RESNA ATP EXAM - Assistive Technology Terms Questions and Answers

RESNA ATP EXAM - Assistive
Technology Terms Questions and
Answers
ImpairmentA-
AAnswer✓AAnyAlossAorAabnormalityAofApsychological,AphysicalAorAanatomicalAstructureAorAfunction
.


DYSARTHIAA-
AAnswer✓AMotorASPEECHADISORDER.ADifficultAinApronouncingAwords.AmouthAmusclesAareAweakAor
AdoAnotAmove.AmayAalsoAhaveArespiratoryAproblems.AfoundAinAstrokeAandAcancerApatients.


APRAXIAA-
AAnswer✓AOralAmotorAmusclesAlooseAfunction,AunableAtoAspeakAwithAmeaningfullAutterances.ADIS
ORDERAOFAMOTORAPLANNING.ALOSSAOFALEARNEDAPURPOSEFULAMOVEMENTS.


APHASIAA-
AAnswer✓ALANGUAGEADISORDER.AUNABLEATOAFORMULATEASPEACH.ACANABEACONGENITALAORAAQUI
REDA(stroke,ATBI,ACVA)


MSA-AAnswer✓AMUSCULARASLEROSIS

DISORDERAOFATHEACENTRALANERVOUSASYSTEM.A(AGETSAWORSEAINAWARMAWEATHER)
TROUBLEAINAVISION,AWALKING,ASTIFFAANDATIGHTAMUSCLES.


REHABILITATIONAACTA1973A-
AAnswer✓AFEDERALAFUNDEDAASSISTANCEATOAPUBLICASCHOOLS.ATOAAPPLYAREASONABLEAACCOMODA
TIONAINATHEALEASTARESTRICTIVEAENVIROMENT.


A.D.AA-
AAnswer✓AAMERICANAWITHADISABILITIESAACT.APROHIBITSADISCRIMINATIONAINAEMPLOYMENT.AREQ
UIRESAPUBLICAACCOMMODATIONS.APPLIESATOABUSINESSESAWITHA15AORAMOREAEMPLOYEES.


DISABILITYA-AAnswer✓AwhenAimpairmentAleadsAtoAinabilityAtoAperformAactivity.


ASSISTIVEATECHNOLOGYAACTA1998A-
AAnswer✓APROMOTESAAWARENESSAOFAASSISTIVEATECHNOLOGYAANDASERVICES.ASEEKSATOAPROVIDE
SAASSISTIVEATECHNOLOGYATOAPERSONSAWITHADISABILITIES,ASOATHEYACANAPARTICIPATEAINAEDUCATI
ON,AWORKA&ADAILYAACTIVITIES.

,INTRINSICAENABLERA-AAnswer✓AwhatAisAknownAbyAtheAHuman,AABILITYATOAPERFORMATASK.

ASENSORYAINPUT
CENTRALAPROCESSING
EFFECTORSA-AMOTORACONTROLER


COMPONENTSAOFACENTRALAPROCESSINGA-
AAnswer✓APERCEPTION,AMOTORACONTROL,ACOGNITIONAANDAPSYCHOLOGICALAFUNCTION



FIXEDADEFORMITIESA-AAnswer✓AAFFECTASKELETALAALIGNMENT
REQUIRESASEATINGATHATAACCOMMODATES


FORCEA-AAnswer✓AANYTHINGATHATAACTSAONAAABODYATOACHANGEAITSARATEAOFAACCELERATION



WHATAAREATHREEATYPESAOFAFORCEA-AAnswer✓ATENSIONA-ATWOAFORCESAAWAYAFROMAOTHER.

COMPRESSIONA-ATWOAFORCESATOWARDAEACHAOTHER.
SHEARINGA-ATWOAFORCESASLIDINGAAWAYAFROMAEACHAOTHER.


STATICAEQUILIBRIUMA-
AAnswer✓AWHENAAABODYAISAATARESTAANDAALLAINTERNALAANDAEXTERNALAFORCESAAREABALANCE
D


DYNAMICAEQUILIBRIUMA-
AAnswer✓AWHENAFORCESAAREABALANCEDAAROUNDATHEABODYADURINGAMOVEMENT


TORQUEA-
AAnswer✓AAAFORCEATHATACAUSESAROTATIONAOFATHEABODYAAROUNDAANAAXISAMOVEMENT



NEWTONSALAWAOFAMOTIONA-AAnswer✓A1STA-AINERTIAA-
AISAAABODYAATARESTAUNITLAACTEDABYAANAEXTERNALAFORCE.
2NDA-AACCELERATIONAWILLABEADIRECTLYAPROPORTIONEDATOAANYAUNBALANCEDAFORCEAAPPLIED.
3RDA-AForAEVERYAACTIONATHEREAISAANAOPPOSITEAREACTION.


DYSPHAGIAA&AAphagiaA-AAnswer✓ASWALLOWINGAIMPAIRMENT.

, AAGASTROINTESTINALADYSFUNCTION.ADysphagiaAhasAmanyAcauses.AAnyAconditionAthatAweakensAorAd
amagesAtheAmusclesAandAnervesAusedAforAswallowingAmayAcauseAdysphagia.AForAexample,ApeopleA
withAdiseasesAofAtheAnervousAsystem,AsuchAasAcerebralApalsyAorAParkinson'sAdisease,AoftenAhaveAp
roblemsAswallowing.AAdditionally,AstrokeAorAheadAinjuryAmayAaffectAtheAcoordinationAofAtheAswallo
wingAmusclesAorAlimitAsensationAinAtheAmouthAandAthroat.AAnAinfectionAorAirritationAcanAcauseAnar
rowingAofAtheAesophagus.


PIAGETSAFOURASTAGESAOFACOGNITIVEADEVELOPMENTA-AAnswer✓A1.ASENSORIMOTORA-ABIRTH-
2AYEARS
2.APREOPERATIONALA2-7AYEARS
3.CONCRETEAOPERATIONALA7-11AYEARS.
4.AFORMALAOPERATIONA11-ADULT


STAGEABIRTH-2AYEARSA-AAnswer✓ASENSORIMOTOR
CHILDAORGANIZESAPHYSICALAACTIONASCHEMESAFORADEALINGAWITHAIMMEDIATEAWORLD


STAGEA2-7AYEARSA-AAnswer✓APREOPERATIONAL
CHILDABEGINSATOAUSEASYMBOLSAANDAINTERNALAIMAGES;APROBLEMASOLVINGAISAUNSYSTEMATICAAN
DAILLOGICAL.


STAGEA7-11AYEARSA-AAnswer✓ACONCERETEAOPERATIONS.
CHILDADEVELOPSATHEAOPERATIONSATOATHINKALOGICALLY,ABUTAONLYAWITHAREFERENCEATOACONCRETE
AOBJECTSAANDAACTIVITIES.


STAGEA11-ADULTA-AAnswer✓AFORMALAOPERATION

PERSONADEVELOPSACAPACITYATOATHINKASYSTEMATICALLYAANDAABSTRACTLYASOLVEAPROBLEMS


PELVICAROTATIONA-AAnswer✓AWHENAONEASIDEAOFATHEAPELVISAISAFORWARDAFACING



SPASTICITYA-AAnswer✓AInvoluntaryAmuscleAstiffnessAand/orAspasms.

affectsAupAtoA60%AofApeopleAwithAMultipleASclerosisAandACPApatients.


MUSCLEATONEA-AAnswer✓ARESISTANCEATOASTRETCHAJOINTSAANDAMUSCLES

HIGHATONE:AhighAtoneAmusclesAareArigidAandAtight
LOWATONE:AmusclesAareAmooshyAandAsoft,Aflaccid.