Purposeful Activity & Group Roles Flashcards
Test Monday 12/13
People’s active participation in ordinary & familiar activities within defined, natural or man-made settings.
occupation
Goal-directed behaviors or tasks that comprise occupations; goal-directed use of time + attention + energy.
purposeful activity
3 criteria of purposeful activity are:
- individual actively & voluntarily participates
- directed toward a goal that an individual considers meaningful
- carried out in context
A person’s competence in carrying out the activities & tasks basic to fulfillment of roles important to self &/or others…
function
For purposeful activities to be therapeutic, they must:
- be relevant, meaningful, & goal-directed from the perspectives of the client & the OTP
- elicit coordination among sensorimotor, cognitive, psychological, & psychosocial systems
- promote mastery & feelings of competence
What are the goals of goal-directed behaviors or tasks of OTPs?
- mastery of a new performance skill or area of occupation
- restoration of the ability to perform a previous skill or area of occupation
- compensation for the loss of performance skills so that an area of occupation may be resumed
- maintaining performance skills
- preventing the loss of performance
What interventions do OTP use to optimize occupational performance & a person’s quality of life?
- therapeutic use of self
- therapeutic use of occupations & activities
Activities that are relevant to a person’s roles performed in the settings in which they would take place given the person’s life circumstances…
occupation based activity
Activities or activity processes/steps relevant to an individual’s lifestyle performed in therapeutically designed settings which may include practice of a performance skill using realistic materials & methods…
purposeful activity
What type of activity does role play & work hardening activities represent?
purposeful activity
What methods are used to prepare the client for performing occupation based activities & purposeful activities?
- input/handling
- PAMs
- orthotics/splinting & exercise
An application of problem solving to increase effectiveness of occupational performance such as redesigning a work space, a task process or a living space for safety…
consultation
Communication of expert knowledge & info about occupation & activity such as principles of energy conservation, point protection, body mechanics, & the relationship between body function deficits & occupational performance…
Education
What intervention approaches do OTP use?
- provide enriched contextual & activity experiences to enhance performance in natural settings.
- change client variables
- provide supports to preserve performance capabilities
- revise current context or activity demands to support performance in the natural setting
- provide strategies to limit the risk for the occurrence or development of barriers to performance
Individual Role Demeans & attacks the status of others by expressing negativity.
Aggressor
Individual Role Resists group progress.
Blocker
Individual Role Attracts attention by inappropriate disclosures.
Self-confessor
Individual Role Uses joking & provocative behavior to distract attention to oneself.
Playboy
Individual Role Shows inappropriate authority by monopolizing others.
Dominator
Individual Role Appears needy; seeks pity.
Help seeker
Individual Role Disguises own prejudices through social positions.
Special interest pleader
Group Maintenance Roles
Supports others in positive ways…
Encourager
Group Maintenance Roles
Attempts to mediate differences of opinions…
Harmonizer
Group Maintenance Roles
Will accomodate & trade off own position for good of whole…
Compromiser
