Question 1

Which statement best describes a family-centered approach to intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Families are told to put their children in the hands of specialists who will design and implement therapy. 
B)  Families receive special training and instruction about disabilities. 
C)  Practitioners develop intervention plans in collaboration with families. 
D)  Practitioners tell families how to treat and educate their children. 
A)  Families are told to put their children in the hands of specialists who will design and implement therapy. 
B)  Families receive special training and instruction about disabilities. 
C)  Practitioners develop intervention plans in collaboration with families. 
D)  Practitioners tell families how to treat and educate their children. C

Question 2

Which factor allows you to predict how a family will adapt to a crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cannot necessarily predict adaptation 
B)  Income level 
C)  Past experience with crises 
D)  Marital status 
A)  Cannot necessarily predict adaptation 
B)  Income level 
C)  Past experience with crises 
D)  Marital status A

Question 3

Which general systems theory principle refers to the capacity for change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Equifinality 
B)  Morphogenetic 
C)  Morphostatic 
D)  Volition 
A)  Equifinality 
B)  Morphogenetic 
C)  Morphostatic 
D)  Volition B

Question 4

What role is the OT practitioner using when he or she provides the family with a schedule for wearing a splint?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prescriptive 
B)  Consultative 
C)  Adaptive 
D)  Resourceful 
A)  Prescriptive 
B)  Consultative 
C)  Adaptive 
D)  Resourceful

Question 5

What is the best approach if a family consistently misses therapy appointments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Give up because the family does not care about the child and does not understand the value of therapy 
B)  Keep the therapy goals and continue to make appointments in hopes that the family will cooperate 
C)  Report the family to the proper authorities to be investigated for negligence 
D)  Reestablish the goals of therapy with family 
A)  Give up because the family does not care about the child and does not understand the value of therapy 
B)  Keep the therapy goals and continue to make appointments in hopes that the family will cooperate 
C)  Report the family to the proper authorities to be investigated for negligence 
D)  Reestablish the goals of therapy with family

Question 6

Which life-cycle event(s) is (are) considered normal for families with children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Child entering puberty 
B)  Child having frequent hospitalizations 
C)  Child attending school 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Child entering puberty 
B)  Child having frequent hospitalizations 
C)  Child attending school 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above

Question 7

What is meant by solution-focused curiosity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analyzing family records and documents to assess family needs 
B)  Finding out as much about a family as possible, even if it means asking personal questions 
C)  Sharing information with your colleagues about family problems you encounter in practice 
D)  Showing nonjudgmental interest in families as a way of developing solutions to challenges 
A)  Analyzing family records and documents to assess family needs 
B)  Finding out as much about a family as possible, even if it means asking personal questions 
C)  Sharing information with your colleagues about family problems you encounter in practice 
D)  Showing nonjudgmental interest in families as a way of developing solutions to challenges

Question 8

What is an important message to convey to families when first meeting them?

Accepted Answer

A)  You are interested in their child and respect what the family is doing to support and parent their child. 
B)  Professionals have all of the answers. 
C)  The road ahead with a child with disabilities will be hard. 
D)  Therapy is the single most important activity in their child's life. 
A)  You are interested in their child and respect what the family is doing to support and parent their child. 
B)  Professionals have all of the answers. 
C)  The road ahead with a child with disabilities will be hard. 
D)  Therapy is the single most important activity in their child's life.

Question 9

What is one of the first steps in establishing trust with a family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identify outcomes that family members desire 
B)  Prove that you are the expert and have the answers 
C)  Use complicated language to impress the family 
D)  Have a clear plan already established to show you are in charge 
A)  Identify outcomes that family members desire 
B)  Prove that you are the expert and have the answers 
C)  Use complicated language to impress the family 
D)  Have a clear plan already established to show you are in charge

Question 10

On what does the success of home-based intervention with children with disabilities most depend?

Accepted Answer

A)  The conceptual framework guiding the intervention 
B)  The degree to which the intervention is supported by research 
C)  The extent to which the family is involved in its design and implementation 
D)  The skill of the practitioner in implementing therapy activities with children 
A)  The conceptual framework guiding the intervention 
B)  The degree to which the intervention is supported by research 
C)  The extent to which the family is involved in its design and implementation 
D)  The skill of the practitioner in implementing therapy activities with children

Question 11

What type of role is the OT practitioner using when developing a schedule for wearing a splint that incorporates the natural family routines?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prescriptive 
B)  Consultative 
C)  Adaptive 
D)  Resourceful 
A)  Prescriptive 
B)  Consultative 
C)  Adaptive 
D)  Resourceful

Question 12

What is meant by reframing as a perceptual coping strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Giving up and asking someone else to take charge 
B)  Ignoring a problem 
C)  Redefining a problem so that there are parts of the problem that can be managed and dealt with 
D)  Taking up a hobby such as picture framing 
A)  Giving up and asking someone else to take charge 
B)  Ignoring a problem 
C)  Redefining a problem so that there are parts of the problem that can be managed and dealt with 
D)  Taking up a hobby such as picture framing

Question 13

Recent changes in service delivery have changed OT practitioners' roles.Which of the following is not part of the OT practitioner's duties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assessing family interests, priorities, and concerns 
B)  Observing daily routines of children and their families 
C)  Sharing information with families about intervention strategies 
D)  Helping families develop a household budget to meet all their needs 
A)  Assessing family interests, priorities, and concerns 
B)  Observing daily routines of children and their families 
C)  Sharing information with families about intervention strategies 
D)  Helping families develop a household budget to meet all their needs

Question 14

Which statement is true concerning working with families according to family systems theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Families with children with disabilities have lots of problems and cannot rely on their instincts and natural abilities to parent their children. 
B)  The practitioner is always right when there is a disagreement with the family. 
C)  There is always one correct way or set of procedures that works with all families. 
D)  None of the above is true. 
A)  Families with children with disabilities have lots of problems and cannot rely on their instincts and natural abilities to parent their children. 
B)  The practitioner is always right when there is a disagreement with the family. 
C)  There is always one correct way or set of procedures that works with all families. 
D)  None of the above is true.

Question 15

Which essential skill for successful intervention with families is most closely shown in the following scenario? The OT practitioner asks the parents what they hope to achieve by coming to therapy.The practitioner seeks to determine how the child spends her day and what problems occur so that an intervention plan can be developed.

Accepted Answer

A)  Acknowledgment 
B)  Continuity 
C)  Collaborative goal setting 
D)  Solution-focused interest 
A)  Acknowledgment 
B)  Continuity 
C)  Collaborative goal setting 
D)  Solution-focused interest

Exam 2: Family Systems

Which statement best describes a family-centered approach to intervention?

Which factor allows you to predict how a family will adapt to a crisis?

Which general systems theory principle refers to the capacity for change?

What role is the OT practitioner using when he or she provides the family with a schedule for wearing a splint?

What is the best approach if a family consistently misses therapy appointments?

Which life-cycle event(s) is (are) considered normal for families with children?

What is meant by solution-focused curiosity?

What is an important message to convey to families when first meeting them?

What is one of the first steps in establishing trust with a family?

On what does the success of home-based intervention with children with disabilities most depend?

What type of role is the OT practitioner using when developing a schedule for wearing a splint that incorporates the natural family routines?

What is meant by reframing as a perceptual coping strategy?

Recent changes in service delivery have changed OT practitioners' roles.Which of the following is not part of the OT practitioner's duties?

Which statement is true concerning working with families according to family systems theory?

Scope of Practice

Medical Systems

Educational Systems

Community Systems

Principles of Normal Development

Development of Performance Skills

Development of Occupations

Adolescent Development: Becoming an Adult

The Occupational Therapy Process

Anatomy and Physiology for the Pediatric Practitioner

Neuroscience for the Pediatric Practitioner

Pediatric Health Conditions

Childhood and Adolescent Psychosocial and Mental Health Disorders

Childhood and Adolescent Obesity

Intellectual Disabilities

Cerebral Palsy

Positioning and Handling: A Neurodevelopmental Approach

Activities of Daily Living and Sleeprest

Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

Play and Playfulness

Functional Task at School: Handwriting

Therapeutic Media: Activity With Purpose

Motor Control and Motor Learning

Sensory Processingintegration and Occupation

Applying the Model of Human Occupation to Pediatric Practice

Assistive Technology

Orthoses, Orthotic Fabrication, and Elastic Therapeutic Taping for the Pediatric Population

Animal-Assisted Activities and Therapy

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