Glossary

Active ageing: ‘The process of optimising opportunities for health, participation and security in order to enhance quality of life as people age’ (WHO, 2002, p. 12). Activities: ‘A class of human actions that are goal directed’ (AOTA, 2008, p. 669). Activity analysis: The examination of the demands of an activity that stipulates the required skills and component tasks for successful completion of the activity. Adapt/adaptive: Modification of the environment, the demands of an occupation, or behaviour to facilitate occupational performance. Aesthetic perceptions: Personal recognition of what is beautiful and tasteful. Affect: An emotional disposition or mood. Agency: The capacity to enact or exert power to achieve a valued outcome. Anomia: A form of aphasia characterised by the inability to remember the names of objects. Aphasia: The partial or total inability to produce and understand speech. Apraxia: Impairment in the ability to perform previously learned and routine motor skills during occupation. Also known as Dyspraxia. Approach to play: The degree to which players approach play in a playful way. Architecture, design and built environment: Architecture is the science and art of planning, designing and constructing buildings; for example, office buildings and houses are examples of built environments. Areas of occupation (AOTA, 2008 p. 631–633): Activities of daily living: Self-care or self-maintenance activities that promote satisfactory existence and life within a social context. Education: All activities associated with learning or the learning environment. Instrumental activities of daily living: ‘Activities that support daily life within the home and community that often require more complex interactions than self care used in activities of daily living’ (p. 631). Leisure: All activities associated with personal interest and enjoyment. Play: ‘Any spontaneous or organised activity that provides enjoyment, entertainment, amusement or diversion’ (Parham and Fazio, 1997, p. 252). Sleep: ‘A series of activities resulting in going to sleep and staying asleep’ (p. 632).