Week 3: Defining occupation and links to health Flashcards
- According to the Occupational Terminology Interactive Dialogue (2004), which of the following statements is FALSE?
A. Occupation is any activity that is both meaningful and purposeful to the person who
engages in it.
B. Occupations can be done in a person’s mind.
C. Occupation and activity can be used interchangeably.
D. All purposeful activities can be considered as occupations.
E. A person can demonstrate what they are and what they want to be by engaging in
Occupations.
D. while all occupations constitute purposeful activity, not all purposeful activities can be described as occupations
2. According to Hitch, Pepin, and Stagnitti (2014), which of the following dimensions of occupation are underdeveloped? A. Doing and being B. Being and becoming C. Becoming and belonging D. Being and belonging
C. Becoming and belonging
3. According to Jonsson (2008), which of the following categories of occupation has the lowest significance for well-being? A. Engaging occupation B. Social occupation C. Relaxing occupation D. Basic occupation
D. Basic occupation
- Which of these statements about occupation is not true?
a) Enables humans to be economically self-sufficient
b) A person’s preferred occupations may change over time
c) Has a practical and/or symbolic significance for the individual
d) Is under varying levels of unconscious control over the execution and course of the occupation
e) Enables humans to learn competency
D.
- One main criticism of the application of Wilcock’s Occupational Perspective of Health (OPH) to practice is that:
a) The core dimensions of occupation central to the model (doing, being, becoming, belonging) do not reflect current views of occupation
b) There is a knowledge practice gap between dimensions of the OPH and daily practice
c) The OPH refers to action theory which is no longer accepted as a valid theory
d) Being as a dimension is not tangible and thus has no real practice implications
e) Belonging is too broad of a dimension as social media presence was not a factor considered when the model was developed
B.
What method was used for the Hitch et al. (2014)’s critical analysis of Wilcock’s Occupational Perspective of Health?
A.Integrating Theory, Evidence and Action method
B. History of Ideas method
C. Critical Discourse Analysis method
D. Delphi technique
B. Integrating theory, evidence, and action method
2. Which out of Johnsson’s seven suggested experience-based categories of occupation stood out from the others in participants’ experiences and were viewed as positive and highly meaningful by both workers and retirees? A. Basic occupation B. Engaging occupation C. Social occupation D. Regular occupation E. None of the above
B. Engaging occupation
- Which of the following is NOT a definition of “occupation” as collected in the Occupational Therapy Interactive Dialogue (2001)?
A. From the latin root “occupatio,” meaning “to seize or take posession”
B. All purposeful activities that fill a person’s waking hours
C. Activities that are classified and named by culture
D. Enable humans to achieve a sense of efficacy, make a contribution to themselves and others, and discover meaning through their own actions
E. All of the above are definitions of occupation
E. All are definitions of occupatoin
- Which is not one of the four dimensions of occupation, as identified by Wilcock?
a. Being
b. Belonging
c. Doing
d. Engaging
e. Becoming
D. Engaging
- Which Occupational Risk Factor for development of stress were not identified by
Wilcock?
a. Occupational imbalance (doing)
b. Occupational alienation (being)
c. Occupational deprivation (becoming)
d. Occupational ostrification (belonging)
e. All of the above are identified occupational risk factors
D. Occupational ostrification
- The Journal of Occupational Science (2001) compiled definitions of occupation and
occupational science in order to:
a. Determine one, universal definition of occupation
b. Celebrate the diversity of definitions
c. Show consistency over time
d. Take a vote on the best definition
e. Shame the authors
B. Celebrate the diversity of definitions
- The definitions of occupational science presented in the Journal of Occupational Science
(2001) suggest that it is a study of:
a. ADLs as occupation
b. How to find a job
c. Functional mobility
d. Meaningful activity
e. The human as an occupational being
E. The human as an occupational being
5. The Journal of Occupational Science (2004) published definitions for the term activity and 4 additional, related terms. The additional terms used include all of the following EXCEPT: a. Meaningful activity b. Purposeful activity c. Recreational activity d. Activity choices e. Activity idea
C. Recreational activity
T/F: According to OTID, activities can be done in one’s mind
False. Occupations can be done in one’s mind (Jackson)
According to OTID, how do activities and occupations differ?
Activities:
-not experienced by a specific person
-Not observable as an occurrence
-Not located in temporal, spatial, sociocultural context
-culturally defined general class of human action
-Idea held in minds of persons and in shared cultural language
Occupations:
-Can be done in one’s mind
-May be broader than activities
-Has meaning with it, has abstract concept
-Directed toward a goal or goals identified by individual
-Perceived by individual as “doing” due to active participation
T/F: An example of activities vs. occupations may be dining (activity) vs. eating (occupation)
False. Eating would be the activity and dining the occupation as it is more than just eating (social, environment)
The following EXCEPT which are characteristics of occupations:
A. Involve engagement in activity
B. purposeful or goal-directed
C. Meaningful (personally, socially, etc)
D. Contextually situated (temporal, social, cultural, spiritual)
E. Unable to be repeated
E. Occupations are repeatable
In Hitch et al (2014)’s article, Hitch critically analyzes…
The four dimensions of Wilcock’s doing, being, becoming, and belonging. He proposes clearer understandings of the terms as the concepts have developed and evolved since Wilcock first introduced them as main constructs of Occupational Perspective of Health (OPH)
According to Hitch (2014), which of the four dimensions of occupations received the most comprehensive development?
Doing and being. However, concepts of becoming and belonging remain underdeveloped.