Performance Skills and Abilities in OT Practice

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Which of the following is NOT a type of motor skill?

  • Moving self and objects
  • Interpreting social cues (correct)
  • Obtaining and holding objects
  • Positioning the body

Which grip involves using the thumb and index finger?

  • Cylindrical grip
  • Spherical grip
  • Lateral grip
  • Pincer grip (correct)

Which of the following is NOT a process skill?

  • Organizing timing
  • Sustaining performance
  • Applying knowledge
  • Interpreting body language (correct)

Which social interaction skill involves starting or ending a social exchange?

<p>Initiating and terminating social interaction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the performance analysis for playing catch, which process skill was NOT demonstrated?

<p>Timed the response appropriately (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which social interaction skill involves taking turns in a conversation?

<p>Maintaining flow of social interaction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a physical skill that supports social interaction?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of skills are process skills reliant on?

<p>Mental functions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about performance skills is true?

<p>They contribute to a person's ability to demonstrate skills required for an activity. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Performance Skills

  • Demonstrated through actions, can be learned and improved over time, and are observable.
  • Supported by body functions and body structures, contributing to a person's ability to perform an activity.

Motor Skills

  • Observed as a person interacts with and moves objects and self around the environment.
  • Influenced by objects and their properties.
  • Includes:
    • Positioning the body: aligning, stabilizing, and positioning.
    • Obtaining and holding objects: reaching, bending, gripping, manipulating, and coordinating.
    • Moving self and objects: coordinating, moving, lifting, walking, transporting, calibrating, and flowing.
    • Sustaining performance: enduring, pacing.

Common Grips

  • Cylindrical grip
  • Pincer grip
  • Spherical grip
  • Lateral grip
  • Tripod grip
  • Hook grip

Process Skills

  • Observable actions that require mental functions.
  • Includes:
    • Sustaining performance: pacing, attending, heeding.
    • Applying knowledge: choosing, using, handling, inquiring.
    • Organizing timing: initiating, continuing, sequencing, terminating.
    • Organizing space and objects: searching/locating, gathering, organizing, restoring, navigating.
    • Adapting performance: noticing/responding, adjusting, accommodating, benefiting.

Social Interaction Skills

  • Observed during social exchange, reliant on social demands.
  • Includes:
    • Initiating and terminating social interaction: approaching/starting, concluding/disengaging.
    • Producing social interaction: producing speech, gesticulating, speaking fluently.
    • Physically supporting social interaction: turning toward, looking, placing self, touching, regulating.
    • Shaping content of social interaction: questioning, replying, disclosing, expressing emotion, disagreeing, thanking.
    • Maintaining flow of social interaction: transitioning, timing response, timing duration, taking turns.
    • Verbally supporting social interaction: matching language, clarifying, acknowledging and encouraging, empathizing.
    • Adapting social interaction: heeding, accommodating, benefiting.

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