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Reaching

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extending arm and bending trunk to grasp items

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Bending

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flex or rotate trunk when siting or reaching

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transport

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carrying object from one place to another while ambulating

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Gripping

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effectively grasp or pinch item so it doesn;t slip

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Calibrating

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adjust force and timing

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Enduring

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persists in completing task w/o showing fatigue or stopping to break

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Balancing

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ambulating w/o (losing balance)

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Praxis

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skilled purposeful movements needed in order to carry out motor activity in the correct sequence

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Positioning Body Parts

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placing anatomical parts in correct position

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Joint mobility

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the ease in which a joint moves

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Postural control

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maintain good posture and alignment

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postural alignment

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proper alignment of joints that allow for functional movement

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flaccidity

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absence of muscle tone

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spasticity

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“tightness” increase of muscle tone with passive stretch

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fluctuating tone

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fluctuating tone between too much and too little

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muscle endurance

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maintaining the contraction of a muscle for a long period

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motor reflexes

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involuntary contraction of muscles to specific stimuli

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asymmetrical tonic neck reflex

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prevents infant from rolling over before ready

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symmetrical tonic neck reflex

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gets baby into crawling position

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Righting

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suddenly being thrown off position and the person reacts to stay upright

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supporting

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trunk supports upright position

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motor control

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coordination of muscle groups to complete a task

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fine motor

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utilizing the fine muscles of fingers and hand

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gross motor

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lg muscle of the body coordinate together for big movement (jumping and kicking)

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crossing midline
one side of the body crosses imaginary midline
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laterality
ability to use one side of the body at a time (writing)
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Bilateral integration
using both arms or both feet at the same time
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visual-motor integration
coordination of eyes and body during an activity
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oculomotor control
coordinated movement of eyeblls to perform activity
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saccades
rapid eye movements that change line of sight
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pusuits
smoothness of eye movement to keep an image in focus (watching football in the air)
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accommodation
refractive power of the eye changes to ensure clear retinal image
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binocularity
ability to construct one image with simuli coming from two eyes
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oral-motr control
ability to coordinate muscle movement of the mouth to speak, eat, sing, suck
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gait patterns
using both legs interchangeably to shift body weight from one leg to another (movements used to walk)
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visual/seeing
receiving and interpreting stimuli from eyes to form color and pattern
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visual acuity
seeing fine details of high contrast
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visual field
angles that can be seen w/o moving head or eyes
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sensory awareness
awareness and differentiation of stimuli received by sensory channels
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hearing functions
sound detection and discrimination
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vestibular functions
sensation of balance and secure movement against gravity
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taste functions
association and differentiation btw bitterness, sweetness, and saltiness
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smell functions
sensing odors and smells
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proprioceptive functions
awareness of body position and space
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touch functions
feeling of being touched, touching various textures and presence of numbness
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pain
unpleasant feeling indicating damage to body structures
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temperature and pressure
receiving stimuli through nerve endings such as light touch and temperature
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perception
ability to interpret sensory information such as 5 senses
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stereogenesis
messy purse
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kinesthesia
ability to understand and perceive the direction, and position of objects in space (throwing a ball)
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R/L discrimination
ability to differentiate btw R and L sides of the body
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form constancy
recognizing and object in different positions and environments (tape dispenser)
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topographical orientation
determining the location of objects and setting and then routing yourself w/o assistance
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figure ground
ability to distinguish btw foreground and background
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concept formation
organizing information to form one idea
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metacognition
self-aware
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cognitive flexibility
seeing both sides (can you flex your opinion)
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insight
self-awareness
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problem solving
apply current knowledge to create solutions when new problems come up
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attention
one can orient their self to receive incoming information
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sustained attention
focus for a long period of time
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selectice attention
pick on thing to focus on
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divided attention
divide attention into many different categories
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short-term memory
memory is not stored
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sensory memory
very short term memory (usually seeing or hearing)
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working memory
you've done it so many times that you dont have to think about it
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long-term memory
memory that is stored
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categorization
finding similar qualities
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spatial operations
mentally being able to manipulate the position of an object in various relationships
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generalization
taking one situation and applying it to another situation
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awareness of reality
awareness of deficits and reality of situations
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responding to feelings appropriately
making your emotions socially correct
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persisting despite frustrations
continuing a task even though you are very over it
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controlling anger
refrain feelings of hostility or displeasure
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recovering from hurt
regain composure after being inflicted with mental pain
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displaying appropriate emotions to situation
exhibit correct feeling of joy, sorrow, fear, etc
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self-efficacy
self confidence- believe you can do it
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orientation
person's understanding of person place time and situation
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motivation
drives your participation in activities
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self-control
modifying one's behavior in response to environmental needs, demands, constraints, personal aspirations and feedback from others
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pace
tempo
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continues
once a task is started, it is done until finished
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heed
completes task originally specified by another
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choose
choosing right amount and size of tools/materials
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gather
bring to one location/regather spills
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Approach/start
initiate conversation with another person
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speaks fluently
speaks in a continuous manner and pace
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turn toward
position body toward person talking
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discloses
reveal opinions and feeling of others appropriately
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produces speach
produces spoken or written word that is clear
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transition
transitions to new topic without interrupting conversation
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gesticulate
using appropriate gestures
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match language
match tone and language of person talking to
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replies
keeps conversation going by replying appropriately
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take turns
take a turn and allows partner to take a turn to talk`
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empathize
expressing and understanding of social partner's feelings
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touches
responds to and uses body contact with social partner that is appropriate

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