I) 2/2 Lecture Notes

What are two lenses OTs can look through?

-Occupations

-Human development

What are the domains of human development?

-Psychosocial

-Cognitive/Language

-Biophysical

Psychosocial

Pertaining to a combination of psychological (understanding of ourselves) and social factors

Cognitive/learning

the acquisition of mental information, whether by observing events, by watching others, or through language

Expressive language

the written or spoken language that we use to convey our thoughts, emotions, or needs

Receptive language

ability to comprehend speech and listen

Pragmatics

the appropriate use of language in different social contexts

Biophysical

Relating to the body

What are the theories of human development?

-Affective

-Cognitive

-Psychomotor

Affective

relating to emotions

Cognitive

how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information

Psychomotor

mental processes that control movement; individual understanding of our movement

What are the ages/stages of life?

-Prenatal Period: Conception to birth

-Infancy: 0-12 months, Toddler: 1-3

-Early childhood: 3-5

-Middle Childhood: 6-11

-Adolescence: Puberty-18

-Young Adult: 18-40

-Middle Adult: 40-60

-Older Adult: 60+

What are the 6 occupations?

-ADL

-IADL

-Leisure/Play

-Education/Work

-Social Participation

-Rest/Sleep