Question 1

The remedial approach to treatment focuses on:
A) component skills.
B) the cause of dysfunction.
C) tabletop activities.
D) all of the above.

Accepted Answer

Remediation (or restoration or transfer of training)emphasizes restoration of the function or skill lost due to the stroke.Remedial treatment relies on several assumptions: the cerebral cortex is malleable and can adapt,and the brain can repair and reorganize itself after injury.Practice and repetition are assumed to result in learning.In turn,learning results in a more organized,functional system.Another assumption is that tabletop activities,such as pegboard tasks or computer activities,directly affect the underlying processing skills required for the patient to perform those activities.The most important assumption is that improved task performance of tabletop activities will be carried over to improved performance in functional activities.

Question 2

Which treatment approach uses repetitive practice of certain activities to increase task independence?
A) Functional approach
B) Remedial approach

Accepted Answer

The functional approach uses repetitive practice in particular activities,usually daily living tasks,to help the patient become more independent.This approach is designed to treat symptoms rather than the cause of the dysfunction.

Question 3

The Strategy Training Approach for those with apraxia includes cues to manage problems with:
A) initiation.
B) execution.
C) control.
D) all of the above.

Accepted Answer

This intervention is focused on errors related to initiation (inclusive of developing a plan of action and selection of necessary and correct objects),execution (performance of the plan),and control (inclusive of controlling and correcting the activity to ensure an adequate result).

Question 4

Activity processing interventions focus on:
A) feedback during and after task performance.
B) tactile-kinesthetic input.
C) metacognitive skills.
D) both a and c.

Accepted Answer

Activity processing is especially helpful in cognitive rehabilitation because the therapist discusses the purpose and results of the activity with the patient.The therapists can discern awareness by the patient from feedback provided during and after activity participation.

Question 5

If a patient performs a task that differs from a task reviewed in therapy by one characteristic (e.g.,shape),the patient has been successful in which degree of learning transfer?
A) Near
B) Far
C) Very far
D) None of the above

Accepted Answer

A near transfer is defined as the situation when a task has one or two of the characteristics changed from the originally practiced task.The tasks are similar.

Question 6

Which of the following is considered a behavior modification technique?
A) Shaping
B) Prompting
C) Guiding
D) Both a and b

Accepted Answer

Use of behavior modification techniques such as prompting,shaping (reinforcing responses that increasingly resemble the sought-after behavior),and contingent reinforcement (reward contingent on an appropriate response)are common in the stroke and/or brain injury population.

Question 7

Tasks that involve the concepts of "in," "under," "over," and "above" are the interventions of choice for a patient presenting with:
A) neglect.
B) perseveration.
C) motor apraxia.
D) spatial relations dysfunction.

Accepted Answer

Functional tasks that have spatial components may be useful for those with spatial dysfunction.

Question 8

The ability to maintain focus during morning self-care is called:
A) selective attention.
B) sustained attention.
C) alternating attention.
D) inattention.

Accepted Answer

Sustained attention is the ability to maintain attention over time.

Quiz 19: Treatment of Cognitive-Perceptual Deficits: A Function-Based Approach

The remedial approach to treatment focuses on:

Which treatment approach uses repetitive practice of certain activities to increase task independence?

The Strategy Training Approach for those with apraxia includes cues to manage problems with:

Activity processing interventions focus on:

If a patient performs a task that differs from a task reviewed in therapy by one characteristic (e.g.,shape) ,the patient has been successful in which degree of learning transfer?

Which of the following is considered a behavior modification technique?

Tasks that involve the concepts of "in," "under," "over," and "above" are the interventions of choice for a patient presenting with:

The ability to maintain focus during morning self-care is called: