Chapter 3 : Philosophical Principles and Values in Occupational Therapy

Question 1

refers to the set of values, beliefs, truths, and principles that guide the practitioners actions

Answer 1

professional philosophy

Question 2

refers to a set of basic principles or concepts underlying somebody’s practice or conduct

Answer 2

philosophy

Question 3

refers to questions concerned with the nature of humankind

Answer 3

metaphysical

Question 4

related to the “nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge” and investigates questions such as “how do we know things and how do we know what we know?”

Answer 4

epistemology

Question 5

concerned with the study of values

Answer 5

axiology

Question 6

Occupational Therapy has adhered to what type of approach?

Answer 6

holistic

Question 7

What approach emphasizes the organic and function relationship between the parts and the whole being?

Answer 7

holistic approach

Question 8

the ordinary and familiar things that people do everyday

Answer 8

occupation

Question 9

the ability to carry out activities of daily life

Answer 9

occupational performance

Question 10

a pattern or behavior that involves certain rights and duties that an individual is expected, trained, and often encouraged to perform in a particular social situation

Answer 10

role

Question 11

occupational therapy believes that humans learn through……

Answer 11

experience

Question 12

occupation therapy emphasizes WHAT as the primary mechanism for learning?

Answer 12

doing

Question 13

the basic units of behavior and are the simplest form of an action

Answer 13

tasks

Question 14

the use of a specific occupation to bring about a change in the clients performance

Answer 14

occupation as a means

Question 15

the desired outcome or product of intervention and it is derived from the person’s values, experiences and culture

Answer 15

occupation as an end

Question 16

a change in function that promotes survival and self-actualization

Answer 16

adaptation

Question 17

belieft that the client should be treated as a person, not as an object

Answer 17

humanism

Question 18

the unselfish concern for the welfare of others

Answer 18

alturism

Question 19

treating all individuals equally with an attitude of fairness and impartiality and respecting each individual’s beliefs, values and lifestyles in the day-to-day interactions

Answer 19

equality

Question 20

the ability to demonstrate sound judgement, care and discretion

Answer 20

prudence

Question 21

Occupational therapy views humans as…..

Answer 21

active beings