ERGOB1100 Human Prerequisites for Occupation and Participation in Everyday Life Course description

Basic knowledge of psychology, anatomy and physiology is necessary for the occupational therapist to be able to promote participation in occupation, analyse what prevents people from carrying out activities and implement relevant measures Students will learn about the human body’s functional anatomy, the human development from a lifespan perspective and meaningful activities in different life phases.

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence: 

Knowledge 

The student is capable of

• describing the structure and functioning of the musculoskeletal system
• describing the structure and functioning of the circulatory and respiratory system
• describing the structure and function of the nervous system
• describing the structure and functions of the sensory apparatus
• shedding light on the connections between movement, sense, perception and cognition in the performance of daily activities (human movement science)
• describing basic knowledge of group psychology and social influence, motivation, learning, cognition and emotion
• describing the main features of motor development
• describing the main features of psychosocial and cognitive development from childhood to old age
• explaining the significance of important occupations and occupational participation in different phases of life, with a focus on children and play, adults and work, as well as the elderly and everyday occupations

Skills 

The student is capable of 

• planning and using activities in a therapeutic and adequate manner in relation to a given user group​
• applying functional anatomy and biomechanics in the analysis of everyday activities

General competence

The student is capable of 

• teaching fellow students and lecturers about a topic related to the course
• showing respect and care for fellow students in interactions relating to examinations that include touching and intimacy

Work and teaching methods comprise lecturers, seminars, skills training and group work.

Digital learning resources will be made available to students in advance, so that much of the time spent at the university will be used to work on assignments and group work. Students are expected to form study groups for self-study. Skills training with surface anatomy is part of the course, where the students use each other to examine the body’s structure and functions.

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