Unit 9: Activity Demands

Question 1

What are Occupation and Activity demands?

Answer 1

• Elements of either an activity or occupation that impact meaning
• These demands can also look at effort and how much and what type is needed to engage in an occupation or an activity
• Occupation and activity demands can either help or hinder client participation
• Appropriate clinical reasoning paired with knowledge of this portion of the OTPF is essential for guiding a professional when selecting activities used in the therapy process

Question 2

Activity Demands

Answer 2

What is typically required to caryy out the activity regardless of the client and context

Question 3

Occupation Demands

Answer 3

What is required by the specific client (person, group, or population) to carry out an occupation

Question 4

Depending on the context and needs of the client, occupation and activity demands can act as…

Answer 4

Barriers to or supports for participation

-Specific knowledge about activity demands assist practitioners in selecting occupations for therapeutic purposes

Question 5

Getting a drivers liscense as a rite of passage to becoming a responsible adult (type of demand)

Answer 5

Relevance and Importance to client

Question 6

Makeup used for a clients morning ADL’s (type of demand)

Answer 6

Objects used and their properties

Question 7

The step to a laundry task, the sequence of putting the laundry in the washer before the dryer and the timing of knowing how long it takes for a washer and dryer to complete a task (type of demand)

Answer 7

Sequencing and timing

Question 8

The width and step height of the doorway to enter a clients house in regards to wheelchair access (type of demand)

Answer 8

Space demands (related to the physical environment)

Question 9

Expectations of clients in your community re-entry group in terms of group rules, unit rules, interactions, and supply usage (type of demand)

Answer 9

Social demands (related to the social environment and virtual and cultural context

Question 10

The range of motion/mobility of a wrist (type of demand)

Answer 10

Required body functions

Question 11

Number of toes or fingers (type of demand)

Answer 11

Required Body Structures

Question 12

Grasping the hand of a pitcher when pouring iced tea (type of demand)

Answer 12

Required actions and performance skills