Occupations

Question 1

Occupations - definition

Answer 1

Various kinds of life activities in which individuals, groups, or populations engage

Question 2

What are the categories of occupation?

Answer 2

1. Activities of daily living (ADLs)
2. Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
3. Rest and sleep
4. Education
5. Work
6. Play
7. Leisure
8. Social Participation

Question 3

ADLs - definition

Answer 3

• Activities oriented toward taking care of one’s own body.
• Fundamental to living in a social world; they enable basic survival and well-being.
• Also referred to as basic activities of daily living (BADLs) and personal activities of daily living (PADLs)

Question 4

ADL - Bathing, showering

Answer 4

Obtaining and using supplies; soaping, rinsing, and drying body parts; maintaining bathing position; transferring to and from bathing positions

Question 5

ADL - Toileting and toilet hygenie

Answer 5

Obtaining and using toiling supplies, managing clothing, maintaining toilleting position, transferring to and from toiling position, cleaning body, and caring for menstrual and continence needs

Question 6

ADL - Dressing

Answer 6

Choosing clothing/accessories appropriate to time of day, weather, and occasion; obtaining clothing from storage area, dressing/undressing in sequential fashion, fastening/adjusting clothing and shoes; applying/removing personal devices, prosthetic devices, or splints

Question 7

ADL - Swallowing/eating

Answer 7

Keeping/manipulating food or fluid in the mouth and swallowing it

Question 8

ADL - Feeding

Answer 8

Setting up, arranging, and bringing food [or fluid] from the plate or cup to the mouth; sometimes called self-feeding

Question 9

ADL - Functional mobility

Answer 9

• Moving from one position/place to another, such as in-bed mobility, wheelchair mobility, and transfers.
• Includes functional ambulation and transportation of objects.

Question 10

ADL - personal device care

Answer 10

• Using, cleaning, and maintaining personal care items

- Hearing aids, glasses, orthotics, prosthetics, adaptive equipment, contraceptive and sexual devices, etc.

Question 11

ADL - personal hygiene and grooming

Answer 11

• Obtaining and using supplies; removing body hair; using cosmetics
• Washing, drying, combing, styling, brushing, and trimming hair
• Flossing, brushing, deodorant, removing, cleaning, and reinserting dental orthotics and prosthetics

Question 12

ADL - sexual activity

Answer 12

• Activities that result in sexual satisfaction and/or meet relational or reproductive needs