Mind Body Systems/Neurologically Based Function and Dysfunction

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This course applies an occupational science perspective to study disease, illness, medical conditions, and impairments to human body structures and functions across the lifespan. A self-directed method is used to examine the perceptual, cognitive, biopsychosocial basis of these disorders. A basic overview of human mind-body systems is provided with an emphasis on pathology, the recognition of symptoms, their causes and the occupational implications of the disorders. The emphasis is on how disease and impairments in body systems, and physical and mental functioning interact with the human condition, the uniqueness of individuals, social determinants of health (SDOH), and the environments within which people live to impact occupational performance, one’s overall health, well-being, and life quality.