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Level of arousal/Consciousness
Definition
DEMONSTRATING ALERTNESS AND RESPONSIVENESS TO STIMULI, respond to questions correctly? Eye contact? Hard of hearing? Different language, sedated? - state of being aware of internal and external stimuli - are they aware of you?
Term
Orientation
Definition
IDENTIFYING PERSON, PLACE, TIME AND SITUATION
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Attention Span
Definition
FOCUSING ON A TASK OVER TIME without distraction - crucial for goal achievement
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Initiation and termination of activity
Definition
BEING ABLE TO INITIATE A TASK WITHIN THE PARAMETERS GIVEN, BEING ABLE TO TERMINATE TASK WITHIN THE PA RAMETERS GIVEN …ALSO BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT THE TASK IS COMPLETE…OR THE NEED TO START SOMETHING…
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Memory
Definition
RECALLING INFORMATION AFTER A BRIEF OR LONG PERIOD OF TIME, THE MENTAL PROCESS THAT INVOLVES REGISTRATION AND ENCODING, CONSOLIDATION AND STORAGE, AND RECALL AND RETRIEVAL OF INFORMATION
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Sequencing
Definition
PERFORMS STEPS IN AN EFFECTIVE OR LOGICAL ORDER FOR EFFICIENT USE OF TIME AND ENERGY AND WITHIN AN ABSENCE OF RANDOMNESS IN THE ORDERING AND OR INAPPROPRIATE REPETITION OF ST EPS
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Categorization
Definition
IDENTIFYING SIMILARITIES OF AND DIFFERENCES AMONG PIECES OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION; ABILITY TO CLASSIFY; TO DESCRIBE BY NAMING OR LABELING..
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Concept formation
Definition
ORGANIZING A VARIETY OF INFORMATION TO FORM THOUGHTS AND IDEAS
Term
Learning
Definition
ACQUIRING NEW CONCEPTS AND BEHAVIORS - ENUDURING ABILITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO COMPREHEND AND/OR COMPETETENTLY RESPOND TO CHANGES IN INFORMATION FROM THE ENVIRONMENT AND/OR FROM WITHIN THE SELF. AS ONE LEARNS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, ALTERATIONS OCCUR IN THE DEFINITION OF THE SELF AND POSSIBLE BEHAVIORS.
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Generalization
Definition
APPLYING PREVIOUSLY LEARNED CONCEPTS AND BEHAVIORS TO A VARIETY OF NEW SITUATIONS, SKILLS AND PERFORMANCE IN APPLYING SPECIFIC CONEPTS TO A VARIETY OF RELATED SOLUTIONS
Term
High Order Reasoning Skills (Analyze,draw conclusion, solve a problem, predict an outcome, reason, evaluate)
Definition
Critical thinking - executive function skills
Term
Emotional Stability/Social Conduct
Definition
STRATEGIES THAT FOCUS ON MANAGING THE EMOTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRESSFUL EPISODE/INTERACTING BY USING MANNERS, PERSONAL SPACE, EYE CONTACT, GESTURES, ACTIVE LISTENING, SELF EXPRESSION APPROPRIATE TO ONE'S ENVIRONMENT.
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Impulse control/self control
Definition
ABILITY TO ACT WITH PLANNING AND REFLECTION/ MODIFYING ONE'S OWN BEHAVIOR IN RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS, DEMANDS, CONSTRAINGS, PERSONAL ASPIRATIONS AND FEEDBACK FROM OTHERS.
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Visual perception ability to interpret information and surroundings from visible light reaching the eye. The resulting perception is also known as eyesight, sight or vision.
Definition
INTERPRETING STIMULI THROUGH THE EYES, INCLUDING PERIPHERAL VISION AND ACUITY AND AWARENESS OF COLOR AND PATTERN
Term
Depth perception (3D)
Definition
ABILITY TO DETERMINE THE RELATIVE DISTANCE BETWEEN SELF AND OBJECTS AND FIGURES OBSERVED.
Term
Figure ground (2D) cognitive ability to separate elements based upon contrast, that is, dark and light, black and white.
Definition
DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN FOREGROUND AN DBACKGROUND FORMS AND OBJECTS; PERSON'S ABILITY TO DISTINGUSH SHAPES AND OBJECTS FROM THE BACKGROUND IN WHICH THEY EXIST.
Term
Auditory
Definition
INTERPRETING AND LOCALIZING SOUNDS, AND DISCRIMINATING BACKGROUND SOUNDS; PERTAINING TO THE SENSE ORGANS OF HEARING
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Gustatory
Definition
INTERPRETING TASTES
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Olfactory
Definition
INTERPRETING ODORS - SENSE OF SMELL
Term
Voice and Speech
Definition
SPEAKING
Term
Stereognosis
Definition
IDENTIFYING OBJECTS THROUGH PRECONCEPTION, COGNITION AND THE SENSE OF TOUCH; ABILITY TO IDENTIFY SIZES, SHAPES AND WEIGHTS OF FAMILIAR OBJECTS WITHOUT THE USE OF VISION.
Term
Proprioception
Definition
unconscious awareness of body in space
Term
Kinesthesia
Definition
conscious awareness of body in space
Term
Pain Response
Definition
ability to respond to pain
Term
R-L Discrimination
Definition
do you need to know L from R?
Term
Form Constancy
Definition
RECOGNIZING FORMS AND OBJECTS AS THE SAME IN VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTS, POSITIONS, AND SIZES.
Term
Spatial awareness
Definition
Spatial awareness is the ability to be aware of oneself in space.
Term
Spatial relations
Definition
Spatial relationships is the ability to see two or more objects in relation to each other and to onesel
Term
Position in space
Definition
This perceptual ability is important to understanding directional language concepts such as in, out, up, down, in front of, behind, between, left, and right.

Children who reverse letters, especially b's, d's, p's and q's, experience difficulty with Position In Space perception. The child's confusion relates to what position the parts of the letter occupy in relation to one another or the position the symbol occupies in the overall space of the paper. For example, with b and d confusion (Is the circle to the left or to the right of the straight line?) and with b and p confusion (Is the straight line above or below the blue line on the paper?).
Term
Topographical Orientation
Definition
DETERMINING LOCATION OF OBJECTS AND SETTINGS, AND THE ROUTE TO THE LOCATION
Term
Range of Motion
Definition
PATH OF MOTION A JOINT CAN MOVE IN ANY ONE DIRECTION MEASURED IN DEGREES.
Term
Muscle Tone
Definition
DEMODEONSTRATING A DEGREE OF TENSION OR RESISTANCE IN A MUSCLE AT REST AND IN RESPONSE TO STRETCH
Term
Strength
Definition
THE FORCE GENERATED BY A SINGLE MAXIMAL ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION- - maximum force - no joint movement involved - little muscle lengthening
Term
Endurance
Definition
SUSTAINING CARDIAC, PULMONARY AND MUSCULOSKELETAL EXERTION OVER TIME; ABILITY TO STUSTAIN EFFORT OVER TIME
Term
Postural Control
Definition
USING RIGHT AND EQUILIBRIUM ADJUSTEMNTS TO MAINTAIN BALANCE DURING FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT
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Postural Alignment
Definition
MAINTAINING BIOMECHANICAL INTEGRITY AMONG BODY PARTS - proper alighnent if joints were not there
Term
Soft Tissue Integrity
Definition
MAINTAINING ANATOMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION OF INTERSTITIAL TISSUE AND SKIN
Term
Gross Coordination
Definition
USING LARGE MUSCLE GROUPS FOR CONTROLLED, GOAL DIRECTED MOVEMENT
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Fine Coordination/Dexterity
Definition
USING SMALL MUSCLE GROUPS FOR CONTROLLED MOVEMENTS, PARTICULARLY IN OBJECT MAINPULATION
Term
Crossing the Midline
Definition
MOVING LIMBS AND EYES ACROSS THE MIDSAGITTAL PLANE OF THE BODY
Term
Laterality (Using one side, preferred Side)
Definition
USING A PREFERRED UNILATERAL BODY PART FOR ACTIVITIES REQUIRING A HIGH LEVEL OF SKILL
Term
Bilateral Integration - using both sides together
Definition
ABILITY TO PERFORM PURPOSEFUL MOVEMENT THAT REQUIRES INTERACTION BETWEEN BOTH SIDES OF THE BODY INA SMOOTH AND REFINED MANNER
Term
Motor Control/Motor Plan (Praxis)
Definition
THE ABILITY TO ORGANIZE AND EXECUTE MOVEMENT PATTERNS TO ACCOMPLISH A PURPOSEFUL ACTIVITY - ORGANIZATION OF TEMPORAL SEQUENCES OF ACTIONS WITHIN THE SPATIAL CONTACT WHICH FORM MEANINGFUL OCCUPATIONS
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