Activity Analysis Vocabulary Flashcards
Focusing on a task over time
Attention Span
Interpreting sounds and discriminating background sounds
Auditory
Identify similarities of and differences among pieces of environmental information; ability to classify; to describe by naming or labeling
Categorization
Organizing variety of information to form thoughts and ideas
Concept Formation
Demonstrating alertness and responsiveness to stimuli
Consciousness/Level of Arousal
Moving limbs/eyes across the midsagittal plane of the body
Crossing the Midline
Ability to determine distance between self and objects/figures observed and seen
Depth Perception (3D)
Sustaining cardiac, pulmonary, and musculoskeletal exertion over time; ability to sustain effort over time
Endurance
Strategies that focus on managing emotions associated with a stressful episode
Emotional Stability/Social Conduct
Cognitive ability to separate elements based upon contrast, that is, dark and light, black and white
Figure Ground (2D)
Using small muscle groups for controlled movement, particularly object manipulation
Fine Coordination/Dexterity
Recognizing forms and objects as the same in various environments, sizes, and positions
Form Constancy
Applying previously learned concepts and behaviors to a variety of new situations; skills and performance
Generalization
Use of large muscle groups for controlled movement
Gross Coordination
Interpreting tastes
Gustatory
Analyze, draw conclusion, solve a problem, predict an outcome, reason, evaluate
High Order Reasoning Skills
Ability to act with planning and reflection/modifying ones own behavior in response to various demands, needs, constraints and feedback from others
Impulse Control / Self Control
Being able to initiate/terminate a task within the parameters given
Initiation and termination of activity
Identifying the excursion and direction of joint movement; person’s sense of position, weight and movement in space
Kinesthesia
Using one side, preferred side
Laterality
The ability to acquire new concepts or behaviors
Learning
The ability to recall information after a brief or long period of time
Memory
Ability to organize and execute movement patterns to accomplish a purposeful activity
Motor Control/Motor Plan (aka: Praxis)
Individual drive towards mastering certain goals and skills
Motivation
Degree of tension or resistance in a muscle at rest and in response to a stretch
Muscle Tone
Interpreting smells
Olfactory
Identifying person, place, time and situation
Orientation
An unpleasant sensory or emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage
Pain Response
Perceptual ability is important to understanding directional language concepts such as in and out and up
Position in Space
Maintaining biomechanical integrity among body parts
Postural Alignment
Using adjustments to equilibrium to maintain balance during functional movement
Postural Control
Body reading of posture, movement and change in equilibrium and the knowledge of position, weight and resistance in relation to the body
Proprioception
Path of motion a joint can move in any one direction
Range of Motion
Do you need to know right from left?
R-L Discrimination
Performing steps in an effective or logical order
Sequencing
Maintaining anatomical and physiological condition of tissue and skin
Soft Tissue Integrity
Ability to be aware of one’s self in space
Spatial Awareness
Ability to see 2 or more objects in relation to each other and to one’s self
Spatial Relations
Identifying objects through proprioception, cognition and sense of touch
Stereognosis
Force generated by a single maximal isometric contraction
Strength
Determining location of objects and settings and the route to get to that location
Topographical Orientation
Ability to interpret information and surroundings from visible light reaching the eye. The resulting perception is also known as eyesight, sight or vision
Visual Perception
The production/sequencing of sounds for transmission of spoken language
Voice and Speech
