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Neurological Assessment and Intervention
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Neurological Assessment and Intervention
Neurological Assessment and Intervention
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1
Question
Which assessment rapidly screens for mild cognitive impairment across multiple cognitive domains?
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MoCA (Montreal Cognitive Assessment).
2
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When detailed everyday memory profiling is required, which assessment should be selected?
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RBMT (Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test).
3
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Which assessments establish a baseline cognitive-perceptual hierarchy after stroke or TBI?
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LOTCA or CAM.
4
Question
In real-world executive-function assessment, which two tools are most appropriate?
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EFPT or A-ONE.
5
Question
Which intervention approach expects improvement only in the specifically trained skill?
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Skill-Habit Training.
6
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Which intervention approach teaches strategies for transfer to novel contexts?
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Cognitive Strategy Training.
7
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Which intervention approach is appropriate when internal learning capacity is absent?
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Environmental Modification or Adaptation.
8
Question
A client has severe deficits and impaired self-awareness; which intervention is indicated?
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Skill-Habit Training or Environmental Modification.
9
Question
A client has mild-to-moderate deficits, intact self-awareness, and high motivation; which intervention is indicated?
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Compensatory Cognitive Strategy Training.
10
Question
Why must lower cognitive skills remain intact for higher-level executive performance?
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Without attention, processing, or retention, the client cannot successfully plan, problem-solve, or self-regulate.
11
Question
Which cognitive hierarchy level includes planning, problem-solving, and judgment?
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Level 4: Executive Functions.
12
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Which attention type requires maintaining focus while ignoring distractions?
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Selective Attention.
13
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Which attention type requires shifting focus between tasks?
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Alternating Attention.
14
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Which memory system stores fact-based and word-based knowledge?
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Declarative or semantic memory.
15
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Which memory system supports remembering future intentions or appointments?
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Prospective memory.
16
Question
How do retrograde and anterograde memory differ after injury?
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Retrograde involves pre-injury memories; anterograde involves post-injury new learning.
17
Question
Which aphasia presents with halting, effortful, agrammatic speech and relatively preserved comprehension?
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Broca aphasia.
18
Question
Which aphasia presents with fluent speech, severely impaired comprehension, and semantic paraphasias?
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Wernicke aphasia.
19
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Which aphasia severely impairs both spoken output and auditory comprehension?
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Global aphasia.
20
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What distinguishes dysarthria from a primary language disorder?
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Dysarthria is a speech motor disorder caused by weakness or impaired muscle control.
21
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What is the occupational therapist’s communication scope for neurological clients?
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OTs address communication as it affects occupational performance and participation, not speech body structures or formal communication screening.
22
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When is an augmentative communication method used?
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When it supplements, supports, or enhances existing functional speech.
23
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When is an alternative communication method used?
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When speech is nonfunctional or completely absent.
24
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What is the defining difference between aided and unaided AAC?
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Unaided AAC uses the body alone; aided AAC requires external tools or technology.
25
Question
What is the purpose of script training for clients with aphasia or apraxia?
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It teaches pre-planned scripts for functional, predictable communication in targeted daily situations.
26
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Which visual assessment isolates visual perception from motor impairment?
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MVPT-4 (Motor-Free Visual Perception Test).
27
Question
Which visual assessment provides comprehensive foundational testing after CVA or TBI?
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biVABA (Brain Injury Visual Assessment Battery for Adults).
28
Question
Which visual deficit commonly causes bumping into objects on the blind side?
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Visual field cuts, including homonymous hemianopsia or quadrantanopia.
29
Question
Which visual treatment approach bypasses deficits during functional tasks?
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Compensation.
30
Question
Why cannot remediation correct fixed visual field cuts or optic nerve acuity loss?
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Remediation restores underlying muscle or skill function, not fixed field or optic nerve damage.