NBCOT COTA Exam Prep: Mental Health (Adult) Q&A
cognitive disorders - ANS-Delirium, dementia, and amnesia.
these disorders are characterized by
... [Show More] clinically relevant changes in thinking and memory in contrast to
previous thinking and memory abilities
Aphasia - ANS-This essential feature of dementia demonstrates the absence or impairment of ability to
communicate through writing, speech, or signs
Apraxia - ANS-This essential feature of dementia demonstrates the inability to perform purposive
movements without sensory or motor impairment
Agnosia - ANS-This essential feature of dementia demonstrates the loss of comprehension of visual,
auditory, or other sensations
Loss of executive function - ANS-This essential feature of dementia demonstrates an impairment in
ability to think abstractly, plan, initiate, sequence, monitor, and stop complex behaviors.
OT interventions for dementia - ANS-These OT interventions for this cognitive disorder include the
following:
a. environmental adaptations for safety
b. caregiver education
c. behavioral intervention to manage fatigue and sleep-wake cycles
substance abuse disorders - ANS-this category of mental health disorders relates to drug abuse,
medications, and other toxins resulting in a combination of cognitive, behavioral, and physiological
symptoms that lead to addiction and and compulsive actions to obtain desired substances and maintain
ongoing use
OT interventions for substance abuse disorders - ANS-interventions for this mental health disorder
include the following:
a. psychosocial therapies including coping, stress management, and social skills training
b. cognitive based interventions geared towards increasing client motivation and control of life
schizophrenia - ANS-this mental health disorder is characterized by psychotic symptoms including
delusions and hallucinations
impact of schizophrenia on occupational performance - ANS-impact of this MH disorder on occupational
performance includes:
a. cognitive impairments, including problems with inattention, memory, executive functions, and
screening of relevant v. irrelevant information
b. compromised health and wellness
c. recovery and reintegration hindered by community barriers and social stigma
OT interventions for schizophrenia - ANS-OT interventions for this mental health disorder include the
following:
a. illness management and recovery, including group and individual programs
b. assertive community treatment to provide support and skills training in natural environments
c. family psychoeducation
d. supported employment
e. integrated dual diagnosis tx for co-occuring mental illness and SA
Typical antipsychotics - ANS-These antipsychotic medications include the following:
chlorpromazine
haloperidol
fluphenazine [Show Less]