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Thinking Like an OT
Chapter 1 vocab
Question | Answer |
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Dignity | The importance of valuing the inherent worth and uniqueness of each person |
Person-first language | Avoids labeling a person according to their dx |
Equality | All individuals perceived as having the same fundamental human rights and opportunities |
Activity Demands | The aspects of the task that influence the performance by the person |
Freedom | Allows the individuals to exercise choice and to demonstrate independence, initiative and self-direction |
Evidence-based practice | Research that supports OT practice methods |
Occupational performance | Broad categories of human activity that are typically part of everyday life |
Justice | Places value on upholding of such moral and legal principles of fairness, equity, truthfulness, and objectivity |
Altruism | Unselfish concern for the welfare of others |
Truth | Requires that we be faithful to facts and reality |
Context | Refers to the conditions that surround the person. |
Prudence | The ability to govern and discipline ones self through the use of reason |
Philosophical assumption | Guide OT practitioners in providing client-centered therapy |
Performance skills | Features of what a person does during an activity |
OT practice framework | Outlines the language and constructs that describe the OT profession's domain of concern |
Values, beliefs, and spirituality; body structures and functions | Formulate the client factors |
Core Values | Form the foundation of the belief system that occupational therapy practitioners use as a moral guide when making clinical decisions |
Occupation | The concept that refers to human involvement in activities that will result in productive and purposeful outcomes |
Performance patterns | Habits, routines, and roles that a person adopts |
Client factors | The body functions and the body structures that reside within the person |