Occupations
Provide at least 3 categories of occupations outlined in the OTPF
ADLs, IADLs, Health management Rest and sleep, Education, Work, Play, Leisure, Social participation
How does the OTPF describe the “context” domain?
Context is a broad construct defined as the environmental and personal factors specific to each client (person, group, population) that influence engagement and participation in occupations
How does the OTPF describe performance patterns?
Performance patterns are the acquired habits, routines, roles, and rituals used in the process of engaging consistently in occupations and can support or hinder occupational performance. Performance patterns help establish lifestyles and occupational balance (e.g., proportion of time spent in productive, restorative, and leisure occupations;) and are shaped, in part, by context (e.g., consistency, work hours, social calendars) and cultural norms
How does the OTPF describe performance skills?
Performance skills are observable, goal-directed actions and consist of motor skills, process skills, and social interaction skills
How does the OTPF describe client factors?
Client factors are specific capacities, characteristics, or beliefs that reside within the person, group, or population and influence performance in occupations. Client factors are affected by the presence or absence of illness, disease, deprivation, and disability, as well as by life stages and experiences.
Occupational therapy practitioners assess the client’s ability to engage in occupational performance. What is occupational performance?
Occupational therapy practitioners assess the client’s ability to engage in occupational performance, defined as the accomplishment of the selected occupation resulting from the dynamic transaction among the client, their contexts, and the occupation. Because occupational performance does not exist in a vacuum, context must always be considered.
Interwoven throughout the concept of context is that of occupational justice. What is occupational justice?
Interwoven throughout the concept of context is that of occupational justice, defined as “a justice that recognizes occupational rights to inclusive participation in everyday occupations for all persons in society, regardless of age, ability, gender, social class, or other differences.” Occupational justice involves the concern that occupational therapy practitioners have with respect, fairness, and impartiality and equitable opportunities when considering the contexts of persons, groups, and populations.
Which aspect of performance patterns contributes to a client’s identity, reinforces the client’s values and beliefs, and includes symbolic actions with spiritual, cultural, or social meaning?
Rituals
Which performance skill is the OT analyzing in the following scenario: while a client is cooking a meal, the practitioner is analyzing how effectively they initiate and sequence the steps to complete the recipe in a logical order to prepare the meal in a timely and well-organized manner.
Process Skills
Client factors include body structures and body functions. For full points, explain the difference and provide an example of each.
Body functions and body structures refer to the “physiological function of body systems (including psychological functions) and anatomical parts of the body such as organs, limbs, and their components,” respectively.
Examples of body functions include sensory, musculoskeletal, mental (affective, cognitive, perceptual), cardiovascular, respiratory, and endocrine functions. Examples of body structures include the heart and blood vessels that support cardiovascular function. Body structures and body functions are interrelated, and occupational therapy practitioners consider them when seeking to promote clients’ ability to engage in desired occupations.
Explain the difference between an occupation and an activity.
In the OTPF–4, the term occupation denotes personalized and meaningful engagement in daily life events by a specific client. Conversely, the term activity denotes a form of action that is objective and not related to a specific client’s engagement or context. Also, occupations can involve the execution of multiple activities for completion and can result in various outcomes.
The context domain of the OTPF discusses environmental factors. Name 3 environmental factors outlined in the OTPF that influence functioning and disability.
Name at least 3 of the following environmental factors:
Natural environment and human-made changes to the environment
Products and technology
Support and relationships
Attitudes
Services, systems, and policies
100 points per term: (1)_______ are specific, automatic adaptive or maladaptive behaviors that may be healthy or unhealthy; (2)_______ are established sequences of occupations or activities that provide a structure for daily life; they can also promote or damage health; (3)_______ have historically been defined as sets of behaviors expected by society and shaped by culture and context; they may be further conceptualized and defined by a person, group, or population
habits; routines; roles
100 points per term: (1)_____________ refer to how effectively a person moves self or interacts with objects, including positioning the body, obtaining and holding objects, moving self and objects, and sustaining performance. (2) ___________ refer to how effectively a person organizes objects, time, and space, including sustaining performance, applying knowledge, organizing timing, organizing space and objects, and adapting performance. (3)___________ refer to how effectively a person uses both verbal and nonverbal skills to communicate, including initiating and terminating, producing, physically supporting, shaping content of, maintaining flow of, verbally supporting, and adapting social interaction.
Motor skills refer to how effectively a person moves self or interacts with objects, including positioning the body, obtaining and holding objects, moving self and objects, and sustaining performance. Process skills refer to how effectively a person organizes objects, time, and space, including sustaining performance, applying knowledge, organizing timing, organizing space and objects, and adapting performance. Social interaction skills refer to how effectively a person uses both verbal and nonverbal skills to communicate, including initiating and terminating, producing, physically supporting, shaping content of, maintaining flow of, verbally supporting, and adapting social interaction
100 points per term: (1)________ are principles, standards, or qualities considered worthwhile by the client who holds them. A (2)_________ is “something that is accepted, considered to be true, or held as an opinion.” (3)_________ is “a deep experience of meaning brought about by engaging in occupations that involve the enacting of personal values and beliefs, reflection, and intention within a supportive contextual environment”
values; belief; spirituality