UNIFORM TERMINOLOGY FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (UT-OT) 3RD EDITION

INCLUDE ACTIVITIES THAT THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICIONER EMPHASIZES WHEN DETERMINING FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES

PERFORMANCE AREAS

THE ELEMENTS OF PERFORMANCE THAT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS ASSESS AND, WHEN NEEDED, IN WHICH THEY INTERVENE FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE

PERFORMANCE COMPONENTS

PARAMETERS OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY’S DOMAIN OF CONCERN

PERFORMANCE AREAS, PERFORMANCE COMPONENTS, PERFORMANCE CONTEXTS

BROAD CATEGORIES OF HUMAN ACTIVITY THAT ARE TYPICALLY PART OF DAILY LIFE

PERFORMANCE AREAS

FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN ABILITIES THAT—-TO VARYING DEGREES AND IN DIFFERING COMBINATIONS—-ARE REQUIRED FOR SUCCESSFUL ENGAGEMENT IN PERFORMANCE AREAS

PERFORMANCE COMPONENTS

SITUATIONS OR FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE AN INDIVIDUAL’S ENGAGEMENT IN DESIRED AND/OR REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AREAS

PERFORMANCE CONTEXTS

THE USE OF PURPOSEFUL ACTIVITY OR INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND ACHIEVE FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

TO DEVELOP, IMPROVE, OR RESTORE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE OF ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO IS LIMITED BY A PHYSICAL INJURY OR ILLNESS, A DYSFUNCTIONAL CONDITION, A COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, A PSYCHOSOCIAL DYSFUNCTION, A MENTAL ILLNESS, A DEVELOPMENTAL OR LEARNING DISABILITY, OR AN ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION

ACHIEVING FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES

THE USE OF SKILLED OBSERVATION OR EVALUATION BY THE ADMINISTRATION AND INTERPRETATION OF STANDARDIZED OR NONSTANDARDIZED TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS TO IDENTIFY AREAS FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES

ASSESSMENT

SELF-MAINTENANCE TASKS

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING

OBTAINING AND USING SUPPLIES; REMOVING BODY HAIR (USE OF RAZORS, TWEEZERS, LOTIONS, ETC.); APPLYING AND REMOVING COSMETICS; WASHING, DRYING, COMBING, STYLING, AND BRUSHING HAIR; CARING FOR NAILS (HANDS AND FEET), CARING FOR SKIN, EARS, AND EYES; AND APPLYING DEODORANT

GROOMING

OBTAINING AND USING SUPPLIES; CLEANING MOUTHL BRUSHING AND FLOSSING TEEHT; OR REMOVING, CLEANING, AND REINSERTING DENTAL ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS

ORAL HYGIENE

OBTAINING AND USING SUPPLIES; SOAPING, RINSING, AND DRYING BODY PARTS; MAINTAINING BATHING POSITION; AND TRANSFERRING TO AND FROM BATHING POSITIONS

BATHING/SHOWERING

OBTAINING AND USING SUPPLIES; CLOTHING MANAGEMENT; MAINTAINING TOILETING POSITION; TRANSFERRING TO AND FROM TOILETING POSITION; CLEANING BODY; AND CARING FOR MENSTRUAL AND CONTINENCE NEEDS (INCLUDING CATHETERS, COLOSTOMIES, AND SUPPOSITORY MANAGEMENT)

TOILET HYGIENE

CLEANING AND MAINTAINING PERSONAL CARE ITEMS, SUCH AS HEARING AIDS, CONTACT LENSES, GLASSES, ORTHOTICS, PROSTHETICS, ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND CONTRACEPTIVE AND SEXUAL DEVICES

PERSONAL DEVICE CARE

SELECTING CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES APPROPRIATE TO TIME OF DAY, WEATHER, AND OCCASION; OBTAINING CLOTHING FROM STORAGE AREA; DRESSING AND UNDRESSING IN A SEQUENTIAL FASHION; FASTENING AND ADJUSTING CLOTHING AND SHOES; AND APPLYING AND REMOVING PERSONAL DEVICES, PROSTHOSES, OR ORTHOSES

DRESSING

SETTING UP FOOD; SELECTING AND USING APPROPRIATE UTENSILS AND TABLEWARE; BRINGING FOOD OR DRINK TO MOUTH; CLEANING FACE, HANDS, AND CLOTHING; SUCKING, MASTICATING, COUGHING, AND SWALLOWING; AND MANAGEMENT OF ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF NOURISHMENT

FEEDING/EATING

OBTAINING MEDICATION, OPENING AND CLOSING CONTAINERS; FOLLOWING PRESCRIBED SCHEDULES, TAKING CORRECT QUANTITIES, REPORTING PROBLEMS AND ADVERSE EFFECTS, AND ADMINISTERING CORRECT QUANTITIES BY USING PRESCRIBED METHODS

MEDICATION ROUTINE

DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING ROUTINES FOR ILLNESS PREVENTION AND WELLNESS PROMOTION, SUCH AS PHYSICAL FITNESS, NUTRITION, AND DECREASING HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS

HEALTH MAINTENANCE

ACCESSING OPPORTUNITIES AND INTERACTING WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN APPROPRIATE CONTEXTUAL AND CULTURAL WAYS TO MEET EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL NEEDS

SOCIALIZATION

USING EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEMS TO SEND AND RECEIVE INFROMATION, SUCH AS WRITING EQUIPMENT, TELEPHONES, TYPEWRITERS, COMPUTERS, COMMUNICATION BOARDS, CALL LIGHTS, EMERGENCY SYSTEMS, BRAILLE WRITERS, TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES FOR THE DEAF, AND AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION

MOVING FROM ONE POSITION OR PLACE TO ANOTHER, SUCH AS IN-BED MOBILITY, WHEELCHAIR MOBILITY, TRANSFERS (WHEELCHAIR, BED, CAR, TUB, TOILET, TUB/SHOWER, CHAIR, FLOOR), PERFORMING FUNCTIONAL AMBULATION AND TRANSPORTING OBJECTS

FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY

MOVING SELF IN THE COMMUNITY AND USING PUBLIC OR PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION, SUCH AS DRIVING, OR ACCESSING BUSES, TAXI CABS, OR OTHER PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

COMMUNITY MOBILITY

RECOGNIZING SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS, AND INITIATING ACTION TO REDUCE THE THREAT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY

EMERGENCY RESPONSE

ENGAGING IN DESIRED SEXUAL AND INTIMATE ACTIVITIES

SEXUAL EXPRESSION

PURPOSEFUL ACTIVITIES FOR SELF-DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION, AND LIVELIHOOD

WORK AND PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES

OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD POSSESSIONS AND ENVIRONMENT

HOME MANAGEMENT

OBTAINING AND USING SUPPLIES; SORTING, LAUNDERING (HAND, MACHINE, AND DRY CLEAN); FOLDING; IRONING; STORING; AND MENDING

CLOTHING CARE

OBTAINING AND USING SUPPLIES; PICKING UP; PUTTING AWAY; VACCUMING; SWEEPING AND MOPPING FLOORS; DUSTING; POLISHING; SCRUBBING; WASHING WINDOWS; CLEANING MIRRORS; MAKING BEDS; AND REMOVING TRASH AND RECYCLABLES

CLEANING

PLANNING NUTRITIOUS MEALS; PREPARING AND SERVING FOOD; OPENING AND CLOSING CONTAINERS, CABINETS, AND DRAWERS; USING KITCHEN UTENSILS AND APPLIANCESL CLEANING UP AND STORING FOOD SAFELY

MEAL PREPARATION AND CLEANUP

PREPARING SHOPPING LISTS (GROCERY AND OTHER); SELECTING AND PURCHASING ITEMS; SELECTING METHOD OF PAYMENT; AND COMPLETING MONEY TRANSACTIONS

SHOPPING

BUDGETING, PAYING BILLS, AND USING BANK SYSTEMS

MONEY MANAGEMENT

MAINTAINING HOME, YARD, GARDEN, APPLIANCES, VEHICLES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

HOUSEHOLD MAINTENANCE

KNOWING AND PERFORMING PREVENTIVE AND EMERGECNCY PROCEDURES TO MAINTAIN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND TO PREVENT INJURIES

SAFETY PROCEDURES

PROVIDING FOR CHILDREN, SPOUSE, PARENTS, PETS, OR OTHERS, SUCH AS GIVING PHYSICAL CARE, NURTURING, COMMUNICATING, AND USING AGE-APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES

CARE OF OTHERS

PARTICIPATING IN A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THROUGH SCHOOL, COMMUNITY, OR WORK-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS EXPLORING EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS, ATTENDING TO INSTRUCTION, MANAGING ASSIGNMENTS, AND CONTRIBUTING TO GROUP EXPERIENCES

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

PARTICIPATING IN WORK-RELATED ACTIVITIES

VOCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

DETERMINING APTITUDES; DEVELOPING INTERESTS AND SKILLS, AND SELECTING APPROPRIATE VOCATIONAL PURSUITS

VOCATIONAL EXPLORATION

IDENTIFYING AND SELECTING WORK OPPORTUNITIES, AND COMPLETING APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW PROCESSES

JOB ACQUISITION

PERFORMING JOB TASKS IN A TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE MANNER; INCORPORATING NECESSARY WORK BEHAVIORS

WORK OR JOB PERFORMANCE

DETERMINING APTITUDES; DEVELOPING INTERESTS AND SKILLS; AND SELECTING APPROPRIATE AVOCATIONAL PURSUITS

RETIREMENT PLANNING

PERFORMING UNPAID ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SELECTED INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, OR CAUSES

VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION

INTRINSICALLY MOTIVATING ACTIVITIES FOR AMUSEMENT, RELAXATION, SPONTANEOUS ENJOYMENT, OR SELF-EXPRESSION

PLAY OR LEISURE ACTIVITIES

IDENTIFYING INTERESTS, SKILLS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND APPORPRIATE PLAY OR LEISURE ACTIVITIES

PLAY OR LEISURE EXPLORATION

PLANNING AND PARTICIPATING IN PLAY OR LEISURE ACTIVITIES. MAINTAINING A BALANCE OF PLAY OR LEISURE ACTIVITIES WITH WORK AND PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES, AND ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. OBTAINING, UTILIZING, AND MAINTAINING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES.

PLAY OR LEISURE PERFORMANCE

THE ABILITY TO RECEIVE INPUT, PROCESS INFORMATION, AND PRODUCE OUTPUT

SENSORIMOTOR COMPONENT

RECEIVING AND DIFFERENTIATING SENSORY STIMULI

SENSORY AWARENESS

INTERPRETING SENSORY STIMULI

SENSORY PROCESSING

INTERPRETING LIGHT TOUCH, PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, PAIN, AND VIBRATION THROUGH SKIN CONTACT/RECEPTORS

TACTILE

INTERPRETING STIMULI ORIGINATING IN MUSCLES, JOINTS, AND OTHER INTERNAL TISSUES THAT GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITION OF ONE BODY PART IN RELATION TO ANOTHER

PROPRIOCEPTIVE

INTERPRETING STIMULI FROM THE INNER EAR RECEPTORS REGARDING HEAD POSITION AND MOVEMENT

VESTIBULAR

INTERPRETING STIMULI THROUGH THE EYES, INCLUDING PERIPHERAL VISION AND ACUITY, AND AWARENESS OF COLOR AND PATTERN

VISUAL

INTERPRETING AND LOCALIZING SOUNDS, AND DISCRIMINATING BACKGROUND SOUNDS

AUDITORY

INTERPETING TASTES

GUSTATORY

INTERPRETING ODORS

OLFACTORY

ORGANZING SENSORY INPUT INTO MEANINGFUL PATTERNS

PERCEPTUAL PROCESSING

IDENTIFYING OBJECTS THROUGH PROPRIOCEPTION, COGNITIION, AND THE SENSE OF TOUCH

STEREOGNOSIS

IDENTIFYING THE EXCURSION AND DIRECTION OF JOINT MOVEMENT

KINESTHESIA

INTERPRETING NOXIOUS STIMULI

PAIN RESPONSE

ACQUIRING AN INTERNAL AWARENESS OF THE BODY AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF BODY PARTS TO EACH OTHER

BODY SCHEME

DIFFERENTIATING ONE SIDE FROM THE OTHER

RIGHT-LEFT DISCRIMINATION

RECOGNIZING FORMS AND OBJECTS AS THE SAME IN VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTS, POSITIONS, AND SIZES

FORM CONSTANCY

DETERMINING THE SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP OF FIGURES AND OBJECTS TO SELF OR OTHER FORMS AND OBJECTS

POSITION IN SPACE

IDENTIFYING FORMS OR OBJECTS FROM INCOMPLETE PRESENTATIONS

VISUAL-CLOSURE

DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN FOREGROUND AND BACKGROUND FORMS AND OBJECTS

FIGURE GROUND

DETERMINING THE RELATIVE DISTANCE BETWEEN OBJECTS, FIGURES, OR LANDMARKS AND THE OBSERVER, AND CHANGES IN PLANES OF SURFACES

DEPTH PERCEPTION

DETERMINING THE POSITION OF OBJECTS RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER

SPATIAL RELATIONS

DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF OBJECTS AND SETTINGS AND THE ROUTE TO THE LOCATION

TOPOGRAPHICAL ORIENTATION

ELICITING AN INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE RESPONSE BY SENSORY INPUT

REFLEX

MOVING BODY PARTS THROUGH AN ARC

RANGE OF MOTION

DEMONSTRATING A DEGREE OF TENSION OR RESISTANCE IN A MUSCLE AT REST AND IN RESPONSE TO STRETCH

MUSCLE TONE

DEMONSTRATING A DEGREE OF MUSCLE POWER WHEN MOVEMENT IS RESISTED, AS WITH OBJECTS OR GRAVITY

STRENGTH

SUSTAINING CARDIAC, PULMONARY, AND MUSCULOSKELETAL EXERTION OVER TIME

ENDURANCE

USING RIGHTING AND EQUILIBRIUM ADJUSTMENTS TO MAINTIAIN BALANCE DURING FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENTS

POSTURAL CONTROL

MAINTAINING BIOMECHANICAL INTEGRITY AMONG BODY PARTS

POSTURAL ALIGNMENT

MAINTAINING ANATOMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION OF INTERSTITIAL TISSUE AND SKIN

SOFT TISSUE INTEGRITY

USING LARGE MUSCLE GROUPS FOR CONTROLLED, GOAL-DIRECTED MOVEMENTS

GROSS COORDINATION

MOVING LIMBS AND EYES ACROSS THE MIDSAGITTAL PLANE OF THE BODY

CROSSING THE MIDLINE

USING A PREFERRED UNILATERAL BODY PART FOR ACTIVITIES REQUIRING A HIGH LEVEL OF SKILLS

LATERALITY

COORDINATING BOTH BODY SIDES DURING ACTIVITY

BILATERAL INTEGRATION

USING THE BODY IN FUNCTIONAL AND VERSATILE MOVEMENT PATTERNS

MOTOR CONTROL

CONCEIVING AND PLANNING A NEW MOTOR ACT IN RESPONSE TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL DEMAND

PRAXIS

USING SMALL MUSCLE GROUPS FOR CONTROLLED MOVEMENTS, PARTICULARLY IN OBJECT MANIPULATION

FINE COORDINATION/DEXTERITY

COORDINATING THE INTERACTION OF INFORMATION FROM THE EYES WITH BODY MOVEMENT DURING ACTIVITY

VISUAL-MOTOR INTEGRATION

COORDINATING OROPHARYNGEAL MUSCULATURE FOR CONTROLLED MOVEMENTS

ORAL-MOTOR CONTROL

THE ABILITY TO USE HIGHER BRAIN FUNCTIONS

COGNITIVE INTEGRATION AND COGNITIVE COMPONENTS

DEMONSTRATING ALERTNESS AND RESPONSIVENESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULI

LEVEL OF AROUSAL

IDENTIFYING PERSON, PLACE, TIME, AND SITUATION

ORIENTATION

IDENTIFYING FAMILIAR FACES, OBJECTS, AND OTHER PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED MATERIALS

RECOGNITION

FOCUSING ON A TASK OVER TIME

ATTENTION SPAN

STARTING A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ACTIVITY

INITIATION OF ACTIVITY

STOPPING AN ACTIVITY AT AN APPROPRIATE TIME

TERMINATION OF ACTIVITY

RECALLING INFORMATION AFTER BRIEF OR LONG PERIODS OF TIME

MEMORY

PLACING INFORMATION, CONCEPTS, AND ACTIONS IN ORDER

SEQUENCING

IDENTIFYING SIMILARITIES OF AND DIFFERENCES AMONG PIECES OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

CATEGORIZATION

ORGANIZING A VARIETY OF INFORMATION TO FORM THOUGHTS AND IDEAS

CONCEPT FORMATION

MENTALLY MANIPULATING THE POSITION OF OBJECTS IN VARIOUS RELATIONSHIPS

SPATIAL OPERATIONS

RECOGNIZING A PROBLEM, DEFINING A PROBLEM, IDENTIFYING ALTERNATIVE PLANS, SELECTING A PLAN, ORGANIZING STEPS IN A PLAN, IMPLEMENTING A PLAN, AND EVALUATING THE OUTCOME

PROBLEM SOLVING

ACQUIRING NEW CONCEPTS AND BEHAVIORS

LEARNING

APPLYING PREVIOUSLY LEARNED CONCEPTS AND BEHAVIORS TO A VARIETY OF NEW SITUATIONS

GENERALIZATION