain why it occurred,
to predict what is likely to occur next, and
to change or prevent unwanted outcomes
What is the key concept in Vocational Rehabilitation
every disability has a psychological and social
component
Three definitions of biopsychosocial model of vocational
rehabilitation
Biological Damage (bio): This is the organic damage an
individual has in relation to their
disability
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Psychological Factors (psycho):
Social Factors (social): These include the environmental factor
The Biopsychsocial model put forward by Engel describes the
complexity of this disability process in what groups?
ideal clients: are those who are compliant with the
rehabilitation process and return to work in a timely manner.
Challenged client is the biologic effects of his/her injury or
illness. These individuals have significant organic damage and
are healthy psycho-socially.
Damaged are the most difficult group of individuals for the
Vocational Rehabilitation
Professional to work with. Not only do they have significant
physical difficulties, but they also
come from an unhealthy psycho-social background. ( Minimal
attachement to job)
Resistants typically make up the majority of the most complex
cases on a Vocational
Rehabilitation Professional's case load. They have relatively
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minor physical barriers to employment
but significant psycho-social barriers. ( Pain does not match
medical findings)
What do the phases of adaptation include
Shock, Anxiety, Denial, Depression, Internilized anger,
externalized anger, acknowledment, adjustment
Kurt Lewin's famous formula to describe the relationship of
behaviour to the person and environment?
B = ∫ (P x E)
VR profession needs to have an understanding of person and
environment
What is Behaviourism?
a philosophy of psychology based on the proposition that all
things that are organisms—
including acting, thinking, and feeling—can and should be
regarded as behaviours, and that
psychological disorders are best treated by altering behaviour
patterns or modifying the
environment
What are the three primary approaches to Behavioural
learning theory of personality development
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Contiguity theory.
Classical or respondent conditioning theory.
Operant or instrumental conditioning theory
What is the Contiguity Theory (Edwin Guthrie)?
all learning is a consequence of
association between a particular stimulus and response
rewards or punishment play no significant role in learning since
they
occur after the association between stimulus and response has
been made
What are the general principles of Contiguity Theory?
1. In order for conditioning to occur, the organism must actively
respond (i.e. do things).
2. Since learning involves the conditioning of specific
movements, instruction must present
very specific tasks.
3. Exposure to many variations in stimulus patterns is desirable
in order to produce a
generalized response.
CVRP Exam Domain 1 Vocational Rehab
Prep Questions and Answers Latest
Version Top Rated
What is vocational rehabilitation?
Whatever services needed to help someone with a disability to
enter, return to and/or remain in work
What are the four main goals of Psychology?
to describe what occurred,
to explain why it occurred,
to predict what is likely to occur next, and
to change or prevent unwanted outcomes
What is the key concept in Vocational Rehabilitation
every disability has a psychological and social
component
Three definitions of biopsychosocial model of vocational
rehabilitation
Biological Damage (bio): This is the organic damage an
individual has in relation to their
disability
,2
Psychological Factors (psycho):
Social Factors (social): These include the environmental factor
The Biopsychsocial model put forward by Engel describes the
complexity of this disability process in what groups?
ideal clients: are those who are compliant with the
rehabilitation process and return to work in a timely manner.
Challenged client is the biologic effects of his/her injury or
illness. These individuals have significant organic damage and
are healthy psycho-socially.
Damaged are the most difficult group of individuals for the
Vocational Rehabilitation
Professional to work with. Not only do they have significant
physical difficulties, but they also
come from an unhealthy psycho-social background. ( Minimal
attachement to job)
Resistants typically make up the majority of the most complex
cases on a Vocational
Rehabilitation Professional's case load. They have relatively
,3
minor physical barriers to employment
but significant psycho-social barriers. ( Pain does not match
medical findings)
What do the phases of adaptation include
Shock, Anxiety, Denial, Depression, Internilized anger,
externalized anger, acknowledment, adjustment
Kurt Lewin's famous formula to describe the relationship of
behaviour to the person and environment?
B = ∫ (P x E)
VR profession needs to have an understanding of person and
environment
What is Behaviourism?
a philosophy of psychology based on the proposition that all
things that are organisms—
including acting, thinking, and feeling—can and should be
regarded as behaviours, and that
psychological disorders are best treated by altering behaviour
patterns or modifying the
environment
What are the three primary approaches to Behavioural
learning theory of personality development
, 4
Contiguity theory.
Classical or respondent conditioning theory.
Operant or instrumental conditioning theory
What is the Contiguity Theory (Edwin Guthrie)?
all learning is a consequence of
association between a particular stimulus and response
rewards or punishment play no significant role in learning since
they
occur after the association between stimulus and response has
been made
What are the general principles of Contiguity Theory?
1. In order for conditioning to occur, the organism must actively
respond (i.e. do things).
2. Since learning involves the conditioning of specific
movements, instruction must present
very specific tasks.
3. Exposure to many variations in stimulus patterns is desirable
in order to produce a
generalized response.