Play Flashcards
What is play?
Play is a safe, fun, spontaneous and non-obligatory activity that is controlled by the player, transcends reality, is exploratory in nature and emphasises the process rather than the outcome
What is symbolic play?
Pretend play
What is imitation?
when a child after watching others copies the actions they have observed
What is modelling?
Adult models behaviour they would like to see a child do
What is object substitution?
using something for other than its original intention
Why do OT’s use play?
as a way to improve a child’s modality
What makes an environment supportive of play?
- It is physically and emotionally safe
- allows for adaptations that keep play challenging and motivating
- Promotes individuals involvement, attentiveness and performance
Name 3 threats to play
- Parents spending more time working
- Academic pressures at school and home
- Diminished understanding of the value of play
- Urban environments with less play space
- Parental fears when child is not supervised
- Fewer natural environments for play
- Excessive safety regulations in playgrounds
- Increased involvement in electronic and virtual play spaces
- Disability
What are some factors for exclusion of play beyond an individual’s control?
- Geographical isolation
- Displacement
- Socio-economic status
- Stereotyping and stigma
- Disability
How can disability be a threat to play?
Physical impairments - decrease active play and reduce opportunities for social play
Cognitive impairments - decrease curiosity, have preferences for structured play, destructive and inappropriate use of objects
Language difficulties - unable to engage
What are the 6 types of play?
- object
- relational
- functional
- symbolic
- constructive
- games with rules
What is object play?
- starts at infancy
- uses objects to play
- all about manipulating object eg mouthing, holding, dropping, banging etc.
What is relational play?
- 9 months of age
- exploring objects and how they are related to each other eg. banging objects together, putting objects in a container, stacking blocks etc
What is functional play?
- becomes dominant at 15 months
- sometimes called pre-symbolic play
- children learn most functional play through other people in social contact
What is symbolic play?
- emerges around 2yo
- imaginative play, using a block as a phone
- pretending to be a ballerina
What is constructive play?
- 2-2.5yo until adulthood
- involves creating something
- requires a combination of fine movements, sensory capacity and cognitive and symbolic understanding
- eg. building a tower of blocks
What are games with rules?
- from 4yo to adulthood
- requires an element of sharing, taking turns, fair play and accurate recording of results
What is the role of an OT in play?
- To develop a child’s ability to play
- Teach parents how to play
- Enable participation in play
- Advocate for environments that support play
What are the advantages of the assessment of play?
- Analyse physical/cognitive, social participation, imagination, independence, coping, and environment
- provide information on occupational performance, performance skills and patterns