receiving and differentiating sensory stimuli

interpreting light touch, pressure, temperature, pain, and vibration through skin contact receptors.

interpreting stimuli originating in muscles, joints, and other internal tissue that give information about one of the body parts in relationship to another.

interpreting stimuli from the inner ear receptors regarding head position and movement.

Interpreting stimuli through the eyes, including peripheral vision and acuity, and awareness of color and pattern.

interpreting and localizing sounds, and discriminating background sound.

Perceptual processing

organizing sensory input into meaningful patterns.

identifying objects through proprioception, cognition, and the sense of touch

identifying the excursion and direction of joint movement.

acquiring an internal awareness of the body and the relationship of the body parts to each other.

Right-left discrimination

differentiating one side from the other.

recognizing forms and objects as the same in various environments, positions and sizes.

determining the spatial relationship of the figures and objects to self of other forms and objects.

identifying forms or objects from incomplete presentations.

differentiating between foreground and background forms and objects.

determining the relative distance between objects, figures, or landmarks and the observer, and changes in planes of surfaces.

determining the positioning of objects relative to each other.

Topographical Orientation

determining the location of objects and settings and the route to the location.

pertaining to nerves, muscles, and the skeletal system.

eliciting an involuntary muscle response by sensory input.

moving body parts through an arc.

demonstrating a degree of tension or resistance in a muscle at rest and in response to stretch.

demonstrating a degree of muscle power when movement is resisted, as with objects or gravity.

sustaining cardiac, pulmonary, and musculoskeletal exertion over time.

using righting and equilibrium adjustments to maintain balance during functional movements.

maintaining biomechanical integrity among body parts.

Soft tissue integrity

maintaining anatomical and physiological condition of interstitial tissue and skin.

actions of behaviors a client uses to move and physically interact with tasks, objects, contexts, and environments, includes planning, sequencing, and executing novel movements.

using large muscle groups for controlled, goal-directed movements.

using a preferred unilateral body part for activities requiring a high level of skill.

moving limbs and eyes across the midsagital plane of the body.

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Question	Answer
Sensory awareness	receiving and differentiating sensory stimuli
Sensory processing	interpreting sensory stimuli
Tactile	interpreting light touch, pressure, temperature, pain, and vibration through skin contact receptors.
Procioceptive	interpreting stimuli originating in muscles, joints, and other internal tissue that give information about one of the body parts in relationship to another.
Vestibular	interpreting stimuli from the inner ear receptors regarding head position and movement.
Visual	Interpreting stimuli through the eyes, including peripheral vision and acuity, and awareness of color and pattern.
Auditory	interpreting and localizing sounds, and discriminating background sound.
Gustatory	interpreting taste
Olfactory	interpreting smell
Perceptual processing	organizing sensory input into meaningful patterns.
Stereognosis	identifying objects through proprioception, cognition, and the sense of touch
Kinesthesia	identifying the excursion and direction of joint movement.
Pain response	interpreting noxious stimuli
Body scheme	acquiring an internal awareness of the body and the relationship of the body parts to each other.
Right-left discrimination	differentiating one side from the other.
Form constancy	recognizing forms and objects as the same in various environments, positions and sizes.
Position in space	determining the spatial relationship of the figures and objects to self of other forms and objects.
Visual closure	identifying forms or objects from incomplete presentations.
Figure ground	differentiating between foreground and background forms and objects.
Depth perception	determining the relative distance between objects, figures, or landmarks and the observer, and changes in planes of surfaces.
Spatial relations	determining the positioning of objects relative to each other.
Topographical Orientation	determining the location of objects and settings and the route to the location.
Neuromusculoskeletal	pertaining to nerves, muscles, and the skeletal system.
Reflex	eliciting an involuntary muscle response by sensory input.
Range of motion ROM	moving body parts through an arc.
Muscle tone	demonstrating a degree of tension or resistance in a muscle at rest and in response to stretch.
Strength	demonstrating a degree of muscle power when movement is resisted, as with objects or gravity.
Endurance	sustaining cardiac, pulmonary, and musculoskeletal exertion over time.
Postural control	using righting and equilibrium adjustments to maintain balance during functional movements.
Postural alignment	maintaining biomechanical integrity among body parts.
Soft tissue integrity	maintaining anatomical and physiological condition of interstitial tissue and skin.
Motor	actions of behaviors a client uses to move and physically interact with tasks, objects, contexts, and environments, includes planning, sequencing, and executing novel movements.
Gross coordination	using large muscle groups for controlled, goal-directed movements.
Laterality	using a preferred unilateral body part for activities requiring a high level of skill.
crossing the midline	moving limbs and eyes across the midsagital plane of the body.

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