Occupational Therapy: Definition and Concepts

Occupation is a specific individual's personally constructed non-repeatable experience, while an activity is a culturally defined and general class of human actions.

A person interprets his or her occupations before, during, and after they happen.

A task is a series of actions performed with a common purpose.

<p>Roles define the positions individuals take on in specific situations, such as a mother and homemaker.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occupation is an activity that is rolled out differently each time, emphasizing the uniqueness of personal experiences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The commonsense meanings of activities, like playing with toys and cooking dinner, help categorize occupational experiences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ordinary things that people do everyday and the way they expend their time, energy, interests &amp; skills in meeting their needs &amp; achieving their aspirations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A series of tasks of a particular kind for a particular purpose.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A step within an activity that serves as a unit of action.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One might engage in certain occupations within a particular role, which is a position in society with expected responsibilities &amp; privileges (e.g. shopper/ student).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occupation is the ordinary things people do everyday, activity is a specific series of tasks, task is a step within an activity, and role is the position in society with responsibilities &amp; privileges.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The observable doing of an occupational form, specific to the person involved and their subjective interpretation of the occupational form.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occupational form refers to the composition of objective physical and sociocultural circumstances external to the person that influences occupational performance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occupation provides purpose and meaning by different socio-cultural interpretations in different contexts, such as running, which gives the doing a sense of purpose and meaning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occupational form influences occupational performance by providing the external circumstances and environment in which the performance takes place.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Personhood is viewed as the developmental structure that impacts occupational performance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occupation is the relationship between an occupational form and the occupational performance of a person.</p> Signup and view all the answers