OCT 5127 UNIT 1: Activity Analysis in Occupational Therapy

activities

actions designed and selected to support the development of performance skills and performance patterns to enhance occupational engagement

activity analysis

generic and decontextualized analysis that seeks to develop and understanding of typical activity demands within a given cultutre

activity demands

Specific physical, cognitive, and psychosocial skills of an activity needed to carry it out, including relevance and importance to the client, objects used and their properties, space demands, social demands, sequencing and timing, required actions and performance skills, and required underlying body functions and body structures

ACTIVITY PARTS: sequencing and timing demands

temporal process required to carry out the activity or occupation

(e.g., specific steps, sequence of steps, timing requirements)

ACTIVITY PARTS: objects used and their properties

tools (scissors, dishes, shoes), supplies (workbench, stove), and resources (money, transportation) required in the process of carrying out the activity or occupation, and their inherent properties (e.g., heavy, rough, sharp, colorful, loud)

CONTEXT: space demands

physical environment requirements of the occupation or activity (e.g., size, arrangement, surface, lighting, temperature, noise, humidity, ventilation)

CONTEXT: social/demands

elements of the social and attitude environments required for the occupation or activity

general meaning of the activity within the given culture

-values

-motivation

-spirituality

-meaning