Deck 57: Spiritual Occupation

Question 1

You are working with a client who values regular religious participation; however, this person has not been attending religious services for the past 6 months because of symptoms of depression. You are looking for an evidence-based intervention that addresses time use as a way to increase occupational balance and community engagement that you hope will facilitate your client's return to regular religious service participation. Which intervention approach would you choose?

A) Action Over Inertia
B) Mindfulness Living Programs
C) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
D) Disabilities and Faith Program

Answer 1

A

Question 2

You are working with a client who states she feels at peace when communing with nature, but hasn't been engaged in nature-based occupations for a long time because of work commitments. Through collaboration with your client you establish a weekly routine that incorporates one nature-based activity. Which of the following best reflects a nature-based activity?

A) Sketching nature scenes
B) Mindfulness
C) Establishing new friendships
D) Gardening

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The Canadian Model of Occupational Performance and Engagement places spirituality at the core of which of the following domains?

A) Person
B) Environment
C) Occupation
D) Occupational performance

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is most reflective of an occupational therapy practitioner's approach to working with an individual who engages in a specific religious practice?

A) Obtain a thorough knowledge of the individual's religious practice
B) Collaborate with the appropriate religious personnel when providing treatment
C) Recognize and respect the significance and meaning this practice has for the individual you are working with
D) Avoid the topic of spirituality in practice, as it is not your domain

Question 5

As an occupational therapy practitioner, you choose to engage your clients in activities such as painting, poetry, and dancing as a way of discovering meaning in life and relationships. These activities can best be identified as which of the following?

A) Nature-based occupations
B) Creative occupations
C) Social occupations
D) Religious occupations

Question 6

Which of the following best reflects how occupational therapy defines spirituality?

A) Religious beliefs
B) Religious affiliations
C) How a person seeks and expresses meaning and purpose
D) Cultural beliefs

Question 7

The ability to make decisions about what spiritual beliefs and practices to adopt is referred to as which of the following?

A) Volition
B) Occupational performance
C) Personal causation
D) Spiritual agency

Question 8

Evidence indicates that religious and spiritual practices impact which of the following?

A) Negative impact on mental health outcomes
B) Positive impact on mental health outcomes
C) Increased delusions
D) Increased depressive symptoms

Question 9

You have been working on an inpatient mental health unit for the past 5 years. Because of the increased acuity of your patients and work-related stress, you and your colleagues have started to experience burnout. You decide you want to incorporate an evidence-based intervention that has been found to help reduce job burnout. Which of the following interventions would you choose?

A) Journaling
B) Prayer
C) Yoga
D) Mindfulness