Meaningful living across the lifespan : occupation-based intervention strategies for occupational therapists and scientists /
Moses N. Ikiugu and Nick Pollard.
- xxii, 227 pages ; 25 cm.
- Critical studies in occupational therapy & occupational science .
- Critical studies in occupational therapy & occupational science. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Foundational Information -- Part II. Occupations And Meaning -- Part III. Action -- Part IV. Occupational therapy, occupational science -- -- Foundational Information -- -- Developing a working definition of meaningfulness -- Learning objectives -- Contents of this Chapter -- Introduction -- Victor Frankl -- Criticism of Frankl -- Frankl's ideas as a guide to meaning-making -- Creating meaning and happiness by not actually pursuing either -- The development of meaning -- A perennial search for meaning -- About meaning -- Philosophical definition -- General propositions -- Meaningfulness as a function of one's relationship with God, soul, or both -- Objective versus subjective views -- A working definition of meaningfulness -- Applying the ideas discussed in Chapter 1 -- -- Meaningfulness as an experienced phenomenon: -- Lessons from worker-writer autobiographies -- Learning objectives -- Contents of this chapter -- Introduction -- Routes to meaning making -- Through common experiences found in every-day occupations -- Through connection to something bigger than oneself -- By a sense of fulfilment through exploration and creativity -- By a sense of connection to others through occupation -- Through a sense of social responsibility -- Through experiences of efficacy or competence, and independence -- Meaningful living across the lifespan -- Through a sense of dignity -- Through the affirmation of individual identity -- Occupational experiences and developmental stage -- Through ability to negotiate change and to adapt -- Through intimacy-related occupations -- Through a sense of belonging in one's culture and temporal context -- Conclusion -- Applying the ideas discussed in Chapter 2 -- -- The human quest for meaning -- Learning Objectives -- Contents of this chapter -- The search for meaning as a perennial human quest -- How human beings use cultural, religious, and intellectual -- institutions as a means of pursuing life meaning -- Religion as a vehicle in the quest for meaning -- Cultural imagination as a means to meaning: The role of myths and legends -- Intellectual inquiry and the search for meaning -- Conclusion -- Apply the ideas discussed in chapter 3 -- -- Specific sources of meaning in people's lives -- Learning Objectives -- Contents of this chapter -- Introduction -- Self-worth -- Purpose -- Sense of control -- Values -- Sources of meaning -- Cultural and religious affiliation -- Relationships -- Work and leisure occupations -- Conclusion -- Apply the ideas discussed in Chapter 4 -- -- Occupations And Meaning -- -- The role of occupations in meaning-making in peoples' lives: A lifespan developmental perspective -- Learning objectives -- Meaningful living across the lifespan -- Contents of this chapter -- Introduction -- Lifespan developmental theories -- Lifecourse theory -- Motivational theory of life-span development -- Role of occupations in participation at different stages of life -- In infancy and early childhood -- In adolescence -- In emerging adulthood -- In adulthood -- In midlife -- In older adulthood -- Conclusion -- Application of ideas discussed in Chapter 5 -- -- Part I. 1. 2. 3. 4. Part II. 5. Action -- -- Guidelines for meaning-making through daily occupations -- Learning objectives -- Contents of this chapter -- Introduction -- Instrumentalism in Occupational Therapy (IOT) -- Theoretical core of the IOT Model -- Guidelines for meaning-making through daily occupational performance -- Belief establishment -- Case example: Tammy -- Tammy's mission statement -- Action -- Choosing occupations to help create desired legacy -- Self-rating on performance and satisfaction -- with performance of chosen occupations -- Planning action to create change -- Consequence appraisal -- Case study: Greg -- Greg's visualized perception of self by others at pretest -- Greg's pretest mission statement -- Greg's visualized perception of self by others at posttest -- Greg's posttest mission statement -- General comments about the Proposed Change Protocol -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Meaningful living across the lifespan -- -- Occupational therapy, occupational science -- and future occupational needs -- -- Occupational therapy, occupational science and future occupational needs -- Learning objectives -- Contents of this chapter -- Introduction -- Factors affecting future occupational justice in contemporary society -- Population growth -- Environmental degradation -- Inequalities in resource distribution and the problem of poverty -- Occupational therapists, occupational scientists, and future occupational needs -- Working with individuals and groups in the community -- Working with individuals and communities at the grassroots to facilitate action -- Integrating indigenous wisdom -- Population management -- Participation in the development of a human-focused economic system -- Conducting research -- Making it So -- Expanding the profession's scope of practice -- Conclusion. Part III. 6. PART IV. 7.
"In this book, Ikiugu and Pollard explore the notion of meaningfulness, in the light of Viktor Frankl's (1992) assertions that the will to meaning is the primary motivation for behavior in human existence, and that the frustration of the pursuit for meaning in the modern and Western world constituted what he termed 'existential vacuum', leading in turn to what he called 'noogenic neurosis' or 'the disease of meaninglessness' The authors then show how occupation can be used in meaning-making to counter the 'disease of meaninglessness'. Though the notion of the notion of meaningfulness is central to occupational therapy practice (AOTA, 2008), it has never really been investigated in depth in the profession's literature. This book is aimed at occupational therapy and occupational science students, occupational therapy clinicians, and occupational scientists." -- Publisher's information.
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