OT5105 Trivia: Week 5

A child should be able to release objects without stabilizing them with the other hand by approximately how many months?

• 9 months

• 6 months

• 3 months

• 12 months

Which of the following would be the best approach for enhancing a child’s in-hand manipulation skills?

• Begin with palm-to-finger translation activities

• Use small objects

• Avoid tactile discrimination activities

• Let the child work in un-supported sitting

Which of the following statements is false?

• Pediatric constraint-induced movement therapy is widely used for children with hemiparesis cerebral palsy

• When using NDT, OTs look to facilitate postural tone through therapeutic handling at key points

• Weight bearing through the affected arm and hand can be used to increase muscle spasticity

• In general children exhibit more varied and skillful hand function in supported sitting positions

The______ position is effective for working with infants on initial control of arm movements with visual regard of the hands during movement – most appropriate for infants under 12 months

• Prone

• Side-lying

• Sitting

• Supine

According to the lecture, the skill that allows us to understand object properties through touch is called

• tactilesensory

• visualmotorsensory

• propriosensory

• somatosensory

Once a child can touch an object, the next step will be obtaining the object....

• away from the body and at midline

• close to the body and overhead

• away from the body and overhead

• close to the body and at midline

The extension and movement of the arm to prepare for grasping or placing objects is called what?

• Grasp

• Reach

• Carry

• In-hand manipulation

The first tools that a child learns to use with proficiency are those required for _____

• Arts/Crafts

• Writing

• Eating

• Building

All of the following would be considered to be an intrinsic variable that can influence a child’s development of hand function, EXCEPT

• Somatosensory skills

• Visual Perceptual skills

• Environmental supports

• Cognitive abilities

What practice model was specifically designed for children with cerebral palsy who have abnormal muscle tone and involves key points of guidance from the therapist (shoulder and pelvis)?

• NCT

• NBD

• NSD

• NDT