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
Group Maintenance Roles
Keeps lines of communication open & flowing…
Gatekeeper & expediter
Group Maintenance Roles
Sets expectations & ideals for group…
Standard setter
Group Maintenance Roles
Shares views & interpretations…
Group observer & commentator
Group Maintenance Roles
Passively goes along with members.
Follower
Context
Customs, beliefs, activity patterns, behavior standards, & expectations accepted by the society of which the client is a member.
Cultural
Context
Features of the individual that are not part of a health condition or health status…
Personal
Context
Location of occupational performance in time…
Temporal
Context
Environment in which communication occurs by means of airways or computers & an absence of physical contact…
Virtual
Context
Natural & built nonhuman environment & the objects in them…
Physical
Context
Is constructed by presence, relationships, & expectations of persons, organizations, populations…
Social
Context
Includes ethnicity & values as well as political spects, such as laws that affect access to resources & affirm perosnal rights…
Cultural
Context
Personal context includes age, gender, socioeconomic status, & educational status.
Personal
Context
Contribute to the patterns of daily occupations are the rhythm, tempo, synchronization, duration, & sequence…
Temporal
Context
Includes simulated or real-time or near-time existence of an environment via chat rooms, email, video-conferencing, radio transmissions…
Virtual
Context
Natural environment includes geopgraphic terrain, sensory qualities of environment, plants & animals…
Physical
Context
Availablility & expectations of significant individuals, such as spouse, friends, & caregivers…
Social
Context
Includes opportunities for education, employment, & economic support…
Cultural
Context
Relationships with individuals, groups, organizations…
Social
Context
Includes organizational levels (volunteers & employees) & population levels (members of society)…
Personal
Context
Built environment & objects includes buildings, furniture, tools, & devices…
Physical
Context
Relationships with systems that are influental in establishing norms, role expectations, & social routines (political, legal, economic, institutional)…
Social
Group Task Roles
Provides ideas & new perspectives…
Initiator contributor
Group Task Roles
Seeks clarification & factual information…
Information Seeker
Group Task Roles
Wants clarification of values & attitudes…
Opinion Seeker
Group Task Rules
Readily provides facts as needed…
Information giver
Group Task Roles
Offers values & attitudes to others…
Opinion giver
Group Task Roles
Expands on suggestions…
Elaborator
Group Task Roles
Assembles/organizes ideas…
Coordinator
Group Task Roles
Reminds the group of its intent & purpose…
Orienter
Group Task Roles
Offers standards used to measure accomplishments…
Evaluator critic
Group Task Roles
Motivates the group to decide &/or take action…
Energizer
Group Task Roles
Takes on various duties & jobs…
Procedural Technician
Group Task Roles
Keeps notes on group & recalls information…
Recorder
What are the 6 steps of OT intervention?
- Referral
- Evaluation
- Tx planning
- Tx implementation
- Program discontinuation
- Service management
