week 8

Question 1

whats the concepts of place

Answer 1

places
spaces
environment
life world

Question 2

places

Answer 2

physical surroundings or environments that are natural places eg lake or built (produced through human labour) eg buildings

• Gives meaning by different people for different purposes as a result of shared experiences.
• More deeply a person or group feels themselves inside an environment the environmental becomes a place.
• Insideness, sense of feeling at ease or at one in the place that is unconscious until something happens that affects the environment eg physical injury, no longer used or is gone

Question 3

space

Answer 3

physical space, social space eg parks, pubs, online social spaces, cultural space
Characteristics of space:
-	Natural or built
-	Public or private
-	Indoor or outdoor
-	Open or confined

Question 4

environment

Answer 4

contexts and situations that occur outside individuals and elicit a response in them.
Ot looks at interaction between person- environment and occupation
- Cultural
- Physical
- Social
- Institutional

Question 5

life world

Answer 5

describes experiences, routine patterns and interaction of daily life and the meaning given to spaces occupied

Question 6

dimensions of place

Answer 6

physical elements
location
objects
affordances
emotional press 
social constructed meaning

Question 7

affordances

Answer 7

: particular arrangements of objects in the environment and estimate of actions allowed by an object. Eg shape of chair invites sitting, handles invite grabbing. Extrinsic; what it looks like your meant to do. Intrinsic; strength to open door, get up from chair needs strength in chair

Question 8

emotional press

Answer 8

considers behaviour expectations of a place. Influences by social experiences, real or perceived presence of others, traditions, culture, rules. Eg library, theme park, supermarket, church

Question 9

social constructed meaning

Answer 9

places become associated with events and actions that give them personal and collective meaning eg Uluru, MCG, Gallipoli

Question 10

voluntary displacement

Answer 10

choose to move or relocate places eg choose to travel, move house

Question 11

involuntary displacement

Answer 11

• forced to move or relocate places eg natural disasters, war, employment, poverty. Leads to change to habits and routines

Question 12

virtual places

Answer 12

• Virtual and physical places are dependent on one another
• Virtual places are always accessed via materials within he physical space eg computer, phone
• Sharing experiences, teaching skills, share information,

Question 13

types of virtual places

Answer 13

• Web pages
• Social interaction via text
• Emailing
• Three dimensions virtual reality
• Large multi player games

Question 14

virtual places changing occupational performance

Answer 14

• Removes the barriers of distance between places for social interaction or performing occupations
• Many everyday occupations now occur in virtual places
• Eg. Online shopping, communication, online courses, playing games, managing finances.

Question 15

virtual reality

Answer 15

: stimulation of a real or imaginary environment where users can interact with objects or people within the environment eg military training, education, sport and healthcare