Module 8 - Life Balance Flashcards
occupational balance
a balance of engagement across a variety of occupations, including: self care, productivity, and leisure to achieve wellbeing
(the right amount of occupations, and the right variation between them)
why do we need to achieve occupational balance
- to manage competing demands for time
- facilitate adaptation and self development
- health and wellbeing
telomere
is a region of repetitive nucleotide sequences at the end of each chromosomonecleotide
how is occupational balance measured
- time use diary
- personal project analysis
- experience sampling methods
- life balance inventory
overall life balance
match between actual & desired activity patterns
List models which assess occupational balance
- experiential model of occupational balance
- life balance model
Experiential model of occupational balance
- occupational balance relates more on qualities of experiences rather than categories of occupations
- uses experience sampling method
Flow
a way to describe a state of mind when consciousness is harmoniously ordered and the individual wants to continue within the same activity
dimensions of experience
- flowing (high challenge, matched experiences)
- Exacting (high challenge, not matched experiences)
- Calming (low challenge experiences)
Life Balance Model
- overall life balance
- need satisfaction
- associated with positive health and wellbeing outcomes
- influenced by: environment, activity patterns, context
need satisfaction
everyday activity patterns needs to support
you to meet the following needs:
• Basic health & safety
• Rewarding & satisfying relationships,
• Interesting & challenging activities
• Satisfactory personal identity.
Work Life Balance
achieving a balance in roles across a variety of occupations
- has a negative stigma
