PEOP

Glossary

Occupation

What person wants to or needs to do daily - experienced through tasks & activities; contributes to participation

Occupational Performance

the doing of meaningful tasks, acts, roles through meaningful interactions between the person and environment.

Occupational Participation

The active involvement & engagement in occupations & contributes to the well-being of the individual and community.

Person

Series of intrinsic factors that comprise of your abilities.

Include: psychological, physiological, cognitive, spiritual, neurobehavioural

They will either support or hinder your occupational performance.

Human Agency

Humans innate drive to master ones environment - motivation

Neurobehavioural

sensory & motor systems - vestibular, proprioceptive - they facilitate compensatory or adaptive responses

Physiological

Physical health, fitness & abilities - endurance, movement, strength

Psychological

internal processes used by individual that informs their actions and also how they interpret other actions & how performance contributes to their sense of self - self-awareness, emotional state, self-esteem

Cognitive

mechanisms used for language comprehension & production, pattern recognition, task organization - NB for task performance

Spiritual

>signs & symbols provide influence & meaning to everyday life

>contributes to a greater understanding of sense of self and place in the world

Built environment & technology

Physical properties such as design, use of tools & appliances & assistive technology (human built)

Natural/Normal Environment

Geographical  features that cannot be modified such as a terrain, sunlight, climate & air quality.

Culture & Values

Values, beliefs, customs, decision making, organizing practices, economic characteristics and behavior that’s passed from one generation to the next with influences from social expectations.

Social & economic Systems

Social capital: extent to which members of society cooperate & support one another for mutual benefits - leading to social cohesion & health.

Social Support

Being a part of a greater whole that produces a sense of belonging

Includes - informational, tangible and person to person.

Assistive Technology

Assistive devices or technology will be the items or products to increase, maintain or improve functional capabilities for disabled