Hospice of Mercy Volunteer Training Quiz - Music Therapy

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* 1. Music therapists:

Own music

Are mostly nice entertainment

Use music as a tool to affect other goals (like pain management) that are non-musical in nature

Are volunteers with musical talent

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* 2. Music therapists might work with a patient to:

Decrease restlessness and agitation

Process feelings about their disease progression

Engage in positive social interactions with friends and family

Validate the accomplishments of their life

All of the above

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* 3. 3. Music itself is a huge part of music therapy. It is the tool music therapists use to affect non-musical goals. Why is music so effective?

It is part of our human culture and pervasive in our world

It is multi-sensorial, meaning that it can be heard, felt and seen

It is motivating

It is very adaptive and can be used for people of all ages and ability levels

All of the above

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* 4. Which of the following is NOT a reason that music is particularly valuable in end-of-life care?

Music is fun for everyone.

Music is stored in the Auditory Cortex, which is one of the last areas of the brain to be affected by organic brain disorders, like Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia.

Music is processed in the Limbic System, the area of our brain that also processes emotions, allowing music to make connections more easily.

As patients prepare for death, hearing is the last sense to “go.” Patients can hear, deriving comfort and support from music until the very end of life.

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* 5. Training to become a board-certified music therapist does NOT include:

Completing a 4-year degree at an accredited university (or a 2-year equivalency program)

Learning information related to how the vibration of certain pitches can affect different body systems

Taking courses in psychology, physiology, and music

Complete a 6-month (1040 hour) internship with a board-certified music therapist

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* 6. Music therapy is a goal-driven, referral-based program. This means that music therapists:

Receive a referral from another member of the hospice team

Perform an assessment to determine patients strengths and weaknesses

Create goals and objectives around the persons challenges

Design interventions that use music to help patients achieve their goals

All of the above

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* 7. Which of the following might a music therapist do in their role in patient care:

Schedule time to perform music for residents in a nursing home, and make sure to invite the patient who was referred for music therapy

Play a CD for a patient and sit at their side to provide presence

Use the iso principle, assessing the patient's current state and using music to change it

Generate a set list of songs that they will sing for every patient they visit that day

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* 8. Which of the following is true of music therapy sessions in end-of-life c are:

The therapist will sing 10 songs

The therapist will never create conflict

The therapist will alter their interventions to meet the needs of the patient in the moment

Music therapy is for everyone regardless of interest, religion or history

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* 9. Which of the following is NOT true of music therapists:

Music therapists tend to use songs or music that they personally enjoy

Music therapists assess patients during each visit, altering the interventions to meet their needs in the moment

Music therapists use live music whenever possible

Music therapists are very client-oriented, and knowing that patient-preferred music is most effective, use patient-preferred music in their sessions

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* 10. As a volunteer for hospice it is NOT appropriate for me to:

Sing with patients

Play recorded music for patients

Disregard patient preferences when deciding what music to share

Perform at Oldorf Hospice House

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