chap 2 Flashcards
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Domain of Occupational Therapy
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- achieving health, well-being, and participation in life through engagement in occupation” (AOTA, 2020).
- The focus of assessment, goal setting, and intervention is on the daily activities that clients must accomplish, and those they want to accomplish.
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Psychiatric Theories of Mental Disorder
Many theories over the years..
Deviance may emerge from
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- Early childhood experiences (the analytic view; Freud, 1901)
- Innate personality (personality theory; Duggan et al., 2003)
- Faulty learning (behavioral theory; Skinner, 1953)
- Skewed interpretations about events (cognitive theories; Rachman, 1997)
- Neurobiological, genetic, or other biological factors (disease model)
- Interactional issues
- Cultural expectations about “normal” behavior
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Limitations of current Disease Model
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- Only loosely related to function
- Once “disease” has been successfully treated, problems may remain
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ICF (WHO)
WHO- world health organization
ICF- international Classification of Functioning
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- An attempt to address concerns about the disease model
- Specifically addresses function
- Recognizes the complex interaction of factors relating to positive function
- More consistent with occupational therapy views of wellness
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Occupational Therapy Views of Mental
Health and Disorder
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- OT has its beginnings in mental health
- Occupational science (discipline) focuses on understanding occupation and its contributions to health and wellness.
- Occupation is primary focus of OT regardless of the kinds of medical diagnoses a person may have
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Occupational Therapy Theories
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- Kielhofner’s “Model of Human Occupation” (MOHO; Kielhofner, 2002), a general systems model
- “Allen Cognitive Disabilities model” (Allen, 1985), a neurobiological model
- “Person-Environment-Occupational Performance” (PEO) model
(Christiansen & Baum, 1997) - All focus on function as the central concern of assessment and
intervention
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