cognitive component

Department of Occupational Therapy, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute

1. OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE COMPONENT (COGNITIVE) Shamima Akter B. Sc ( Honours ) in Occupational Therapy & M. Sc in Rehabilitation Science Assistant Professor , Department of Occupational Therapy Bangladesh Health Professions Institute (BHPI) Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) Chapain , Savar

2. Cognitive Components Cognition: the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses. 1. Level of Arousal 8. Sequencing 2. Orientation 9. Categorization 3. Recognition 10. Concept Formation 4. Attention Span 11. Spatial Operation 5. Initiation of Activity 12. Problem Solving 6. Termination of Activity 13. Learning 7. Memory 14. Generalization TS1_Shamima_2018

3. LEVEL OF AROUSAL Demonstrating alertness and responsiveness to environmental stimuli. Crossing the road Driving a car in the hilly area Walking during rain Surfing in the sea Playing football TS1_Shamima_2018

4. ORIENTATION Identifying new person, place, time, and situation. Going to a zoo for first time. Attend an open day program Introduce with participant during running a workshop Introduce with guest during marriage ceremony Introduce with classmates in orientation program TS1_Shamima_2018

5. RECOGNITION Identifying familiar faces, objects, and other previously presented materials. Meet with school friends in a reunion program Attend to school after Eid vacation Go to college library Set up multimedia before Therapeutic Skills class Meet with Nardev Tappa at British Council TS1_Shamima_2018

6. ATTENTION SPAN Focusing on a task over time. Watching test cricket match Attending classes of a course Sewing a dress Listening speech of a politician Playing ‘candy crush’ games in tab TS1_Shamima_2018

7. INITIATION OF ACTIVITY Starting a physical or mental activity. Doing assignment Introduce with a stranger Take a bath during winter season Participate in practical class Organize a get together program TS1_Shamima_2018

8. TERMINATION OF ACTIVITY Stopping an activity at an appropriate time. Terminate mobile game during class Stop gossiping during meeting Complete writing in examination paper within given time Wake up from bed at 6:00 AM Pack up shooting during rain/ last scene TS1_Shamima_2018

9. MEMORY Recalling information after brief or long periods of time. Telling childhood experience. Writing the registration number on examination sheet Gossiping Recite rhymes Singing a song TS1_Shamima_2018

10. SEQUENCING Placing information, concepts, and actions in order. 2, 1,8,3,9 (Sequenced in correct order = 1, 2,3,8,9) When dressing we know that our underwear must go on before trousers, or socks must go on before shoes. Cooking rice Applying cosmetics Recite ‘ namta ’ Praying TS1_Shamima_2018

11. CATEGORIZATION Identifying similarities of and differences among information or objects. FOR EXAMPLE: dog, bicycle, car, motorbike, bird, horse Categorized dog, bird, horse = animals Bicycle, car, motorbike = transport vehicles OR, two different brands of cokes (e.g. Pepsi or Coca Cola) are still coke despite their different brand names. TS1_Shamima_2018

12. CONCEPT FORMATION Organizing a variety of information to form thoughts and ideas. FOR EXAMPLE - color and shapes are concepts, as are our ideas of what is good and bad. For example, the concepts of color, car and shape contribute to distinguishing cars from trucks. TS1_Shamima_2018

13. SPATIAL OPERATIONS Mentally manipulating the position of objects in various relationships. FOR EXAMPLE - Before parking a car between two other cars, you need to visualize how close your car will come to the other vehicles. This skill requires good spatial relations abilities. TS1_Shamima_2018

14. PROBLEM SOLVING Recognizing a problem, defining a problem, identifying alternative plans, selecting a plan, organizing steps in a plan, implementing a plan, and evaluating the outcome. FOR EXAMPLE - We use our problem solving skills any time we do a new activity, or have difficulty in a familiar one. TS1_Shamima_2018

15. LEARNING Acquiring new concepts and behaviors. FOR EXAMPLE - We learn by studying new concepts or ideas, through practice, and by direct experience. We know that someone has learned something when - Their behaviour has changed - They can do something that they could not do before - explain something they previously had not understood. TS1_Shamima_2018

16. GENERALIZATION Applying previously learned concepts and behaviors to a variety of new situations. TS1_Shamima_2018

17. Does it make sense? TS1_Shamima_2018 More you ask, more you learn! Have a great preparation for examination

18. Possible Examination Question