Defining and Describing Environment Flashcards
What is an occupation in terms of the environment?
Action that occupies particular social and physical space
What are concepts of the environment?
- Social
- Cultural
- Physical
- Institutional
Describe the social environment
- Range of groups + interactions person exposed to
- Societal systems, policies, practice supporting social participation
- Relationships in organised communities
- Shared interests, values, attitudes, beliefs
Describe the cultural environment
- Values, beliefs, customs, routine practices, use of time
- Ethnic, racial, ceremonial and routine practices based on ethos and value system of particular groups
Describe the institutional environment
- Societal institutions and practices, including policies, decision making, processes, procedures, accessibility, organisational practices
- Economic services, financial priorities, funding arrangements, employment support
- Legal processes and services
- Political: government funded services, legislation, practices
Describe the physical environment
-Natural and built surroundings that consist of buildings, roads, gardens, vehicles for transportation, technology, weather, other materials
Describe role of Occupational Analysis
- Focus on physical and cognitive demands of occupations
- Sensory functions and pain
- Neuromusculo skeletal and movement related functions
- Mental functions (ie. global and specific)
What the the person-environment fit?
- Transaction occurs between person and their environment
- Potential to change environmental barriers to maximise P/E rather than to change the person
- Maximise personal capacity, shape, modify behaviour in order to enable occupational performance
- Environmental enablers and barriers
What are components of the AOTA framework?
- Cultural
- Personal
- Temporal
- Virtual
- Physical
- Social
Describe cultural component of AOTA
- Customs, beliefs, activity patterns, behaviour standards, expectations accepted by society
- Ethnicity and values, apolitical aspects
- Opportunities for education, employment, economic support
Describe personal component of AOTA
- Age, gender, socioeconomic status and educational status
- Organisational level and population level
Describe temporal component of AOTA
- The experience of time as shaped by engagement in occupations
- Stages of life, time of day or year, duration, rhythm of activity or history
Describe virtual component of AOTA
- Environment in which communication occurs by means of airways or computers and an absence of physical contact
- Simulated or real time or neat time existence of an environment
- Chat rooms, email, videoconferencing, radio
Describe physical component of AOTA
Natural and built non-human environments and the objects within them
Describe social component of AOTA
- Presence, relationships, expectations of persons, organisations, populations
- Relationships with individuals, groups, organisations
- Relationships with systems that are influential in establishing social norms
