Title
Psychosocial Aspects of Occupational Therapy
Document Type
Article
Source
American Journal of Occupational Therapy
ISSN
0272-9490
Volume
58
Issue
6
First Page
669
Last Page
672
Publication Date
11-2004
Department
Occupational Therapy
Abstract
Psychosocial dimensions of human performance are fundamental to all aspects of occupation and occupational therapy, with every client, and across all practice settings. Occupation is defined as “activities of everyday life, named, organized, and given meaning by individuals and a culture” (Law, Polatajko, Baptiste, & Townsend, 1977, p. 34). A key tenet of occupational therapy is that the loss of valued occupations may adversely affect an individual’s sense of self and agency in the world. An individual’s sense of self is influenced by the social, cultural, personal, psychological, and spiritual contexts in which these occupations occur (Kannenberg & Greene, 2003).
Rights
Copyright © 2004 American Occupational Therapy Association. All rights reserved.
PubMed ID
15568555