Assessment of Motor & Process Skills (AMPS)

Question 1

Purpose

Answer 1

To evaluate a person’s quality of performance of personal or instrumental activities of daily living (ADL)

Measure the degree to which a person’s ADL task performances are free of increased clumsiness or physical effort, decreased efficiency, safety risk, and/or need for assistance

Question 2

Specific Activities:

Answer 2

Making coffee & toast

Question 3

Process Skills

Answer 3

Heeds: follows directions (ex: score of 2 if a client makes tea and toast instead of the agreed-on task)
Handles: ex: score of 2 if the client holds a knife in a manner that is potentially unsafe but does not result in an immediate safety risk.

Question 4

Cognitive deficits were defined in the AMPS as:

Answer 4

difficulties with following directions, remembering, concentrating, learning new skills, being aware of details in the environment, initiating and sequencing tasks, tracking time and schedules, thinking abstractly, problem solving, or anticipating and planning for primary and secondary consequences of actions.