Performance patterns

Question 1

characteristics of performance patterns

Answer 1

• include: habits, roles, routines and rituals
• can support or hinder occupational performance
• help establish lifestyle and occupational balance
• are shaped, in part, by context and cultural norms
• influenced by all other aspects of the occupational therapy domain and develop over time

Question 2

role of time in performance patterns

Answer 2

• provides organizational structure or rhythm for performance patterns
• manner in which people use time is influenced by biological rhythms, family origins, work and social schedules, and cyclic cultural patterns
• other temporal factors influencing performance patterns are: time management and time use

Question 3

differentiate between time management and time use

Answer 3

time management:
- the manner in which a person, group or population organizes, schedules, and prioritizes certain activities
time use:
- manner in which a person manages their activity levels, adapts to changes in routines, and organizes their days, weeks, and years

Question 4

characteristics of habits

Answer 4

• specific, automatic adaptive or maladaptive behaviors

- may be healthy or unhealthy, efficient or inefficient, and supportive or harmful

Question 5

characteristics of routines

Answer 5

• established sequences of occupations or activities that provide a structure for daily life
• can also promote or damage health
• shared routines: involve two or more people to take place in a similar manner regardless of the individuals involved, can be nested in co-occupations

Question 6

characteristics of roles

Answer 6

• sets of behaviors expected by society and shaped by culture and context
• may be further conceptualized and defined by a person, group, or population
• are an aspect of occupational identity meaning they help to define who a person, group or population believes themselves to be on the basis of their occupational history and desires for future
• certain roles are often associated with certain activities and occupations
• when exploring role OTs consider the complexity of identity and the limitations associated with assigning stereotypical occupations to specific roles
• therapists also consider how clients construct their occupations and establish efficient and supportive habits and routines to achieve health outcomes, fulfil their perceived roles and identity, and determine whether their roles reinforce their values and beliefs

Question 7

characteristics of rituals

Answer 7

• symbolic actions with spiritual, cultural, or social meaning
• contribute to a client’s identity and reinforce the client’s values and beliefs
• some are associated with different seasons or times of the year, whereas others are associated with times of the day or days of the week