King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences,
Occupational Therapy Program, Media for Occupational Therapy OCTH 311
ACTIVITY ANALYSIS
Bayan Onaybasa , Ruaa Alberaiki , Hadeel Atrji , Walaa Alsulami , Fatimah Aljedani
Student: ________________________________ Date :________________
Title of the Project: _______________________
Making a cup of tea
1. Occupation:
Area(s) of occupation for the client: Subcategory
o Activities of Daily Living ___________________________________
o Instrumental Activities of Daily Living ___________________________________
IADL
o Education ___________________________________
o Work ___________________________________
o Play ___________________________________
o Leisure ___________________________________
o Social Participation ___________________________________
2. Objects and their properties required:
1- Stove -top kettle 12- milk
2- tea bag 13- sugar
3- Hot mitt. 14- spoons tor stirring
4- water
5- Mug
6- stove
7- Spoon
8- small bowel
9- loose leaf tea
10- empty tea bag
11- tea spoon
3. Space demands:
1- light
2- Clear access to stove and functioning stovetop.
3-Functioning burner knob , clearly marked heat levels and burner to knob diagram.
4- stove clear of fire hazards, visible clock
5-accessible cupboard height for individual,easy to grip cupboard handles, mug storage on accessible shelf.
6-countertop at appropriate height,level countertop,counter clear of clutter.
7- tea storage on accessible shelf.
8- quit enough environmental to hear whistle
9- level surface and workable area
4. Social demands:
No
5. Sequence and timing:
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1- Grasp Handel of kettle with one hand, lift and carry to sink.
2- Reaching with free arm , use available hand to turn faucet on.
1. 3- Full kettle with approximately 1 1⁄ 2 cups of water.
2. 4- Turn faucet off with free hand .
5- Walk toward stove carrying kettle in hand with arm elevated and slightly flexed at elbow
3. joint.
6- Lower and extend arm at elbow joint to place kettle on stove burner .
4. 7- With one hand Grasp correct burner knob , Simultaneously push and twist knob to the left
to light burner and turn to maximum heat.
5. 8- Leave kettle to set on burner for approximately 5 minutes or until boiling .
6. 9- Walk toward cupboard where mug are kept .
10-Elevated arm to grasp cupboard handle and open door by pulling handle toward body .
7. 11- Select desired mug by extend one arm into cupboard and grasping mug handle with
hand .
8. 12- Remove mug from cupboard and close cupboard door.
13- Walk toward the stove, place mug on counter next to stove at safe distance from hot
9. burner.
10. 14- Reaching toward cupboard where tea is kept by elevated arm and grasping cupboard
handle.
11. 15- Open door by pulling handle towards body.
16- Select desired tea from open box and remove one tea bag.
12. 17- Place tea bag in mug and close cupboard door.
18- When kettle begins to whistle, turn stove element off by simultaneously pushing and
13. turning burner knob to the right until it reaches off position.
19- Grab handle of kettle with one hand using a hot mitt .
14. 20- Lift kettle off stove burner and direct spout of kettle over mug
15. Pour water into mug leaving 2cm of space at the top and place kettle with back on stove.
21- Let tea bag sit in water for approximately 3-5 minutes
When desired strength is achieved, use a spoon to remove tea bag and place in small bowl.
6. Body functions required:
Function Definition Example
Judgment use available hand turn faucet
Concept formation
When Full kettle with approximately 1 1⁄ 2
cups of water
Metacognition
Understanding that the purpose of the cup is to
drink from it
Cognitive flexibility instead of using the water bottles ,
use the sink
Insight/awareness use adequate muscle strength in arm to lift
the kettle
Sustained attention focusing in the water inside the kettle while
boiling
Selective attention focusing in the stove and boiling water
while chose the type of favorite tea
Divided attention choosing the cup of tea while being
attention for the sound of whistle from
the kettle
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Occupational Therapy Program, Media for Occupational Therapy OCTH 311
Short-term memory When grab handle of kettle with one
hand using a hot mitt.
.
Working memory Leave kettle to sit on burner for approximately 5
minutes, or until boiling.
Long-term memory
the tea selected
Discrimination of senses:
when the whistle is sounding the water is boiling and
Auditory it should close the stove
Discrimination of senses: grab handle of kettle with ones hand using
Tactile a hot mitt ,Instead of carrying the kettle
itself after boiling
Discrimination of senses: Knowing that the water has finished boiling by
Visual turning off the light of the electric kettle
Discrimination of senses: Smell the cup to check if it is suitable for use or not
Olfactory When choosing your favorite tea, smell the tea to make sure
if it is the right one or not
Discrimination of senses: Keep an appropriate space from the stove while it is
burning
Vestibular proprioception
Place mug on counter next to stove at a safe distance from
hot burner.
Multisensory processing Hearing the kettle whistle while putting sugar in the cup
when she hearing the kettle begins to whistle , she should
turn the stove element off by touch the burner knob to the
right until it reaches off position.
Sensory memory Hearing the kettle whistle while seeing her
favorite mug
Spatial relationships
:
when she go toward cupboard and using one
arm to reaching into desired mug
Temporal relationships let tea bag sit in water for 3-5 minutes and then
use a spoon to remove the bag when desired
strength is achieved
Recognition
Awareness of putting water first, then tea
Categorization
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Generalization
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she burned previously by the steam, so
now she not going too close to the kettle
while boiling
Awareness of reality
choosing a cup of tea instead
of a cup of coffee
Logical/coherent thought
using an electric kattle instade of
the kettle in the stave
Appropriate thought content
all the thought are focusing
completely in making a cup of tea
Execution of learned
planning the movment toward the
movements sink and the stave
Coping
lifting kettle, extend the elbow are
repeated action through the activity
Behavioral regulation
Body image
Self-concept
Self-esteem
Arousal
respond to the sound of the whistle
Consciousness
Orientation to self
Orientation to place
making the tea in the kitchen
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Orientation to time Understanding what time of the day is
suitable to make a cup of tea (making
a cup of tea during the daytime)
Orientation to others
Emotional stability Making a tea in calm environment for
more safety
Motivation
Being sleepy is prompting to make a
cup of tea for more alternes
Impulse control Self-control while adding appropriate
amount of sugar that is not harmful for
health
Appetite
Craving tea in cold weather for
more warmth
Sleep
Detection/registration Turning the stove off as soon as
hearing the kettle sound
Visual modulation
Squinting the eyes to read the type
of tea that is written on its tag
Integration of senses Response to the interpretation of
seeing bubbles of boiling and hearing
it by turning the stove off
Awareness of distances
Grasp and transfer the cup from the top
shelf to the tray on the bench
Tolerance of ambient sounds Ability to recognize the sound of kettle
while hearing the boiling water at the
same time
Location and distance of
.
Ability to recognize the location of a
sounds particular simmer burner by hearing gas
flow
Moving against gravity Ability to rising the arm up to fetch
the tea box form the top shelf
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Taste Taste the amount of sugar in tea
¥
Smell
Smell the tea
Body in space Determine the direction where the
arm is moving to grip the cupboard
handle
Comfort with touch
Localizing pain Place mug on counter next to stove at a
safe distance from hot burner to avoid
damage to the hand
Thermal awareness Grab handle of kettle using a hot mitt
Joint range of motion
Elevate arm to cupboard
;
Joint stability/alignment carrying kettle in hand with arm
elevated and slightly flexed at elbow
joint.
Strength Carrying kettle in hand
Muscle tone Extend the arm to hold the mug with
the appropriate amount of force
Muscle endurance Muscle endurance to stand throughout
the tea preparation period
Stretch reflex If she holds the grab handle of kettle
while it’s hot without a hot mitt her arm
muscles will contract involuntarily
Asymmetric Tonic Neck
Reflex (ATNR)
Symmetric Tonic Neck Reflex
(STNR)
Righting and supporting
reflex
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Eye-hand coordination
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Focus on kettle when she hold it
Eye-foot coordination Looking at the top shelf where the
cup is while standing on toes to grasp
it
Bilateral coordination Grasp handle of kettle with one hand
and use the free hand to turn faucet
on.
Crossing midline Pulling by the right hand the tea tray
placed on the table on the left side of the
body
Fine motor control
Hold the spoon
Gross motor control Getting the mug from the cupboard
Oculomotor control
Oculomotor control
Watching the steam rises
Gait patterns Walking with quick steps to turn off the
gas stove
Blood pressure
Heart rate
Respiratory rate
Respiratory rhythm
Respiratory depth
Physical endurance, aerobic
capacity
Voice functions
Voice rhythm and fluency
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Alternative vocalization
Digestive system
Metabolic system
Endocrine system
Urinary functions
Genital and reproductive
function
Protective functions of the
skin
Repair functions of the skin
7. Muscular analysis of movements required:
Muscle Not Used Used
Shoulder flexion
Shoulder extension
Shoulder abduction
Shoulder adduction
Shoulder internal rotation
Shoulder external rotation
Elbow flexion
Elbow extension
Wrist supination
Wrist pronation
Wrist flexion
Wrist extension
Thumb flexion
Thumb abduction
Finger flexion
Finger extension
Trunk flexion
Trunk extension
Trunk rotation
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Lower extremities
8. Performance skills required:
Skill Yes No How the skill is used.
Motor/praxis
Sensory (perceptual)
Emotional regulation
Cognitive
Communication/social
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