Pass your NBCOT Exam: Practice
Questions and Answers.
In infant development which comes first:
bilaterality or unilaterality? -
\__________ precedes unilaterality in infant
development
When does hand dominance begin to develop? -
\Hand dominance begins to develop at 3 to 6 years
and is not fully defined until 6 years
Can someone with receptive aphasia participate in
sensory testing? -
\Individuals with this disorder cannot comprehend
spoken or written words or symbols. Individuals
cannot understand verbal directions or respond to
sensory stimuli.
What is agnosia? -
\Agnosia is a category of defecits where the patient
lacks recognition of familiar object as perceived
by the senses. This could involve all the senses and
manifests with problems in body scheme such as
somatognosia and anosognosia.
What is somatognosia? -
\Lack of awareness of one's body parts.
What is anosognosia? -
\Anosognosia: Transient severe form of neglect.
Patient does not recognize the presence or severity
of his paralysis.
What is prosopagnosia? -
\Face blindness. Inability to identify an individual
by their face.
What is visual-spacial agnosia? -
\Affects perception of spatial relationship between
objects or between objects and self.
What is auditory agnosia? -
,\Inability to recognize sounds words and
non-words.
What is visual agnosia? -
\Lack of ability to recognize common objects and
demonstrate their use in an activity.
What is apraxia? -
\Loss of the ability to execute or carry out learned
(familiar) movements despite having the desire
and the physical ability to perform the movements
What is ideomotor apraxia? -
\Inability to imitate gestures or perform a
purposeful motor task on command even though
the patient is able to fully understand the idea or
concept of a task. This is often associated with left
hemisphere damage.
What is ideational apraxia? -
\The disability of carrying out complex sequential
motor acts. Caused by a disruption of the
conception rather than execution. (Loss of tool
function knowledge)
What is constructional apraxia? -
\Unable to produce designs in 2 or three
dimensions by copying drawing or constructing.
What is oral apraxia? -
\Difficulty in forming and organizing intelligable
words though the musculature required to do so is
in tact. Differs from disarthria because no muscles
are affected and speech is not slurred.
What is a neuroma? -
\A ______ is an unorganized mass of nerve fibers
resulting from a laceration (either surgical or
accidental) or amputation in which the nerve
regrows in unorganized bundles. Results in sharp
radiating pain.
By what age does an infant sit erect and
unsupported for several minutes? -
\By 8 to 9 months an infant can sit erect and
unsupported.
,What is reflex sympathetic dystrophy? -
\__________ is caused by trauma post-surgical
inflammation infection or laceration to an
extremity. Characterized by pain edema shiny
skin blotchy skin and excessive sweating or
dryness.
What is another name for reflex sympathetic
dystrophy? -
\Complex regional pain syndrome.
What is a symmetric tonic neck reflex? -
\When an infant's neck is extended the elbows
extend and the hips flex. When the head is
lowered the elbows flex and the hips extend.
What is a bunny hop pattern? -
\A bunny hop pattern is a result of symmetric tonic
neck reflex utilization in order to elicit movement
at the hips and elbows for mobility.
What is a neuroma? -
\A complication of nerve structure or amputation.
A traumatic ______ is an unorganized mass of
nerve fibers resulting from accidental or surgical
cutting of the nerve. Results in sharp radiating
pain.
What sensory region does the radial nerve
innervate on the hand? -
\Radial Nerve
What stage is initiated by looking at and reaching
for food? -
\The oral preparatory phase.
What behavior would a child with poor
modulation of tactile input display? -
\Children with autism often are unpredictable both
craving and avoiding sensory stimuli at various
times.
After swallowing a pureed substance you notice
the individual has a wet gurgling voice. What
might this indicate? -
, \Possible aspiration. A videoflouroscopy is often
times needed to determine is this is the case.
In an acute care psychiatric setting which group
treatment is the most appropriate for individuals
with disorganized psychosis? -
\Directive group treatment: a highly structured
approach used in acute care for minimally
functional individuals.
What type of group structure would be most
appropriate for individuals with substance abuse? -
\A task group is appropriate for substance abuse
disorders.
What group format is most appropriate for eating
and adjustment disorders? -
\Psychoeducation groups
What is a Laissez-Faire leadership style? -
\Laissez-Faire is a "hands off" approach. Goals are
not stated the purpose is not clear members are
not discouraged or encouraged. This is for a
high-functioning group.
What is the optimum number of members for a
therapy group? -
\Five to six.
What is the optimum number of members for a
counseling group? -
\No more than eight members.
What would you do if you had ten people assigned
to your group? -
\Divide them into two subgroups.
What is autocratic leadership? -
\The leader exerts complete control.
What is democratic leadership? -
\This style can be a problem-solving style.
Group members feel safe to express views
thoughts and feelings.
According to the OT code of ethics what is
Questions and Answers.
In infant development which comes first:
bilaterality or unilaterality? -
\__________ precedes unilaterality in infant
development
When does hand dominance begin to develop? -
\Hand dominance begins to develop at 3 to 6 years
and is not fully defined until 6 years
Can someone with receptive aphasia participate in
sensory testing? -
\Individuals with this disorder cannot comprehend
spoken or written words or symbols. Individuals
cannot understand verbal directions or respond to
sensory stimuli.
What is agnosia? -
\Agnosia is a category of defecits where the patient
lacks recognition of familiar object as perceived
by the senses. This could involve all the senses and
manifests with problems in body scheme such as
somatognosia and anosognosia.
What is somatognosia? -
\Lack of awareness of one's body parts.
What is anosognosia? -
\Anosognosia: Transient severe form of neglect.
Patient does not recognize the presence or severity
of his paralysis.
What is prosopagnosia? -
\Face blindness. Inability to identify an individual
by their face.
What is visual-spacial agnosia? -
\Affects perception of spatial relationship between
objects or between objects and self.
What is auditory agnosia? -
,\Inability to recognize sounds words and
non-words.
What is visual agnosia? -
\Lack of ability to recognize common objects and
demonstrate their use in an activity.
What is apraxia? -
\Loss of the ability to execute or carry out learned
(familiar) movements despite having the desire
and the physical ability to perform the movements
What is ideomotor apraxia? -
\Inability to imitate gestures or perform a
purposeful motor task on command even though
the patient is able to fully understand the idea or
concept of a task. This is often associated with left
hemisphere damage.
What is ideational apraxia? -
\The disability of carrying out complex sequential
motor acts. Caused by a disruption of the
conception rather than execution. (Loss of tool
function knowledge)
What is constructional apraxia? -
\Unable to produce designs in 2 or three
dimensions by copying drawing or constructing.
What is oral apraxia? -
\Difficulty in forming and organizing intelligable
words though the musculature required to do so is
in tact. Differs from disarthria because no muscles
are affected and speech is not slurred.
What is a neuroma? -
\A ______ is an unorganized mass of nerve fibers
resulting from a laceration (either surgical or
accidental) or amputation in which the nerve
regrows in unorganized bundles. Results in sharp
radiating pain.
By what age does an infant sit erect and
unsupported for several minutes? -
\By 8 to 9 months an infant can sit erect and
unsupported.
,What is reflex sympathetic dystrophy? -
\__________ is caused by trauma post-surgical
inflammation infection or laceration to an
extremity. Characterized by pain edema shiny
skin blotchy skin and excessive sweating or
dryness.
What is another name for reflex sympathetic
dystrophy? -
\Complex regional pain syndrome.
What is a symmetric tonic neck reflex? -
\When an infant's neck is extended the elbows
extend and the hips flex. When the head is
lowered the elbows flex and the hips extend.
What is a bunny hop pattern? -
\A bunny hop pattern is a result of symmetric tonic
neck reflex utilization in order to elicit movement
at the hips and elbows for mobility.
What is a neuroma? -
\A complication of nerve structure or amputation.
A traumatic ______ is an unorganized mass of
nerve fibers resulting from accidental or surgical
cutting of the nerve. Results in sharp radiating
pain.
What sensory region does the radial nerve
innervate on the hand? -
\Radial Nerve
What stage is initiated by looking at and reaching
for food? -
\The oral preparatory phase.
What behavior would a child with poor
modulation of tactile input display? -
\Children with autism often are unpredictable both
craving and avoiding sensory stimuli at various
times.
After swallowing a pureed substance you notice
the individual has a wet gurgling voice. What
might this indicate? -
, \Possible aspiration. A videoflouroscopy is often
times needed to determine is this is the case.
In an acute care psychiatric setting which group
treatment is the most appropriate for individuals
with disorganized psychosis? -
\Directive group treatment: a highly structured
approach used in acute care for minimally
functional individuals.
What type of group structure would be most
appropriate for individuals with substance abuse? -
\A task group is appropriate for substance abuse
disorders.
What group format is most appropriate for eating
and adjustment disorders? -
\Psychoeducation groups
What is a Laissez-Faire leadership style? -
\Laissez-Faire is a "hands off" approach. Goals are
not stated the purpose is not clear members are
not discouraged or encouraged. This is for a
high-functioning group.
What is the optimum number of members for a
therapy group? -
\Five to six.
What is the optimum number of members for a
counseling group? -
\No more than eight members.
What would you do if you had ten people assigned
to your group? -
\Divide them into two subgroups.
What is autocratic leadership? -
\The leader exerts complete control.
What is democratic leadership? -
\This style can be a problem-solving style.
Group members feel safe to express views
thoughts and feelings.
According to the OT code of ethics what is
