Occupational Adaptation

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Occupational Adaptation

• Emily K. Schulz, Ph.D., Ph.D., OTR/L, CFLE
• OT 606

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Occupational Adaptation Schematic
OCCUPATIONAL ENVIRONMENT Element
PERSON Element
INTERACTION Element
Demand for Mastery
Desire for Mastery
Press for Mastery
Occupational Challenge
Occupational Environment
Person
Occupational Role Expectations
Adaptive Response Generation Subprocess
Incorporation into Occupational Environment
Occupational Response
Adaptive Response Integration Subprocess
Adaptive Response Evaluation Subprocess
Assessment of Response Outcome
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The Person System and the Adaptive Response
Generation Subprocess
Person
Adaptive Response Generation Subprocess
Adaptive Response Mechanism
Adaptation Gestalt
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The Person - Adaptive Response
Generation Subprocess
Adaptive Response mechanism
Adaptation Gestalt
Adaptive Response Modes
Adaptive Response behaviors
Adaptation Energy Primary Energy Secondary Energy
Cognitive
Psychosocial
Hyperstable Hypermobile Blended
Existing Modified New
Sensorimotor
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Occupational Adaptation

• Constructs

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Adaptive Response Generation Subprocess

• Adaptive Response Modes
• Patterns of responding to environmental cues that
  the individual develops.
• Existing - those already in our repertoire
• Modified - those in which we make changes in an
  existing mode
• New - those that come about because our existing
  or modified are not working for a particular need.

• Adaptive Response Behaviors
• Are types of behavior we use in attempting to
  respond adaptively and masterfully.
• Primitive (hyperstable) - presents as a kind of
  stuckness
• Transitional (hypermobile) - highly variable, not
  well-modulated, very active, often random, and
  without clear goal direction.
• Mature (blended) - modulated, goal directed,
  logical or insightful, and solution oriented.

• Adaptation Energy
• is the fuel that drives the occupational
  adaptation process.
• Primary Energy -
• Is active when there is intentional and focused
  attention directed to the occupational challenge
  at hand
• Secondary Energy -
• is active when there is intentional and focused
  attention directed away from the occupational
  challenge at hand

• Adaptation Gestalt
• Every person system (psychosocial, cognitive,
  sensorimotor) is present in every response. The
  three person systems then must be configured into
  a plan for the occupational response. This plan
  is called the adaptation gestalt.

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Adaptive Response Evaluation Subprocess

• Relative Mastery - Is measured by
• Efficiency
• Effectiveness
• Satisfaction to Self
• Satisfaction to Others/Society