How Would an Occupational Therapist Help Ali, a 2-Year-Old with Sensation-Avoiding

question 4

Multiple Choice

How would an occupational therapist help Ali, a 2-year-old with sensation-avoiding behaviors using a family-centered approach?

• A) Provide strategies for modification or adaptation of the daily routine to help Ali participate
• B) Educate the mother on the developmental sequence of motor skills
• C) Provide Ali with reinforcements for good behaviors
• D) Play games that are fun and ask the parents to follow through with the home program

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Definitions:

Psychopharmacotherapy

Psychopharmacotherapy is the treatment of mental health disorders through the use of medications, targeting neurotransmitter systems to alleviate symptoms.

Electroconvulsive Shock

A medical treatment for severe mental illness where seizures are electrically induced in patients to provide relief from symptoms.

Medication

Substances used to treat and cure symptoms of diseases and conditions or to enhance physical or mental well-being.

Benzodiazepine

A class of psychoactive drugs used to treat conditions such as anxiety, insomnia, and seizures by increasing the effect of the neurotransmitter GABA.