OTD 433: Final Exam Review
Which of the following best describes what PAMS are?
a) Forms of energy
b) Physical agent modalities
c) Modalities of light, cold, heat, water, sound, electricity and the electromagnetic spectrum
d) Procedures and interventions systematically applied to modify client factors limiting
performance - ✔✔d) Procedures and interventions systematically applied to modify client factors
limiting performance
Are there specific categories of physical agent modalities? - ✔✔yes
Physical agents are more frequently used by OT's practicing in which areas?
a) Hands and neuro
b) Neuro and musculoskeletal
c) Pediatrics and general rehab
d) Hands and musculoskeletal
e) Geriatrics and deconditioning - ✔✔d) Hands and musculoskeletal
According to the 1990 AOTA Task Force, which modalities were found to be used most
frequently?
,a) Paraffin
b)Whirlpool
c) Hot packs
d) Ultrasound
e) Electrical stimulation - ✔✔c) hot packs
What was the primary argument against the use of PAMS in OT?
a) OT's weren't educated or trained in their use and application
b) PAMS were specifically identified in PT state licensing laws
c) They were not considered consistent with the basic philosophy of occupation
d) They were considered beyond our scope of practice
e) Educators didn't agree with their use - ✔✔c) They were not considered consistent with the
basic philosophy of occupation
T/F: Regulatory oversight of OT takes one primary form, licensing. - ✔✔false
Which form of regulation takes precedence for oversight of OT's?
a) State
b) Local
c) Institutional
, d) Accrediting bodies/agencies
e) NBCOT/AOTA - ✔✔a) state
Do OT's have a legal and ethical responsibility to understand and abide by all laws and the
AOTA Code of Ethics?
a) Once you are licensed within a state, you have completed all requirements
b) No, institutional regulations and requirements take precedence over state or national
regulatory oversight
c) Yes, you have to understand and obey all laws, rules and the Code of Ethics
d) Yes, you need to be aware the state requirements but not others.
e) Yes, but primarily special regulatory guidelines at the state level that regulate advanced
practice skills - ✔✔c) Yes, you have to understand and obey all laws, rules and the Code of
Ethics
OT education is fundamentally the same across the US since all programs are required to meet
the ACOTE Standards for an Accredited Educational Program for the Occupational Therapist.
(True or False)?
a) False, philosophical difference and approaches exist because of the background and
philosophy of the faculty.
b) True, the ACOTE Standards provide the foundation for the NBCOT registration examination
questions and have to be consistent.
Which of the following best describes what PAMS are?
a) Forms of energy
b) Physical agent modalities
c) Modalities of light, cold, heat, water, sound, electricity and the electromagnetic spectrum
d) Procedures and interventions systematically applied to modify client factors limiting
performance - ✔✔d) Procedures and interventions systematically applied to modify client factors
limiting performance
Are there specific categories of physical agent modalities? - ✔✔yes
Physical agents are more frequently used by OT's practicing in which areas?
a) Hands and neuro
b) Neuro and musculoskeletal
c) Pediatrics and general rehab
d) Hands and musculoskeletal
e) Geriatrics and deconditioning - ✔✔d) Hands and musculoskeletal
According to the 1990 AOTA Task Force, which modalities were found to be used most
frequently?
,a) Paraffin
b)Whirlpool
c) Hot packs
d) Ultrasound
e) Electrical stimulation - ✔✔c) hot packs
What was the primary argument against the use of PAMS in OT?
a) OT's weren't educated or trained in their use and application
b) PAMS were specifically identified in PT state licensing laws
c) They were not considered consistent with the basic philosophy of occupation
d) They were considered beyond our scope of practice
e) Educators didn't agree with their use - ✔✔c) They were not considered consistent with the
basic philosophy of occupation
T/F: Regulatory oversight of OT takes one primary form, licensing. - ✔✔false
Which form of regulation takes precedence for oversight of OT's?
a) State
b) Local
c) Institutional
, d) Accrediting bodies/agencies
e) NBCOT/AOTA - ✔✔a) state
Do OT's have a legal and ethical responsibility to understand and abide by all laws and the
AOTA Code of Ethics?
a) Once you are licensed within a state, you have completed all requirements
b) No, institutional regulations and requirements take precedence over state or national
regulatory oversight
c) Yes, you have to understand and obey all laws, rules and the Code of Ethics
d) Yes, you need to be aware the state requirements but not others.
e) Yes, but primarily special regulatory guidelines at the state level that regulate advanced
practice skills - ✔✔c) Yes, you have to understand and obey all laws, rules and the Code of
Ethics
OT education is fundamentally the same across the US since all programs are required to meet
the ACOTE Standards for an Accredited Educational Program for the Occupational Therapist.
(True or False)?
a) False, philosophical difference and approaches exist because of the background and
philosophy of the faculty.
b) True, the ACOTE Standards provide the foundation for the NBCOT registration examination
questions and have to be consistent.
