NBCOT COTA Top exam questions with completely verified
answers graded A+. 2025/2026
Pseudo-parkinsonism - correct answer a side effect of antipsychotic
medications that includes rigidity, pill-rolling tremors, masked face, and
shuffling gait
Tardive dyskinesia - correct answer an irreversible neurological condition
caused by years of taking neuroleptic medications; evident by repeated
involuntary movements
Blocked - correct answer practice that involves repetition of the same motor
skills
Random - correct answer practice that involves performance of several
tasks in no particular order to encourage reformulation of solution to
presented motor problem
Cystic fibrosis - correct answer a chronic, progressive lung disease that
reduces life expectancy and limits participation; warrants use of energy-
conservation techniques
Shift - correct answer a linear movement of an object by the fingers
allowing for repositioning of an object relative to finger pads
Simple rotation - correct answer the turning or rolling of an object held at
the finger pads approx. 90 degrees or less
Complex rotation - correct answer rotation of an object 360 degrees
, Translation - correct answer linear movement of an object in the hand from
palm to fingers or from fingers to palm
Symmetric tonic - correct answer reflex where flexion of neck muscles
causes hip extension; moving from supine to sitting difficult
Asymmetric tonic - correct answer neck reflex that decreases the ability
bring both arms to midline while in supine position
Tonic labyrinth supine - correct answer reflex where flexion of the head in
supine position is difficult due to extensor tone
Tonic labyrinth prone - correct answer reflex where extension of head in
prone position is difficult due to flexor tone
Utilization review - correct answer service management task that reviews
the use of OT departments resources to determine medical necessity and cost
efficiency
Rheumatic - correct answer any disease marked by inflammation and pain
in the joints, muscles, or fibrous tissue
Raynaud - correct answer syndrome associated with excessively low blood
circulation in limbs in response to cold temperatures; component of
scleroderma
Dysphagia - correct answer discomfort or difficulty in swallowing
Aphasia - correct answer an impairment of language, affecting the
production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or writ
answers graded A+. 2025/2026
Pseudo-parkinsonism - correct answer a side effect of antipsychotic
medications that includes rigidity, pill-rolling tremors, masked face, and
shuffling gait
Tardive dyskinesia - correct answer an irreversible neurological condition
caused by years of taking neuroleptic medications; evident by repeated
involuntary movements
Blocked - correct answer practice that involves repetition of the same motor
skills
Random - correct answer practice that involves performance of several
tasks in no particular order to encourage reformulation of solution to
presented motor problem
Cystic fibrosis - correct answer a chronic, progressive lung disease that
reduces life expectancy and limits participation; warrants use of energy-
conservation techniques
Shift - correct answer a linear movement of an object by the fingers
allowing for repositioning of an object relative to finger pads
Simple rotation - correct answer the turning or rolling of an object held at
the finger pads approx. 90 degrees or less
Complex rotation - correct answer rotation of an object 360 degrees
, Translation - correct answer linear movement of an object in the hand from
palm to fingers or from fingers to palm
Symmetric tonic - correct answer reflex where flexion of neck muscles
causes hip extension; moving from supine to sitting difficult
Asymmetric tonic - correct answer neck reflex that decreases the ability
bring both arms to midline while in supine position
Tonic labyrinth supine - correct answer reflex where flexion of the head in
supine position is difficult due to extensor tone
Tonic labyrinth prone - correct answer reflex where extension of head in
prone position is difficult due to flexor tone
Utilization review - correct answer service management task that reviews
the use of OT departments resources to determine medical necessity and cost
efficiency
Rheumatic - correct answer any disease marked by inflammation and pain
in the joints, muscles, or fibrous tissue
Raynaud - correct answer syndrome associated with excessively low blood
circulation in limbs in response to cold temperatures; component of
scleroderma
Dysphagia - correct answer discomfort or difficulty in swallowing
Aphasia - correct answer an impairment of language, affecting the
production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or writ
