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A situational judgment test is a:

Surface acting at work tends to be healthier than deep-acting.

You are about to begin your afternoon therapy with Joe (he/him), who recently had a brainstem stroke.  As you enter his hospital room, you see that he is drinking some juice from his lunch.  When he greets you, his voice is gurgly/wet sounding and he coughs a few times. Which of the following would be an appropriate recommendation for Joe?

Which of the following motivational theories has received the MOST support and has great practical utility (i.e., feasibly applied to the workplace)?

You are on a home evaluation visit on a Tuesday with a patient who will be discharged home in 3 days. He needs a wheelchair for all mobility and requires Max A for transfers. He lives with his wife and 8-year-daughter in a rented apartment, all of which is accessible in his wheelchair except for the doorway of his bedroom.  What recommendation to his family would be most appropriate to allow for a safe discharge in 3 days?

You are conducting a home visit with a patient to make recommendations once she is discharged from the inpatient rehabilitation program. She has had functional decline and increased fatigue, and was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She will be using a motorized scooter upon discharge.  Her home is single level, but has four steps to enter. Each step is 7” high. Based on ADA standards, what is your recommendation for the length of a ramp to allow her to access her home? 

Which of the following processes is theorized to be the main mechanism that results in spasticity?

You are treating Juan (he/him) in outpatient PT about 3 months after he experienced a left hemisphere stroke impacting his right arm motor control. You do the quick Fugl-Meyer screen and find that he is able to flex his right shoulder forward with his elbow straight. When you ask him to abduct his shoulder out to the side, his elbow flexes and his forearm supinates. You ask him to repeat the shoulder abduction movement two more times with cues to keep his arm straight, but you continue to note elbow flexion and forearm supination. What do these screening results tell you? 

Assume that the body structure/functions you assessed in the previous question showed impairment in those areas.  Given what you know to this point, choose a type of ankle-foot orthosis that you think might benefit Betsaida and provide rationale/justification. 

While in the line of duty, Private Roads (she/her) experienced a blast injury with injuries affecting her head and neck. She is reporting some blurry vision. Her peripheral vision is reduced on the right side in both the upper and lower quadrants. Her resting gaze is stable and her H-test is smooth and accurate. During the pupillary light reflex test, neither eye constricts when you shine the light in the right eye, and both eyes constrict when you shine the light in the left eye. Which cranial nerve is involved?