W & S Ch 43

Activity

the execution of a task or action by an individual

Occupation

Everyday personalized activities that people do as individuals, in families, and with communities to occupy time and bring meaning and purpose to life. Occupations can involve the execution of multiple activities for completion and can result in various outcomes. Occupations include things people need to, want to, and are expected to do, such as activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, health management, rest and sleep, education, work, play, leisure, and social participation.

Co-occupation

an occupation that implicitly involves two or more individuals

General Context of Activity vs Specific Context of Occupation

Arena

setting

Arena:

the general context of an activity idea

Setting

the actual environment of an occurring occupation

Grading

used to incrementally increase or decrease the activity demands to insure successful occupational performance in consideration of a client’s performance skills

Adapting/modifying

changing aspects of the activity, the environment and/or ways the activity is performed to allow success in occupational performance