Exam Preview for 4820: Expressive Art in OT: Enhancing Creativity i

Expressive Art in OT: Enhancing Creativity in the Clinic

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1. Which of these is NOT an example of expressive art? Drawing Dance and movement Retrieving beads from theraputty Writing poetry
2. What is Expressive Art? A process that uses various art mediums to promote personal growth and healing A very good painting Yelling loudly when someone else is talking The term used to describe the position of one’s facial features.
3. Expressive Art focuses primarily on: The product and how good it is relative to another artist’s work The process The quality of art supplies A patient’s ability to grip a pencil
4. As referenced in evidence-based research, which of the following has been shown to be a benefit of using expressive art in OT treatments? Improved self-esteem Greater independence in toileting Improved sense of smell None of the above
5. Which patient limitation would be most appropriately addressed with drama and storytelling? Limited knee mobility Poor safety awareness when bathing Poor standing tolerance Retention and recall
6. How might listening to music help a patient post brain injury improve their memory recall? It makes him/her feel good. He/she would learn to tap their foot in rhythm to the music, improving their motor function. A familiar song might stimulate activate multiple parts of the brain, fostering dendritic sprouting and synaptic plasticity. The song will help the patient with emotion regulation.
7. You are working with a 9-year-old boy with ADHD who struggles to attend to his school teacher. You decide to use an expressive art treatment in your OT session. Which would be the most appropriate expressive art intervention to help this boy improve his attention span? Turn on an essential oil diffuser Turn on a disco ball and place it in the middle of the table for visual stim Give him modeling clay and prompt him to sculpt his favorite animal Ask him to spell his name
8. When a client copies the therapist's sequences of movements, this is called: Copying Mirroring Expressing Training
9. Melodic intonation therapy: Is primarily for individuals with nonfluent aphasia Uses words and simple phrases with melodic accompaniment Is most appropriate for individuals with intact right hemisphere (e.g. left CVA) All of the above
10. You are working with a 90-year-old female patient on her bimanual coordination and dexterity, but she has limited motivation and presents with a flat affect during exercises, hindering her participation and progress. Per her evaluation, this patient used to participate in her church choir and enjoyed cooking. What might be a creative client-centered treatment using expressive art, while simultaneously addressing patient’s coordination deficits? Play church hymns while prompting the patient to choose a recipe out of a cookbook and copy it onto a notecard for a family member Have patient perform various theraputty exercises Ask patient to pick pennies up from the tabletop None of the above