OT 250 EXAM ONE STUDY GUIDE

1. Define Occupation. What is Occupational Therapy? Give two

examples of OT practice.
2. Adolf Meyer: who was he and what was his profession?
3. According to Meyer, what is the philosophy of Occupation
Therapy?
4. Understand and describe the big four as they pertain to life
and OT.
5. Name two important key principles associated with recovery and
return to productive society Meyer talked about.
6. List and describe the six subsystems of occupation (PBISST)
7. What about Dr. Ann Wilcock? What did she write and what is her
background? She said some specific things about occupation and
its function and purpose in our lives; what were they and what
was the point of her article?
8. What are some of the negative effects of technology on the
humans need for occupations?
9. Later on, we read about elderly people who are living
independently in Los Angeles. There were two studies we read
about. Classify the type of research. How many people were in
each study? What were the similarities and differences between
the two research studies?
10. What is lifestyle redesign? What is the role of occupation
and well-being? What aspects of the Well Elderly program do you
think made it so effective? Why?
11. What was the point of this research on well elderly, what
were the questions guiding the research? What effects could this
study have on healthcare policy?
12. What happened to Dr. Penny Richardson during her kayaking
expedition in Hawaii with her friend?
13. What is an aneurysm? Describe the physiology.
14. Describe the three phases of rehabilitation.
15. What type of research did Dr. Clark use in this Life story?
16. What is occupational story-making? What is Occupational story-
telling and how was each used in this article?
17. Define flow
18. Describe the 9 characteristics of flow. Provide examples from
your life for each (just like your flow assignment)
19. Why is flow good for your health, according to the authors
of Flow in Sports?
20. Be able to draw the Skills/Challenge Balance levels (eg low
skills, low challenge = apathy, high skills, low challenge =
boredom, etc)
21. Why does Csikzentmihalyi say that athletes encounter
difficulties while trying to attain flow?
22. Why is it important to differentiate the uncontrollables in
your life from the controllables?
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