Miscellaneous Flashcards
Occupational Performance
- Physically doing
- Observable
- ‘going through the motions’
- more susceptible to aging, or change is health/trauma
Occupational Engagement
- internal experience
- meaningful
- subjective/idiosyncratic
- could be tied to affective or cognitive
- not always observable
- accessible to everyone
- broader applications that OP
Occupational Analysis
Examining and understanding the specific occupations clients wants/needs to do in actual context they choose to perform it in and how they choose to perform it (idiosyncratic). The person/client is in the foreground of this and must take into account their motivation for doing occupation, values, life experiences, interests, goals etc.
Activity Analysis
Examine and understand the activity in a general sense - gain knowledge on skills required and demands (how the majority of people do it in a specific setting or culture)
OT may use to gain better understanding of the activity so they can:
i) anticipate possible areas of concern when working with client (identify potential barriers)
ii) use it as an appropriate, therapeutic activity for client to engage in to develop skills needed to perform other activities (occupation-as-means approach)
Occupation as ends
This is done using whatever abilities and capacities client possesses using any required adaptations. The occupation can be remedial in the sense that it is considered purposeful and meaningful to the client, which is hypothesized to motivate performance. Adaptation can be used here
Occupation as means
is the use of occupation as a treatment to improve clients impaired capacities and abilities to enable eventual occupational functioning. (using occupation as a way to practice building the clients skills/performance/competence so they can improve impaired areas of functioning).
e.g. playing with play-doh as means to improve finger dexterity and skill. Grading can be used here.
