HSS 3103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Occupational Therapy, Palliative Care, Health Professional

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 3103
• Professor: Sonia Gulati

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Intro to illness, impairment, and disability (cid:1) (cid:1) Random fact: the life expectancy of the world population is 70 years. (cid:1) Occupational therapy rehabilitation therapy for ppl who have physical (cid:1) problems, mental health issues; patient oriented (program for their occupation, lifestyle) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Older generation tends to cope better than adolescents b/c of the number. Med dictionary http://www. nlm. nih. gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary. html of transitions that are happening at this point in life (massive change to lifestyle) Multidisciplinary: looking at an aspect with different point of view (nutrition, easier to adapt to however parents have a harder time accept (cid:1) It"s a resource/asset, changes the ability to cope with everyday life. Affects the aspirations of the individual and also those around them (siblings dropping out of school to work to support the family (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) duration; usually external invader (i. e microorganisms) Acute illness: disease with an abrupt or rapid onset and usually a short.