HDFS 225 Study Guide - Final Guide: Middle Ear, Methylphenidate, Taste
30 Oct 2014
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Goal is to restore, maintain, and promote overall fitness and health: occupational therapist- helps improve basic motor functions and reasoning abilities also compensate permanent loss of function. Goal- help people have independent, productive, and satisfying lives: 6 years old- caretakers need to set boundaries and remind child of safety rules. 6 year olds seek more independence in expanding community environments. Enjoy testing the limits of their bodies: fine motor skills- involve small body parts. Required for success in getting dressed, printing the alphabet and numbers, cursive writing, cutting, pasting, and puzzles. Explore objects visually but enjoy touching them too. Use hands and feet to help differentiate in objects. Children can develop lazy eyes, wandering eyes or cross. Untreated eye problems can lead to serious health, learning, and self esteem problems. Premature babies are especially at risk for developing an eye disorder called retinopathy of prematurity.
