OCTA 236 (Geriatrics Exam 1)

Question 1

the study of aging (study of old men)

Answer 1

Gerontology

Question 2

medical practice associated with the elderly

Answer 2

Geriatrics

Question 3

How is chronic disease managed?

Answer 3

• medications
• diet
• exercise
• surgery
• technology
• client-centered approaches
• engagement in occupations

Question 4

focus on the client/patient really understanding what is happening to them health wise

Answer 4

Health literacy

Question 5

teaching individuals and the communities about health in order to improve health

Answer 5

Health education

Question 6

enabling/helping people have control over, to improve health

Answer 6

Health promotion

Question 7

Medical model:

Answer 7

• Professional is responsible
• Professional has power
• Professional makes decisions
• Professional is the expert
• Professional answers to the agency
• Planning is fragmented
• Culture is denied

Question 8

Community Model:

Answer 8

• Client is responsible
• Client has power
• Client makes decisions
• Client is expert
• Professional answers to the client
• Planning is coordinated
• Culture is appreciated

Question 9

Medical model:

Answer 9

• Individually based* Person enters the system when ill
• Physician referral required & physician is the team leader
• Services are rendered in the hospital/clinic or some other medical setting
• Third party payer requirements
• Reactive instead of proactive

Question 10

Community model:

Answer 10

• Individually or group based
• Focus on the well population
• Prevention is emphasized (fall prevention)
• Services are provided in the community
• Variety of funding sources /grant funding sought

Question 11

a grant made on the condition that other monies have already be secured

Answer 11

Challenge grant

Question 12

a grant made to establish an innovative project or program (prove something is beneficial)

Answer 12

Demonstration grant

Question 13

a grant/gift made with the specification that the amount donated must be matched on a one for one basis

Answer 13

Matching grant

Question 14

a grant or contribution used to start a new project or organization

Answer 14

Seed money

Question 15

OT Process:

Answer 15

Initial Screening -> Evaluation -> Appropriate Goals -> Implementation (treatment) -> Reevaluation

Question 16

assessment that test gait and balance

Answer 16

Tinnetti

Question 17

assessment that test functional reach

Answer 17

FRIENDS

Question 18

assessment that tests functional mobility

Answer 18

TUG (timed get up and go)

Question 19

Assessment that tests leg strength and endurance

Answer 19

30 second chair test

Question 20

Moral principles or values that guide the conduct of an individual or group in personal/professional setting (helps determine right from wrong)

Answer 20

Code of Ethics

Question 21

Concern of well being

Answer 21

Beneficence

Question 22

Refrain from actions that cause harm

Answer 22

Nonmaleficence

Question 23

Respecting rights of individuals

Answer 23

Autonomy

Question 24

Promoting fairness

Answer 24

Justice

Question 25

OT personnel representing themselves with accurate credentials (truthful, honesty)

Answer 25

Veracity

Question 26

OT personnel being respectful and refraining from derogatory or disrespectful communication

Answer 26

Fidelity

Question 27

What are the generations?

Answer 27

Traditionalist Baby Boomer Generation X Generation Y

Question 28

Generation from 1922-1945, Great Depression, WWII, Korean War, post war building of America (GI Bill)

Answer 28

Traditionalist Generation

Question 29

A generation from 1946-1964, assasination of JFK, MLK Jr, Cuban missile crisis, Civil rights movement, Disability rights movement, sexual revolution, Vietnam war, television, first walk on the moon, water gate

Answer 29

Baby Boomer Generation

Question 30

A generation from 1965-1980, Fall of Berlin Wall, Gulf war, Challenger space shuttle, latchkey children, MTV, video games, seeding of internet

Answer 30

Generation X

Question 31

A generation from 1981-2000, September 11 terrorist attacks, Iklahoma city bombing, Columbine school shooting,internet, cellphones, baby on board generation

Answer 31

Generation Y

Question 32

Refers to an individual to manage independently

Answer 32

Function

Question 33

Inability to live independently due to an impairment

Answer 33

Dysfunction

Question 34

Are a result of normal changes that occur within aging

Answer 34

Primary changes

Question 35

Changes that are caused by disease and illness, or changes secondary to impairment

Answer 35

Secondary changes