ISP: Occupation and Activity Demands Flashcards
These are the components of occupations and activities that occupational therapy practitioners consider in their professional and clinical reasoning process.
occupation and activity
These are what is typically required to carry out the activity regardless of client and context.
Activity demands
These are what is required by the specific client (person, group, or population) to carry out an occupation.
Occupation demands
General meaning of the activity within the given culture
Relevance and importance
Tools, supplies, equipment, and resources required to process of carrying out the activity or occupation and their inherent properties.
Objects used and their properties
Physical environment requirements of the occupation or activity
(example: size, arrangement, surface, lighting, temperature, noise, humidity, ventilation)
space demands
Elements of the social and attitudinal environments required for the occupation or activity
Social demands
Temporal process required to carry out the activity or occupation
(example: specific steps, sequence of steps, timing requirements)
Sequencing and timing demands
Actions and performance skills that are an inherent part of the activity or occupation
Required actions and performance skills
Physiological functions of body systems required to support the actions used to perform the activity or occupation
Required body functions
Anatomical parts of the body such as organs, limbs, and their components that support body functions and are required to perform the activity or occupation
Required body structures