Categories of Body Functions
1) Mental Functions
2) Sensory Functions
3) Neuromusculoskeletal and Movement-Related Functions
4) Muscle Functions
5) Movement Functions
6) Cardiovascular, Hematological, Immunological, Respiratory System Functions
7) Voice and Speech, Digestive, Metabolic, Endocrine, Genitourinary, Reproductive Functions
8) Skin and Related Structures Functions
Body Functions > Mental Functions
1) Higher level cognitive
2) Attention
3) Memory
4) Perception
5) Thought
6) Sequencing complex movement
7) Emotional
8) Experience of self and time
Body Functions > Mental Functions > Higher Level Cognitive Functions
- Judgment
- Concept Formation
- Metacognition
- Executive Functions
- Praxis/Motor Planning (ability to do sequential movements)
- Cognitive Flexibility (changing strategies when problem or change arises)
- Insight (realistic concept of physical/mental abilities)
Metacognition (under Higher Level Cog)
Awareness of one’s own cog processes and ability to manipulate and control one’s own cognition. Important for effective learning, problem solving and efficient communication with others.
Executive Functions (under Higher Level Cog)
Use frontal lobes of brain; complex goal-oriented behavior like decision making, abstract thought, planning, mental flexibility.
Body Functions > Mental Functions > Attention Functions
- Sustained attention/concentration
- Selective attention
- Divided attention (2 things at once)
- Shifting attention (shift from one to another task)
Body Functions > Mental Functions > Memory Functions
- Short-term memory
- Working memory
- Long-term memory
Body Functions > Mental Functions > Perception Functions
- Discrimination of Sensations: Auditory
- Discrim. of Sensations: Tactile
- Discrim. of Sensations: Visual
- Discrim. of Sensations: Olfactory
- Discrim. of Sensations: Gustatory
- Discrim. of Sensations: Vestibular (knowing position of body in space; ability to stay upright for an activity)
- Discrim. of Sensations: Proprioceptive (detecting muscle lengthening/shortening and speed/direction limbs move)
Body Functions > Mental Functions > Thought Functions
- Control and Content of Thought (thoughts relate to activity)
- Awareness of Reality
- Logical and Coherent Thought
Body Functions > Mental Functions > Sequencing Complex Movement Functions
• Regulating speed, response, quality, time of motor production (mentally sequencing purposeful mvmt)
Body Functions > Mental Functions > Emotional Functions
- Regulation and Range of Emotion
* Appropriateness of Emotions
Body Functions > Mental Functions > Experience of Self and Time Functions
- Appropriateness and Range of Emotion (same as Emotional Functions)
- Body Image
- Self-Concept (awareness of identity/roles)
Global Mental Functions (under Mental Functions)
- Consciousness
- Orientation
- Temperament and Personality
- Energy and Drive
- Sleep
Global Mental Functions > Consciousness Functions
- Awareness and alertness
* Clarity and Continuity of Wakeful State
Global Mental Functions > Orientation Functions
- Orientation to person and self (own identity)
- Orientation to place
- Orientation to time
- Orientation to Others
Global Mental Functions > Temperament and Personality Functions
- Extroversion, Introversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness
- Emotional Stability
- Openness to Experience
- Self-Expression
- Confidence
- Motivation
- Self-Control and Impulse Control
- Appetite (natural desire)
Global Mental Functions > Energy and Drive Functions
- Motivation
- Impulse Control
- Appetite (natural desire)
Global Mental Functions > Sleep Functions
• Physiological Process (physical and mental disengagement from immediate environment)
Body Functions > Sensory Functions
- Visual
- Hearing
- Vestibular
- Taste
- Smell
- Proprioceptive
- Touch
- Pain
- Temperature and Pressure
Body Functions > Sensory Functions > Visual Functions
- Quality of Vision (light/contrast/color)
- Visual Acuity (form and contour/near and far)
- Visual Stability (perceive things as stable as eyes move)
- Visual Field (detection of all within visual field–not looking through tunnel)
Body Functions > Sensory Functions > Hearing Functions
- Sound Detection and Discrimination
* Awareness of Location and Distance of Sounds
Body Functions > Sensory Functions > Vestibular Functions
- Position
- Balance
- Secure Movement Against Gravity
Body Functions > Sensory Functions > Taste Functions
• Qualities of bitterness, sweetness, sourness, saltiness
Body Functions > Sensory Functions > Smell Functions
• Sensing odors and smells
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Client Factors-Body Functions43
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OTPFIII - Domain31
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JMM Form - 1 of 318
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OTA 101 - Ch. 1-2 Activity Analysis9
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OTA 101 - Ch. 3-5 - Relevance, Sequence, Demands14
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OTA 101 - Group, Concur, Indiv Therapy6
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JMM Form - 2 of 315
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OTA 101 - Ch. 6 Body Functions40
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OTA 101 - Ch. 7 Body Structures12
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Safety Guidelines5
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JMM Form - 3 of 312
