Occupational Development Across the Lifespan

3. progression from novice to mastery in the performance of a specific occupation.
4. interaction of the person, environment and occupation.
5. Interactional Development of Occupational Development.
6. within human race – mastery as humankind.
7. heredity dictated. development; development matter of nature
8. Individual life marked by points of growth and decline.
10. “mini adults” – all is there in mini version and is pre-determined
12. “blank slate” – life experiences shape development.
13. set of occupations an individual has at a specific point in the life course.
14. interaction of genetic and environmental influences.
15. interaction of how the person in each stage interacts with their environment through ENGAGEMENT in occupations.

1. gradual CHANGE in occupational behaviors over time, resulting in the growth and maturation of the individual in interaction with the environment (CAOT, 1997, p.40).
2. of genetic and environmental influences tendency of children to imitate culturally relevant behaviors.
5. development occurs as a result of the interaction between environment and heredity.
8. person, occupation, and environmental determinants.
9. set of occupations an individual has at a specific point in the life course.
11. within an individual – their lifetime occupational repertoire.
16. development of competence with respect to a single occupation (i.e. walking); Bandura, Piaget, Kohlberg, Freud.