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19 Cards in this Set
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Activity |
State or condition of being involved (participant); a general class of human actions that is goal-directed. |
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Areas of Occupation |
Various life activities including activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), education, work, play, leisure, and social participation. |
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Client |
Person served by occupational therapy in a health facility or training center. |
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Contrived Activities |
Made-up activities that may include some of the same skills required for the occupation. |
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Function |
Action for which a person is fit; the ability to perform. |
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Goal |
End toward which effort is directed. |
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Independence |
State or condition of being independent (self-reliant). |
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Media |
The means by which therapeutic effects are transmitted. |
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Occupation |
Activity in which one engages that is meaningful and central to one's identity. |
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Occupation-Centered Activities |
They're performed in the natural setting (physical, social, and temporal). For example, preparing lunch at home at noon using one's own kitchen supplies is occupation-centered therapy. |
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Occupational Performance |
The ability to carry out activities in the areas of occupation. |
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Occupational Therapist (OT) |
An allied health professional who uses occupation, purposeful activity, simulated activities, and preparatory methods to maximize the independence and health of any client who is limited by physical injury or illness, cognitive impairment, psychological dysfunction, mental illness, or a developmental or learning disability. |
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Occupational Therapy |
A goal-directed activity that promotes independence in function; the practice of using meaningful occupations and purposeful activities to promote function and participation in life activities. |
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Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) |
An allied health paraprofessional who, under the direction of an occupational therapist, directs an individual's participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance, and promote and maintain health. |
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Occupational Therapy Practicioner |
Refers to two different levels of clinicians, an occupational therapist (OT) or an occupational therapy assistant (OTA). |
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Patient |
Person served in a hospital or rehabilitation setting. |
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Preparatory activities |
They help get the client ready for the purposeful activity. They include such things as: range of motion (e.g., moving the limbs through a range), exercise, strengthening, or stretching. |
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Purposeful Activity |
An activity used in treatment that is goal directed; individual is an active voluntary participant; has both inherent and therapeutic goals. |
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Therapy |
Treatment of an illness or disability. |
