OT domain and framework

Question 1

Occupation definition ( Def)

Answer 1

1) Occupations are various kinds of activities in which individuals, groups or populations engage.
2) Occupations occur in context
3) Influenced by the interplay among client factors, performance skills and performance patterns.
4) Occupations occur over time
5) Have purpose, meaning, and perceived utility to the clients
5) Can be observed by others or be known only to the person involved.
6) Occupations can involve the execution of multiple activities for completion and can result in various outcomes.

Question 2

Client factors (Def)

Answer 2

Specific capacities, characteristics or beliefs that reside within the person and that influence performance in occupations.

Question 3

Performance skills ( Def)

Answer 3

1) Goal- directed actions
2) Are observable as small units of engagement in daily life occupations.
3) Learned and developed over time and are situated in specific contexts and environments

Question 4

Performance patterns ( Def)

Answer 4

Habits, routines, roles and rituals used in the process of engaging in occupations or activities; these patterns can support or hinder occupational performance

Question 5

Context and environment ( Def)

Answer 5

A variety of interrelated conditions that are within and surrounding the client.

Question 6

Occupational justice

Answer 6

1) Recognises occupational rights to inclusive participation in everyday occupations for all persons in society, regardless of age, ability, gender, social class or other differences

Question 7

Occupations catégorisation

Answer 7

1) ADLs
2) IDALs
3) Rest and sleep
4) Education
5) Work
6) Play
7) Leisure
8) Social participation

Question 8

ADLs ( Def+ Example)

Answer 8

1) Def: activities oriented toward taking care of one’s own body
2) Example: bathing/ showering, toilet ting/ toilet hygiene, dressing, swallowing/ eating, feeding, functional mobility, personal device care, personal hygiene and grooming, sexual activity

Question 9

IADLs ( Def+ Example)

Answer 9

1) Def: Activities to support daily life within the home and community, often require more complex interactions than those used in ADLs
2) Example: Care of others, care of pets, child rearing, driving and community mobility, communication management, financial management, health management and maintenance, house establishment and management, meal preparation and cleanup, religious and spiritual activities and expression, safety and emergency maintenance, shopping

Question 10

Rest and Sleep ( Def+ categorisation))

Answer 10

1) Def: Activities related to obtaining restorative rest and sleep to support healthy, active engagement in other occupations
2) Categorisation: Rest, sleep preparation, sleep participation

Question 11

Education ( Def+ categorisation)

Answer 11

1) Def: Activities needed for learning. and participating in the educational environment
2) Categorisation: Formal education participation, Informal personal educational needs/. interests exploration, informal personal education participation

Question 12

Work ( Def+ categorisation)

Answer 12

1) Def: Labor or exertion; committed occupations with or without financial rewards
2) Categorisatoin: Employment interests and pursuits

Question 13

Rest

Answer 13

Engaging in quiet and effortless actions that interrupt physical and mental activity, resulting in a relaxed state

Question 14

Sleep participation

Answer 14

1) Engage in routines that prepare the self for a comfortable rest
2) Prepare the physical environment for the period of unconsciousness

Question 15

Sleep participation

Answer 15

Taking care of personal needs for sleep

Question 16

Play

Answer 16

1) Def: spontaneous and organised activity that provides enjoyment, entertainment, amusement and diversion
2) Categorisatoin: play exploration and play participation

Question 17

Leisure

Answer 17

1) Def: Nonobligatory activities that is intrinsically motivated and engaged in during discretionary time, that is time not committed to obligatory occupations such as work, self care and sleep
2) Categorisation: Leisure exploration, leisure participation

Question 18

Social participation

Answer 18

1) Def: the interweaving of occupations to support desired engagement in community and family activities as well as those involving peers and friends. Involvement in a subset of activities that involve social situations with others and that support social interdependence
2) Categorisation: community, family, peers and friends

Question 19

Values ( Def)

Answer 19

Acquired belief that is derived from the culture, about what is good, right and important to do

Question 20

Beliefs (Def)

Answer 20

Cognitive belief held as true by or about the clients

Question 21

Spirituality (Def)

Answer 21

1) The aspect of humanity
2) refers to the way individuals seek and express meaning and purpose, experience their connectedness to the moment, to self, to others, to nature, and to the significant pr sacred

Question 22

Body functions (Def)

Answer 22

Physiological functions of all body systems, including psychological functions

Question 23

Body Structures (Def)

Answer 23

Anatomical parts of the body

Question 24

Performance skills ( Categorisation)

Answer 24

Motor skills, Process skills, Social interaction skills

Question 25

Motor skills ( Def+ 3 examples)

Answer 25

1) Def: Occupational performance skills observed as the person interacts with and moves task objects and self around the task environment
2) Examples:
- Align: interacts with task objects without evidence of persistent propping/ persistent leaning
- Stabilizes: Move through task environment and interacts with task objects without momentary propping or loss of balance
- Positions: Positions self an effective distance from task objects and without evidence of awkward body positioning

Question 26

Process skills ( Def+ 3 examples)

Answer 26

1) Def: Occupational performance skills observed as the person
- select, interacts with and uses task tools and materials
- carries out individual actions and steps
- modifies performance when problems are encountered
2) Examples:
- Paces: Maintains a consistent and effective rate or tempo of performance throughout the entire task
- Attends: Does not look away from what he or she is doing, interrupting the ongoing task progression
- Heeds: Carried out and completes. the task originally agreed on or specified by another

Question 27

Social interaction skills ( Def+ 3 examples)

Answer 27

1) Def: Occupational performance skills observed during the ongoing stream of a social exchange
2) Example:
- Approaches/ starts: Approaches or initiates interaction with the social partner in a manner that is socially appropriate
- Concludes/ disengages: Effectively terminates the conversation or social interaction, brings to closure the topic under discussion and disengages or say good- bye

Question 28

Occupational therapy (Def)

Answer 28

Therapeutic use of everyday life activities (occupations) with individuals or groups for the purpose of enhancing or enabling participation in roles, habits, and routines in home, school, workplace, community and other settings.