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Study Resources for the Occupational Therapy Language

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Accreditation   show
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show The national organization that regulates entry-level education for occupational therapists and for occupational therapy students.  
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Active being   show
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Active listening   show
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Activities of daily living   show
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show State or condition of being involved (participant); a general class of human actions that is goal-directed  
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show The process in which the steps of an activity and its components are examined to determine the demands of the client.  
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show The aspects of an activity needed to carry out that activity, such as objects used and their properties, space demands, social demands, sequencing and timing, required actions, required body functions, and required body structures  
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show The practitioner responsible for planning, implementing, and documenting an ongoing program of activities that meet the needs of the residents  
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show The process of identifying gaps in performance and bridging those gaps by grading or adapting the activity or the environment in order to provide the "just right challenge" for the client  
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show The first level on the continuum of care in which a client has a sudden and short-term need for services and is typically seen in a hospital  
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Adaptation   show
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show The period of development between 12 and 20 years of age  
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Adolf Meyer   show
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Adulthood   show
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show A practitioner who is learning to recognize additional cues and beginning to see the client as an individual ; still does not see the whole picture  
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show The unique changes that occur over time, such as sensory and physical declines  
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show The trend of more elderly people staying at home and living independently or with minimal assistance  
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show The unselfish concern for the welfare of others  
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show Legislation that provides civil rights to all individuals with disabilities  
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American Journal of Occupational Therapy (AJOT)   show
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American Occupational Therapy Assocation (AOTA)   show
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show A national organization designed to advance the science of occupational therapy and to increase public understanding of the value of occupational therapy  
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show The organization that furthers the legislative aims of the profession by attempting to influence the selection, nomination, election, or appointment of persons to public office  
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show Student representatives from all accredited schools who participate in the American Occupational Therapy Association by meeting regularly and providing feedback to the organization  
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Areas of occupation   show
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show The element of clinical reasoning in which the occupational therapy practitioner guides the treatment process and selects the "right action" in the face of uncertainties inherent in the clinical process  
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Arts and Crafts Movement   show
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show Standardized or non-standardized measurements used to obtain information about clients  
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Assessment procedures   show
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show Low- or high-technology aids to improve a person's function  
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show Devices that aid a person in his or her daily life as necessary  
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show The freedom to decide and the freedom to act  
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Axiology   show
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Balanced Budget Act (BBA)of 1997   show
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Beneficence   show
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show An American Quaker who was the first physician to institute Moral Treatment practices  
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Biological sphere   show
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show A frame o reference derived from theories in kinetics and kinematics; used with individuals who have deficits in the peripheral nervous, musculoskeletal, integumentary, or cardiopulmonary  
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show Certification for the occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant that incorporates more generalized areas of practice that have an established knowledge base in occupational therapy  
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show The phenomenon that the brain is capable of change and that through activity one may get improved neurological synapses, improved dendritic growth, or additional pathways  
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Canadian Model of Occupational Performance   show
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Career development   show
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show A disorder caused by an insult to the brain before or soon after birth, which manifests in motor abnormalities  
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show The acknowledgement that an individual has the qualifications to be an entry-level practitioner  
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Childhood   show
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show Act that provided federal funds to states to provide vocational rehabilitation services to civilians with disabilities  
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Clarification   show
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Client   show
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show An approach in which the client, family, and significant others are active participant  
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show Components of activities consisting of body functions and body structures; used to assess functioning, disability, and health  
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Client-related tasks   show
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