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Occupations involve purposeful and meaningful activities that individuals engage in daily to reach predetermined goals. These activities are typically ongoing and continue to an individual’s fulfillment and well-being are considered …

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Occupations

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The need for emotions in an activity is associated with how we express ourselves and our experiences are considered …

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Purposeful Activities

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Therapy treatments that supplement one another enhance the primary therapy’s effectiveness. Physical agents and mechanical modalities are supplemental therapies that assist the client’s occupational engagement are considered…

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Adjunctive Modalities

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Activities focused on the patient’s needs and interests and intended to have practical value and significance in their life is defined as …

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Occupation-based intervention

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Occupational therapists use professional judgment, empathy, and a client-centered approach to develop and manage therapeutic client relationships is defined as …

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Therapeutic use of self

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When a person participates in a diverse range of occupations appropriately, it helps them maintain their health and overall well-being. This state is called occupational balance is defined as …

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Balance of occupations

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To gather the required information to assess the patient for appropriate treatment is defined as …

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Evaluation

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Collected information from the client to create specific interventions and goals is defined as …

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Assessment

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A collective summary of what clients define for their contexts and environments during their evaluation process is defined as …

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Occupational Profile

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Individuals, groups, or populations with shared characteristics or common purpose is defined as …

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Client

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Automatic and repetitive “specific” behavior an individual may demonstrate. Some of these behaviors can cause harm to no harm and could be healthy or non-healthy is defined as …

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Habits

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The behaviors and actions shaped by an individual’s personal factors, identity, culture, and social contexts is defined as …

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Roles

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The patterns of behavior that occur regularly to structure an individual’s daily life is defined as …

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Routines

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Beliefs and principles are obtained from cultural influences and determine one’s perception of what is morally upright, desirable, and significant to pursue is defined as …

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Values

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Habits, routines, roles, and rituals affect performance. These context- and time-dependent patterns can either help or hinder occupational performance is defined as …

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Performance Patterns

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Learned over time in specific contexts with goal-directed actions is defined as …

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Performance Skills

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The values, beliefs, and spirituality that may influence the client’s life’s occupations is defined …

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Client Factors

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Activities of Daily Living are activities that pertain specifically to the client’s self-care and needs is defined as …

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ADLS

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Instrumental Activities of Daily Life are daily life necessities that surround the client’s space is defined as …

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IADL

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Higher-level cognitive functions include memory, perception, attention, and thinking is defined as …

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Mental Functions

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Awareness of one’s mental state, judgment, and cognitive flexibility is a valuable skill that can help gain insight and situational awareness is defined as …

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Higher-level cognitive

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Utilizing data or knowledge to conclude is defined as …

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Judgement

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The frontal lobes of the brain control complex behaviors like decision-making, abstract thinking, planning, mental flexibility, and appropriate action selection is defined as …

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Executive Functions

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The ability to comprehend and find value in an event or experience beyond its surface-level features is defined as …

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Abstract Thought

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A thought process or strategy changes when a problem arises is defined as …

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Cognitive Flexibility

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An individual’s thought process that can alter their behavior through self-reflection is defined as …

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Metacognitive

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The ability to group sensory experiences or information to create a mental model of something abstract. It involves organizing information based on shared qualities of objects or situations is defined as …

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Concept Formation

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Understanding oneself and having a realistic concept of one’s physical and mental state and capabilities is defined as …

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Insight/Awareness

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The ability to focus on specific tasks without interruptions from external distractions is defined as …

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Attention

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Remain attentive and concentrate on the sensory inputs without getting distracted or taking breaks is defined as …

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Sustained Attention

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Our ability to filter distractions affects our level of attention to sensory information is defined as …

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Selective Attention

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Concentrating on multiple sources of information or tasks simultaneously enables a person to perform various activities is defined as …

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Divided Attention

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The cognitive ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously. It involves focusing on one task for a limited period before switching our concentration to another stimulus is defined as …

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Shifting Attention

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Retrieving information involves registration and encoding, consolidation and storage, and recall and retrieval is defined as ….

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Memory

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A memory function that can only be used for a short period and is typically forgotten if not transferred to long-term memory is defined as …

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Short term Memory

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The recollection of past events and experiences can be retained in one’s mind for various periods, ranging from a few hours to many years is defined as …

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Long-term Memory

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The ability to recall information from both short-term and long-term memory and apply it effectively is defined as …

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Working Memory

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The capacity of our brain to identify and comprehend various sensations, such as visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, vestibular, olfactory, and proprioceptive, is referred to as perception is defined as …

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Perception

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The ability to distinctly differentiate the difference in all senses, such as visual and auditory is defined as …

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Discrimination of senses

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The process of understanding and adapting to various sounds and distinguishing them from others in the environment is known as sound interpretation and localization is defined as …

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Auditory

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The mental ability to perceive myriad textures and sensations through physical contact with an object or surface is defined as …

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Tactile

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The perception and interpretation of what is visually observed is defined as …

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Visual

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The relation of interpretation smells and odors is defined as …

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Olfactory

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Interpreting the sensations of our taste buds is defined as …

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Gustatory

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The inner ear’s ability to sense the body’s orientation and movement relative to gravity and other external forces is known as the perception of body position in space is defined as …

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Vestibular

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The ability to understand the position of body parts and determine the duration of time and location of their position is defined as …

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Proprioception

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The brain integrates and processes a myriad of subcategories within the sensory category, such as sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell is defined as …

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Multisensory Processing

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Understanding one’s position and connection to other entities within their surrounding area is defined as …

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Spatial relationship

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The product of the mental activity of content awareness is defined as …

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Thought

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The difference between fiction and non-fiction and what is considered logical is defined as …

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Control and Content of Thought

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The ability to identify familiar faces, objects, or materials previously seen is defined as …

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Recognition

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The ability to compare and categorize environmental information accurately is defined as …

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Categorization

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The ability to use previously acquired knowledge and skills in different scenarios is defined as …

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Generalization

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To have reality with our conscious self by being aware of it and accepting it as it is, without any form of resistance is defined as …

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Awareness of reality

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The skill of analyzing and processing provided data rationally to make a decision is defined as …

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Logical / Coherent thought

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This refers to mentally strategizing the speed and timing of our physical movements while minimizing any unnecessary movements caused by stress or tension is defined as …

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Sequencing Complex Movement Patterns

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The mental skillset to perform intricate actions in a specific order of motor movements is defined…

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Regulation of speed, response, quality, & time

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Involves various mental functions, such as feelings and affective elements, that are integral to the cognitive process of the mind is defined as …

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Emotional

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The emotional requirement for an activity is linked to expression and personal experience is defined as …

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Regulation and Range of Emotion

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An individual displays feelings that match the situation during an activity or occupation is defined as …

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Appropriateness of Emotion

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The ability to perceive oneself and the passage of time involves being conscious of one’s identity, physical body, and where one stands concerning the surrounding environment and the timeline of events is defined as …

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Experience of self and time

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The individual’s self-awareness of physical appearance is defined as …

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Body Image

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The awareness of oneself of their roles and identity within society is defined as …

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Self-concept

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The general mental functions of the brain include consciousness, occupations, psychosocial functioning, temperance, personality, energy, and sleep is defined as …

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Global Mental Functions

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The mental activity in which an individual is aware of something for what it is, is defined as …

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Consciousness

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An alert is a response to one’s stimuli in their surroundings, whereas being alert is being able to process the stimuli is defined as …

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Awareness & Alertness

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The ability to relate to oneself, place, time, and others is defined as …

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Orientation

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The awareness of the individual’s identity and who they are as a person for themselves, not for society is defined as …

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Orientation to Self

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An individual is aware of where they are physically located is defined as …

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Orientation to Place

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The awareness of the individual’s consciousness of time, whether the time of day, day, month, or year is defined as …

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Orientation to Time

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To identify those significant to an individual or identify the relation to the individual is defined as …

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Orientation to Others

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Temperament is the individual’s traits and tendencies, whereas their personality is their overall demeanor is defined as …

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Temperament & Personality

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The ability to be composed in an even-tempered and calm manner, also called “easy-going” is defined as …

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Emotionally Stability

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A myriad of skills and styles for expressing one’s emotions, needs, and wants is defined as …

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Self-Expression

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The assurance that one can accomplish something meaningful in oneself is defined as …

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Confidence

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The inner willpower to act for what lies ahead is defined as …

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Motivation

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To resist the urge to do something irrationally while maintaining control of the situation is defined as …

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Self-Control & Impulse Control

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The cognitive processes involving vision, visual acuity, visual stability, and visual field, which allow individuals to perceive and respond to their surroundings is defined as …

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Visual Functions

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One of the basic foundations of an individual’s seeing functions is the ability to gather feedback on the overall perception by detecting light, color, and contrast is defined as …

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Quality of Vision

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The detection of the form and contours of an object with clear visibility near or at a distance is defined as …

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Visual Acuity

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The ability to perceive objects and the environment as stable despite rapid eye movement or saccades is defined as …

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Visual Stability

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The awareness of one’s surroundings encompasses detecting everything within one’s line of sight when looking straight ahead is defined as …

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Visual Field

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The process of perceiving sound through the ear, including the ability to detect noise is defined as …

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Hearing Functions

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Sound detection is sensing sounds, while sound discrimination distinguishes sounds based on their characteristics is defined as …

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Sound detection & discrimination

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The ability of a client to tolerate or bear with certain levels of noise or sound within their surrounding during an activity may vary from person to person is defined as …

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Tolerance of Ambient Sounds

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The distance from where the sound originates is defined as ..

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Awareness of location & Distance of Sounds

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The inner ear provides sensory information that allows us to sense our body’s position, maintain balance, and execute movements is defined as …

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Vestibular Functions

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Provides the brain with details about the head’s orientation, movement, and the surrounding space of the body is defined as …

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Position

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Maintaining an upright position while standing, sitting, or moving is related to the inner ear. The position of the head is also essential in maintaining balance and preventing falls is defined as …

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Balance

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The vestibular sense helps us move our bodies against gravity and know our body position, speed, and direction. It relies on the inner ear’s semicircular canals to detect head position and changes in speed and direction is defined as …

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Securely moving against gravity

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Involves breaking down chemicals into signals representing bitterness, sourness, saltiness, and sweetness. The tongue detects chemicals and sends signals to the brain; taste functions are essential for eating or drinking is defined as …

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Taste

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The sense of smell helps detect odors in the environment and is linked to memory and emotions is defined as …

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Smell

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The body’s ability to detect the position of its parts, which is controlled by sensory receptors in the muscles, tendons, and joints is defined as …

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Proprioception Functions

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Spatial awareness is the awareness of one’s body’s position relative to objects and people around the individual is defined as …

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Awareness of Body Position & Space

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The ability to perceive physical contact on our skin or mucous membranes. They are a vital part of our daily routines, often utilized unconsciously is defined as …

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Touch Functions

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The ability to feel certain textures is defined as …

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The feeling of being touched

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Determines how a surface feels when in contact with an individual’s body is defined as …

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Touching various textures

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Detecting the occurrence of potential or actual harm in a specific body part and identifying its location is defined as …

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Pain

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Localized pain comes from functional pain receptors in the affected area, which send signals to the brain, allowing us to identify and react to the injury quickly is defined as …

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Localized Pain

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Pain that is not specific to any particular area and is felt over a larger region is defined as …

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Generalized Pain

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Thermoreceptors measure temperature, and pressure is force divided by the area detected by the body’s receptors, which differ from touch is defined as …

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Temperature & Pressure

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The capacity to detect high and low temperatures is defined as …

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Thermal Awareness

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The thermoreception is the sensitivity to temperature and pressure is defined as …

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Sense of Force Applied to the Skin

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The level of ease with which a joint moves during the range of motion is defined as …

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Joint Mobility

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Joint stability refers to the ability of a joint to maintain its structural integrity and remain stable during movement is defined as ..

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Joint Stability

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The force required to move or hold an object is defined as …

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Strength

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The inherent tension that muscles have when they are not actively being used is defined as …

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Muscle Tone

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Continuous muscle contraction can be measured by counting the number of times the muscle contracts with submaximal force or by measuring the duration of submaximal muscle tension is defined as …

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Muscle Endurance

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Motor reflexes refer to spontaneous and automatic motor movements due to sensory input without conscious control is defined as …

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Motor Reflexes

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The inability to move in a desired manner, whether due to unintentional, accidental, or unconscious factors is defined as …

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Involuntary Movement Reactions

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The conscious tightening of muscles to coordinate eye and hand/foot movements, integrate both sides of the body, control fine and large muscle movements, and manage eye movements is defined as …

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Control of Voluntary Movement

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Coordinated body movements involve visual perception to control specific muscle groups is defined as …

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Eye-hand/eye-foot coordinations

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The ability of the body to coordinate movements by using larger muscles is defined as …

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Gross Motor Control

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Precise movements of our hands, fingers, and thumbs when manipulating small objects is defined as …

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Fine Motor Control

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Collaborative use of both sides of the body, arms, or legs to accomplish a task is defined as …

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Bilateral Integration

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Body crossing over to the opposite side. Requires trunk and limb movement toward the opposite side is defined as …

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Crossing midline

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The regulation of the ocular muscles facilitates the detection of visual information in the environment is defined as …

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Oculomotor Control

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The personal and environmental factors influencing the client’s activity or occupation is defined as …

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Context

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The cultural context encompasses societal customs, beliefs, behavioral standards, and expectations, which shape an individual’s identity and activity choices is defined as…

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Cultural Context

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An individual’s circumstances, such as age, gender, financial and academic situation, and affiliation with a specific group or community is defined as …

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Personal Context

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Several aspects of the client’s life must be considered. Their age, daily schedule, habits, past experiences, and perception and engagement in various activities all play vital roles is defined as …

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Temporal Context

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Information is emitted electronically to and from the client without physical interaction is defined as …

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Virtual Context

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Anything that may potentially influence socially or physically the client’s daily occupations is defined as …

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Environment

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External surroundings and conditions, whether by mother nature or human-made infrastructure is defined as …

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Physical Environment

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The client physically surrounds themselves with those they feel comfortable with is defined as …

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Social Environment

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