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Activities of Daily Living

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Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development

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Self-care behaviors; To participate in regular activity associated with independent living

Definition

Activities completed on a regular basis that involve self-management (examples include: bathing and dressing). Daily living activities entail the person’s involvement in personal care of intellectual, physical, psychological, and social needs.

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Activities of daily living include routines integral to self-sufficiency [4]. Evaluations of daily living activities generally involve psychological and/or medical determinations to understand the person’s ability to care for self on a day-to-day basis. Focus of daily living activities becomes a consideration in the assessment of adaptability to determine cognitive function and self-sustainability.

Intellectual and Physical Daily Living Activities

Daily living activities are developmental and are influenced by intellectual capacity.

During infancy and early childhood, daily activities are moderated and managed externally by...

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  1. Department of Educational Psychology, University of Texas at San Antonio, 501 W. Durango, San Antonio, TX, 78207, USA

    Norma S. Guerra Ph.D.

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  1. Neurology, Learning and Behavior Center, 230 South 500 East, Suite 100, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84102, USA

    Sam Goldstein Ph.D.

  2. Department of Psychology MS 2C6, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030, USA

    Jack A. Naglieri Ph.D. (Professor of Psychology) (Professor of Psychology)

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Guerra, N.S. (2011). Activities of Daily Living. In: Goldstein, S., Naglieri, J.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_48

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