NBCOT QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
hand dominance correct answer -development at 3-6 years, but is not fully
defined until 6 years
agnosia correct answer -Agnosia is a category of deficits where the patient
lacks recognition of familiar objects as perceived by the senses.
apraxia correct answer -inability to execute or carry out learned (familiar)
movements, despite having desire and physical ability to do so
ideomotor apraxia correct answer -inability to imitate gestures or perform
a purposeful motor task on command, even though patient is able to fully
understand idea or concept
ideational apraxia correct answer -inability to carry out complex
sequential motor acts d/t disruption of conception (loss of tool function
knowledge)
oral apraxia correct answer -difficulty forming and organizing intelligible
words, though the musculature required is intact - contrasted w/ dysarthria
wh/ involves muscles and causes slurred speech
neuroma correct answer -unorganized mass of nerve fibers resulting from
a laceration or amputation in which the nerve regrows in unorganized
bundles - results in sharp, radiating pain
age at which infant sits erect and unsupported for several minutes correct
answer -8-9 months
cause and symptoms of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (aka CRPS) correct
answer -caused by trauma, post-surgical inflammation, infection, or
laceration to an extremity - characterized by pain, edema, shiny skin, blotchy
skin, excessive sweating or dryness
symmetric tonic neck reflex correct answer -1. When an infant's neck is
extended, the elbows extend and hips flex. When the head is lowered, the
elbows flex and hips extend.
, 2. Transitions baby from lying on floor to being able to crawl
asymmetric tonic neck reflex correct answer -aka "fencing reflex" - when
infant turns head, the same side extremities extend and opposite side
extremities flex
tonic labyrinthine reflex correct answer -extensor pattern with head
extension in supine or flexor pattern with head flexed in prone
acute care psychiatric correct answer -Which setting would benefit from
directive group treatment = highly structured approach for minimally
functional individuals
a task group correct answer -What type of group structure works best for
individuals with substance abuse?
psychoeducational group correct answer -What group format is best for
eating and adjustment disorders?
laissez-faire leadership correct answer -"hands off" approach where goals
are not stated, purpose is unclear, members are not discouraged or
encouraged - works only for a high-functioning group
gower's sign correct answer -when asked to get up from sitting on floor,
child will move hands on legs as though crawling up to the thighs and then
assume a standing position
erb-duchenne palsy correct answer -upper brachial plexus injury causing
paralysis of arm, wasting of hand muscles, and decreased sensation; arm held
in characteristic "waiter's tip position;" recovery usually btwn 3-24 months
klumpke's palsy correct answer -lower brachial plexus injury resulting in
claw hand deformity; usually improves btwn 3-6 months
classes of peripheral nerve injuries correct answer -Class I: neuropraxia
Class II: axonotmesis
Class III: neurotmesis
hand dominance correct answer -development at 3-6 years, but is not fully
defined until 6 years
agnosia correct answer -Agnosia is a category of deficits where the patient
lacks recognition of familiar objects as perceived by the senses.
apraxia correct answer -inability to execute or carry out learned (familiar)
movements, despite having desire and physical ability to do so
ideomotor apraxia correct answer -inability to imitate gestures or perform
a purposeful motor task on command, even though patient is able to fully
understand idea or concept
ideational apraxia correct answer -inability to carry out complex
sequential motor acts d/t disruption of conception (loss of tool function
knowledge)
oral apraxia correct answer -difficulty forming and organizing intelligible
words, though the musculature required is intact - contrasted w/ dysarthria
wh/ involves muscles and causes slurred speech
neuroma correct answer -unorganized mass of nerve fibers resulting from
a laceration or amputation in which the nerve regrows in unorganized
bundles - results in sharp, radiating pain
age at which infant sits erect and unsupported for several minutes correct
answer -8-9 months
cause and symptoms of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (aka CRPS) correct
answer -caused by trauma, post-surgical inflammation, infection, or
laceration to an extremity - characterized by pain, edema, shiny skin, blotchy
skin, excessive sweating or dryness
symmetric tonic neck reflex correct answer -1. When an infant's neck is
extended, the elbows extend and hips flex. When the head is lowered, the
elbows flex and hips extend.
, 2. Transitions baby from lying on floor to being able to crawl
asymmetric tonic neck reflex correct answer -aka "fencing reflex" - when
infant turns head, the same side extremities extend and opposite side
extremities flex
tonic labyrinthine reflex correct answer -extensor pattern with head
extension in supine or flexor pattern with head flexed in prone
acute care psychiatric correct answer -Which setting would benefit from
directive group treatment = highly structured approach for minimally
functional individuals
a task group correct answer -What type of group structure works best for
individuals with substance abuse?
psychoeducational group correct answer -What group format is best for
eating and adjustment disorders?
laissez-faire leadership correct answer -"hands off" approach where goals
are not stated, purpose is unclear, members are not discouraged or
encouraged - works only for a high-functioning group
gower's sign correct answer -when asked to get up from sitting on floor,
child will move hands on legs as though crawling up to the thighs and then
assume a standing position
erb-duchenne palsy correct answer -upper brachial plexus injury causing
paralysis of arm, wasting of hand muscles, and decreased sensation; arm held
in characteristic "waiter's tip position;" recovery usually btwn 3-24 months
klumpke's palsy correct answer -lower brachial plexus injury resulting in
claw hand deformity; usually improves btwn 3-6 months
classes of peripheral nerve injuries correct answer -Class I: neuropraxia
Class II: axonotmesis
Class III: neurotmesis
