GROUP 1

ECOLOGY OF
HUMAN
PERFORMANCE
Balt, Hannan
Caruz, Devorah
Javier, Anastacia
Nillas, Joiz Comely
 REPORTERS

CARUZ, BALT, JAVIER, NILLAS,

DEVORAH HANNAN ANASTACIA JOIZ COMELY
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROPONENT 01 02 THEORETICAL BASE

FUNCTION - DYSFUNCTION
03 04
BEHAVIORS INDICATIVE OF
CONTINUUM FUNCTION OR DYSFUNCTION

POSTULATES REGARDING
INTERVENTION 05 06 OVERVIEW
 PROPONENT
● a Distinguished Professor at Dr. Winnie Dunn,
the University of Missouri's OTR, FAOTA
Department of Occupational
Therapy Education
● a world-renowned expert in
the field of sensory
processing in everyday life
 THEORETICAL BASE
● merges ecological principles, occupational therapy
and social sciences theories.
● main focus is on the interdependent nature of the
relationship between the person and the
environment;
● how this relationship impacts on human
performance.
 THEORETICAL BASE
● Emphasis on ecology is the distinguishing factor.
● Its purpose is to tackle their concerns regarding
the effect of context.
● It gives emphasis to the fact that the stimulus
response approach is different from the essential
qualities of behavior.
 THEORETICAL BASE
● The relationship between the person and the
environment is interdependent
● context/environment encapsulates cultural,
temporal, social and physical factors.
● human performance and behavior are affected by
the interaction between the person and the context.
FUNCTION - DYSFUNCTION
CONTINUUM
 Functional Individual
● can participate in many different occupations and roles
that match their personal variables and natural contexts
● have many different interests and abilities
● can integrate the expectations and supports and then
manage the difficulties within a specific context
● can fulfill the task requirements that are part of their
life roles
 Dysfunctional Individual
● have faulty person factors that interfere with the
relationship between person, context, and task, and results
in poor performance
● have contextual factors that are not conducive to
occupational performance and in turn inhibit it
● any imbalance in relationships causes inadequate
performance
 Populations Include

• persons of varying ages and needs across the

lifespan to emphasize a preventative, health
promotional and rehabilitative attitude, and a
focus on the role of context in task
performance.
Behaviors indicative of
Function or Dysfunction
 Functional

● The derived meaning of this process, Performance range, is

the configuration of tasks that individuals execute.
● Your range of tasks expands as you gain more skills.
● A limited range of motion may indicate dysfunction and,
as a result, the need for intervention.
 Dysfunctional

● Within the Ecology of Human Performance framework, a

person with limited skills and abilities.
● The person has fewer skills and abilities to look
through the context and derive meaning from it.
Postulates regarding
Intervention
 Postulates regarding Intervention

Establish and Restore

Establish and Restore the person’s ability to perform.
Alter
Alter the context that is suitable to the individual’s abilities
Adapt/ Modify
Adapt or Modify in context features and task to support the
performance as an objective for goal attainment.
 Postulates regarding Intervention

Prevent
Prevent is by anticipating difficulties and thinking
ahead of the results of the performance.
Create
Create situations that encourage to promote in context
to perform optimally.
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van Breenen, S. (n.d.). Ecology of Human Performance. Slideshare.

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