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OT TERMS
OT Vocabulary/Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dyskenisia | involuntary; non-repetitive mvnt affecting distal/proximal/axillary<br> Basal ganglia disorder (Parkinson's, Huntington's) |
| Dystonia | sustained abnormal posture that causes twisting and pain of muscles |
| Athetosis | Involuntary writhing mvnt of the arm and hand; inadequate timing, force, accuracy of movement (CP) |
| Myoclonus | brief, rapid contraction of muscles |
| Akinesia | Impaired ability to initiate body movement |
| Ataxia | Incoordination including tremors |
| Apraxia | Inability to perform voluntary mvnt (probs in cortex of brain) <br> (use visualization techniques) |
| Athenosis | difficulty with control and grading of mvnt pattern |
| ideomotor apraxia | indv. can't imitate/follow movement on command even though they understand the task <br> (use general statements vs. step-by-step directions) |
| Dysarthria | Slurred speech, slow difficult to produce and understand |
| Paresthesia | abnormal sensation of the skin such as numb/tingling |
| Agnosia | inability to recognize objects or people by vision |
| Dyspraxia | Difficulty in planning/sequencing motor tasks |
| Alexia | inability to understand written language |
| Akathesia | Inability to sit still. State of restlessness due to urgent need for mvnt |
| Presbyopia | decreased acuity |
| Anosognosia | Form of neglect where indv. denies any deficits |
| Dysdiadochoknesia | Impaired in ability to do rapid/alternating mvnt |
| Dyssynergia | breakdown in mvnt due to joints being moved separately |
| Bradykinesia | Slowing of mvnt patterns |
| Chorea | Involuntary mvnt of the face |
| Hemiballismus | unilateral chorea, violent, forceful mvnt of proximal muscles |
| convergence | turning of the eyes inward to see an object close to the face |
| accomodation | able to focus on far and short distances |
| Mobile Arm Support Requirements | Adequate power from neck, trunk, shoulder girdle, or elbow muscles. Adequate motor control; 0-90 degrees PROM in shoulder flexion and abduction, as well as adequate PROM in internal and external rotation, elbow flexion, and pronation; trunk stability |
| preseveration | Persistent focus on a previous topic or behavior after a new topic or behavior is introduced. |
| catharsis | relieving of emotions by expressing one's feelings |
| suppression | defense mechanism where a client diverts uncomfortable feelings into socially acceptable feelings (fear of an undesirable event to anticipation of a desirable event) |
| regression | returning to an earlier stage of development to avoid tension or conflict (client becomes needy or childlike during period of stress) |
| displacement | redirection of an emotion from one object to a similar but less threatening (child angry at parents displaces feelings towards little siblings) |
| projection | attribution of unacknowledged characteristics or thoughts to others (someone who feels guilty interprets the statements of others as blaming him/her) |
| reaction formation | switching of an unacceptable impulse into its opposite (hugging someone you would like to punch) |
| asthenia | weakness |
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