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What is the medical term for semi-mindless activities to help reduce anxiety? ... such as gardening, mowing, cleaning... perhaps driving.



I recall that, maybe, the word asynchronous was part of the term * which based on present answers now seems less likely * .






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    I am not aware of a medical term but what's wrong with the non-medical term hobbies or interests ?
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    @ChrisRogers perhaps it's because those don't really mean a way to reduce anxiety? I think the correct word is distractions
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    Displacement activity?
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    Displacement activity would seem to be involuntary.
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    @Randy Could you elaborate on your original question?
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What is the medical term for semi-mindless activities to help reduce anxiety? ... such as gardening, mowing, cleaning... perhaps driving.



I recall that, maybe, the word asynchronous was part of the term * which based on present answers now seems less likely * .






cognitive-psychology behaviorism stress anxiety







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    I am not aware of a medical term but what's wrong with the non-medical term hobbies or interests ?
    $endgroup$
    – Chris Rogers
    21 hours ago






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    $begingroup$
    @ChrisRogers perhaps it's because those don't really mean a way to reduce anxiety? I think the correct word is distractions
    $endgroup$
    – Ooker
    21 hours ago






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    Displacement activity?
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    – DevSolar
    16 hours ago










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    Displacement activity would seem to be involuntary.
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    – Randy Zeitman
    14 hours ago










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    @Randy Could you elaborate on your original question?
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    – Erik
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What is the medical term for semi-mindless activities to help reduce anxiety? ... such as gardening, mowing, cleaning... perhaps driving.



I recall that, maybe, the word asynchronous was part of the term * which based on present answers now seems less likely * .






cognitive-psychology behaviorism stress anxiety







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What is the medical term for semi-mindless activities to help reduce anxiety? ... such as gardening, mowing, cleaning... perhaps driving.



I recall that, maybe, the word asynchronous was part of the term * which based on present answers now seems less likely * .






cognitive-psychology behaviorism stress anxiety




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    I am not aware of a medical term but what's wrong with the non-medical term hobbies or interests ?
    $endgroup$
    – Chris Rogers
    21 hours ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @ChrisRogers perhaps it's because those don't really mean a way to reduce anxiety? I think the correct word is distractions
    $endgroup$
    – Ooker
    21 hours ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Displacement activity?
    $endgroup$
    – DevSolar
    16 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Displacement activity would seem to be involuntary.
    $endgroup$
    – Randy Zeitman
    14 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Randy Could you elaborate on your original question?
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    – Erik
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    $begingroup$
    I am not aware of a medical term but what's wrong with the non-medical term hobbies or interests ?
    $endgroup$
    – Chris Rogers
    21 hours ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @ChrisRogers perhaps it's because those don't really mean a way to reduce anxiety? I think the correct word is distractions
    $endgroup$
    – Ooker
    21 hours ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Displacement activity?
    $endgroup$
    – DevSolar
    16 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Displacement activity would seem to be involuntary.
    $endgroup$
    – Randy Zeitman
    14 hours ago










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    @Randy Could you elaborate on your original question?
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    – Erik
    10 hours ago








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I am not aware of a medical term but what's wrong with the non-medical term hobbies or interests ?
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– Chris Rogers
21 hours ago




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I am not aware of a medical term but what's wrong with the non-medical term hobbies or interests ?
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– Chris Rogers
21 hours ago




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@ChrisRogers perhaps it's because those don't really mean a way to reduce anxiety? I think the correct word is distractions
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– Ooker
21 hours ago




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@ChrisRogers perhaps it's because those don't really mean a way to reduce anxiety? I think the correct word is distractions
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– Ooker
21 hours ago




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Displacement activity?
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– DevSolar
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Displacement activity?
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Displacement activity would seem to be involuntary.
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– Randy Zeitman
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Displacement activity would seem to be involuntary.
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@Randy Could you elaborate on your original question?
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I have read it mentioned as grounding- techniques or activities. Activities that pull you into the present, and, if possible, fulfill you by giving you the impression towards achieving a goal.






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I have not been able to find any term, medical or non-medical, which includes the word asynchronous, but to add to the answer by @user20460 there is the non-medical term hobbies.



Taking part in hobbies and other interests is recommended to anyone who suffers from anxiety and/or depression because not only can it provide a distraction, but it can also alleviate boredom which in itself can create or exacerbate anxiety - see also, Csikszentmihalyi (2000).



As NoPanic.org points out, you should...




do something that makes you happy. Every day should include a bit of ‘ME’ time. It may be losing yourself in a book, playing or listening to music or a self-pamper session. However busy life seems, you deserve that special time.




References



Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Beyond boredom and anxiety (Vol. 721). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.






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What you are describing sounds a lot like aspects of Occupational Therapy (sometimes called Ergotherapy). Occupational therapy can include prescribed activity such as knitting (to meaningfully occupy your time) and is applied to a wide range of health related issues including anxiety.



Here is a dictionary definition of Occupational Therapy
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occupational%20therapy



And here is a link to a definition from the University of British Columbia https://osot.ubc.ca/about/what-is-os-ot/






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    Welcome to Psychology.SE. I may be wrong, but you may have fallen for the Wikipedia trap. Always check with reliable sources outside of Wikipedia as there can be some slight inaccuracies. Can you please provide some reliable non-wikipedia links to support this theory as the page on the Royal College of Occupational Therapists describe Occupational Therapy to be very different in the fact that they work on permanent loss which can involve anxiety but not in the general sense.
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    The website you have linked defines OT as follows: "Occupational therapy, often referred to as OT, is a healthcare profession that focuses on developing, recovering, or maintaining the daily living and working skills of people with physical, mental, or cognitive impairments." Since the original question was more about word usage of a medical term I replaced the wikipedia link with a link to a dictionary.
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    I don't think there is an issue with Wikipedia. @user2705196 Can you provide a reference for the claim that OT "takes the form of prescribed activity" - as in encouraging patients to engage in activities mentioned in the question for treatment of mental health issues? I do not see this suggested in any of the references provided. I think in OT it is more common for patients to guide therapists as to what "occupations" they might find meaningful and would like help with.
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    Thanks a lot for the comments! I have edited my answer to reflect the fact that OT is not exclusively the prescription of activities like knitting and gardening, but that this is just one aspect. Here is a recent scientific article describing these practices from the journal "Occupational Therapy International" ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22489029 For some less scientific articles about the use of such activities in OT psychcentral.com/blog/… newgradoccupationaltherapy.com/…
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    Those kinds of tasks are part of Occupational Therapy. I'm looking for the term used to describe the kind of tasks that are useful ... 'semi-mindless' or Grounding Techniques as noted above, which is a perfectly good answer for me and I've marked it as such.
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I have read it mentioned as grounding- techniques or activities. Activities that pull you into the present, and, if possible, fulfill you by giving you the impression towards achieving a goal.






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I have read it mentioned as grounding- techniques or activities. Activities that pull you into the present, and, if possible, fulfill you by giving you the impression towards achieving a goal.






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    I've never heard of Grounding Techniques but it's a better answer than I was looking for so how do I mark this question as solved?
    $endgroup$
    – Randy Zeitman
    13 hours ago










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I have read it mentioned as grounding- techniques or activities. Activities that pull you into the present, and, if possible, fulfill you by giving you the impression towards achieving a goal.






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I have read it mentioned as grounding- techniques or activities. Activities that pull you into the present, and, if possible, fulfill you by giving you the impression towards achieving a goal.







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    I've never heard of Grounding Techniques but it's a better answer than I was looking for so how do I mark this question as solved?
    $endgroup$
    – Randy Zeitman
    13 hours ago










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    Thx, the green Checkmark below the UP- and DOWN-vote buttons
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    I've never heard of Grounding Techniques but it's a better answer than I was looking for so how do I mark this question as solved?
    $endgroup$
    – Randy Zeitman
    13 hours ago










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    Thx, the green Checkmark below the UP- and DOWN-vote buttons
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I've never heard of Grounding Techniques but it's a better answer than I was looking for so how do I mark this question as solved?
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– Randy Zeitman
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I've never heard of Grounding Techniques but it's a better answer than I was looking for so how do I mark this question as solved?
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Thx, the green Checkmark below the UP- and DOWN-vote buttons
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I have not been able to find any term, medical or non-medical, which includes the word asynchronous, but to add to the answer by @user20460 there is the non-medical term hobbies.



Taking part in hobbies and other interests is recommended to anyone who suffers from anxiety and/or depression because not only can it provide a distraction, but it can also alleviate boredom which in itself can create or exacerbate anxiety - see also, Csikszentmihalyi (2000).



As NoPanic.org points out, you should...




do something that makes you happy. Every day should include a bit of ‘ME’ time. It may be losing yourself in a book, playing or listening to music or a self-pamper session. However busy life seems, you deserve that special time.




References



Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Beyond boredom and anxiety (Vol. 721). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.






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    Then I'm probably wrong about asynchronous.
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    13 hours ago
















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$begingroup$

I have not been able to find any term, medical or non-medical, which includes the word asynchronous, but to add to the answer by @user20460 there is the non-medical term hobbies.



Taking part in hobbies and other interests is recommended to anyone who suffers from anxiety and/or depression because not only can it provide a distraction, but it can also alleviate boredom which in itself can create or exacerbate anxiety - see also, Csikszentmihalyi (2000).



As NoPanic.org points out, you should...




do something that makes you happy. Every day should include a bit of ‘ME’ time. It may be losing yourself in a book, playing or listening to music or a self-pamper session. However busy life seems, you deserve that special time.




References



Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Beyond boredom and anxiety (Vol. 721). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.






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    Then I'm probably wrong about asynchronous.
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    – Randy Zeitman
    13 hours ago














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I have not been able to find any term, medical or non-medical, which includes the word asynchronous, but to add to the answer by @user20460 there is the non-medical term hobbies.



Taking part in hobbies and other interests is recommended to anyone who suffers from anxiety and/or depression because not only can it provide a distraction, but it can also alleviate boredom which in itself can create or exacerbate anxiety - see also, Csikszentmihalyi (2000).



As NoPanic.org points out, you should...




do something that makes you happy. Every day should include a bit of ‘ME’ time. It may be losing yourself in a book, playing or listening to music or a self-pamper session. However busy life seems, you deserve that special time.




References



Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Beyond boredom and anxiety (Vol. 721). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.






share|improve this answer











$endgroup$



I have not been able to find any term, medical or non-medical, which includes the word asynchronous, but to add to the answer by @user20460 there is the non-medical term hobbies.



Taking part in hobbies and other interests is recommended to anyone who suffers from anxiety and/or depression because not only can it provide a distraction, but it can also alleviate boredom which in itself can create or exacerbate anxiety - see also, Csikszentmihalyi (2000).



As NoPanic.org points out, you should...




do something that makes you happy. Every day should include a bit of ‘ME’ time. It may be losing yourself in a book, playing or listening to music or a self-pamper session. However busy life seems, you deserve that special time.




References



Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Beyond boredom and anxiety (Vol. 721). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.







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    Then I'm probably wrong about asynchronous.
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    Then I'm probably wrong about asynchronous.
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$begingroup$
Then I'm probably wrong about asynchronous.
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– Randy Zeitman
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Then I'm probably wrong about asynchronous.
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What you are describing sounds a lot like aspects of Occupational Therapy (sometimes called Ergotherapy). Occupational therapy can include prescribed activity such as knitting (to meaningfully occupy your time) and is applied to a wide range of health related issues including anxiety.



Here is a dictionary definition of Occupational Therapy
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occupational%20therapy



And here is a link to a definition from the University of British Columbia https://osot.ubc.ca/about/what-is-os-ot/






share|improve this answer










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  • $begingroup$
    Welcome to Psychology.SE. I may be wrong, but you may have fallen for the Wikipedia trap. Always check with reliable sources outside of Wikipedia as there can be some slight inaccuracies. Can you please provide some reliable non-wikipedia links to support this theory as the page on the Royal College of Occupational Therapists describe Occupational Therapy to be very different in the fact that they work on permanent loss which can involve anxiety but not in the general sense.
    $endgroup$
    – Chris Rogers
    11 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    The website you have linked defines OT as follows: "Occupational therapy, often referred to as OT, is a healthcare profession that focuses on developing, recovering, or maintaining the daily living and working skills of people with physical, mental, or cognitive impairments." Since the original question was more about word usage of a medical term I replaced the wikipedia link with a link to a dictionary.
    $endgroup$
    – user2705196
    9 hours ago










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    I don't think there is an issue with Wikipedia. @user2705196 Can you provide a reference for the claim that OT "takes the form of prescribed activity" - as in encouraging patients to engage in activities mentioned in the question for treatment of mental health issues? I do not see this suggested in any of the references provided. I think in OT it is more common for patients to guide therapists as to what "occupations" they might find meaningful and would like help with.
    $endgroup$
    – Arnon Weinberg♦
    9 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Thanks a lot for the comments! I have edited my answer to reflect the fact that OT is not exclusively the prescription of activities like knitting and gardening, but that this is just one aspect. Here is a recent scientific article describing these practices from the journal "Occupational Therapy International" ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22489029 For some less scientific articles about the use of such activities in OT psychcentral.com/blog/… newgradoccupationaltherapy.com/…
    $endgroup$
    – user2705196
    8 hours ago










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    Those kinds of tasks are part of Occupational Therapy. I'm looking for the term used to describe the kind of tasks that are useful ... 'semi-mindless' or Grounding Techniques as noted above, which is a perfectly good answer for me and I've marked it as such.
    $endgroup$
    – Randy Zeitman
    7 hours ago
















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$begingroup$

What you are describing sounds a lot like aspects of Occupational Therapy (sometimes called Ergotherapy). Occupational therapy can include prescribed activity such as knitting (to meaningfully occupy your time) and is applied to a wide range of health related issues including anxiety.



Here is a dictionary definition of Occupational Therapy
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occupational%20therapy



And here is a link to a definition from the University of British Columbia https://osot.ubc.ca/about/what-is-os-ot/






share|improve this answer










New contributor




user2705196 is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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  • $begingroup$
    Welcome to Psychology.SE. I may be wrong, but you may have fallen for the Wikipedia trap. Always check with reliable sources outside of Wikipedia as there can be some slight inaccuracies. Can you please provide some reliable non-wikipedia links to support this theory as the page on the Royal College of Occupational Therapists describe Occupational Therapy to be very different in the fact that they work on permanent loss which can involve anxiety but not in the general sense.
    $endgroup$
    – Chris Rogers
    11 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    The website you have linked defines OT as follows: "Occupational therapy, often referred to as OT, is a healthcare profession that focuses on developing, recovering, or maintaining the daily living and working skills of people with physical, mental, or cognitive impairments." Since the original question was more about word usage of a medical term I replaced the wikipedia link with a link to a dictionary.
    $endgroup$
    – user2705196
    9 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    I don't think there is an issue with Wikipedia. @user2705196 Can you provide a reference for the claim that OT "takes the form of prescribed activity" - as in encouraging patients to engage in activities mentioned in the question for treatment of mental health issues? I do not see this suggested in any of the references provided. I think in OT it is more common for patients to guide therapists as to what "occupations" they might find meaningful and would like help with.
    $endgroup$
    – Arnon Weinberg♦
    9 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Thanks a lot for the comments! I have edited my answer to reflect the fact that OT is not exclusively the prescription of activities like knitting and gardening, but that this is just one aspect. Here is a recent scientific article describing these practices from the journal "Occupational Therapy International" ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22489029 For some less scientific articles about the use of such activities in OT psychcentral.com/blog/… newgradoccupationaltherapy.com/…
    $endgroup$
    – user2705196
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Those kinds of tasks are part of Occupational Therapy. I'm looking for the term used to describe the kind of tasks that are useful ... 'semi-mindless' or Grounding Techniques as noted above, which is a perfectly good answer for me and I've marked it as such.
    $endgroup$
    – Randy Zeitman
    7 hours ago














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$begingroup$

What you are describing sounds a lot like aspects of Occupational Therapy (sometimes called Ergotherapy). Occupational therapy can include prescribed activity such as knitting (to meaningfully occupy your time) and is applied to a wide range of health related issues including anxiety.



Here is a dictionary definition of Occupational Therapy
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occupational%20therapy



And here is a link to a definition from the University of British Columbia https://osot.ubc.ca/about/what-is-os-ot/






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What you are describing sounds a lot like aspects of Occupational Therapy (sometimes called Ergotherapy). Occupational therapy can include prescribed activity such as knitting (to meaningfully occupy your time) and is applied to a wide range of health related issues including anxiety.



Here is a dictionary definition of Occupational Therapy
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occupational%20therapy



And here is a link to a definition from the University of British Columbia https://osot.ubc.ca/about/what-is-os-ot/







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  • $begingroup$
    Welcome to Psychology.SE. I may be wrong, but you may have fallen for the Wikipedia trap. Always check with reliable sources outside of Wikipedia as there can be some slight inaccuracies. Can you please provide some reliable non-wikipedia links to support this theory as the page on the Royal College of Occupational Therapists describe Occupational Therapy to be very different in the fact that they work on permanent loss which can involve anxiety but not in the general sense.
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    – Chris Rogers
    11 hours ago










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    The website you have linked defines OT as follows: "Occupational therapy, often referred to as OT, is a healthcare profession that focuses on developing, recovering, or maintaining the daily living and working skills of people with physical, mental, or cognitive impairments." Since the original question was more about word usage of a medical term I replaced the wikipedia link with a link to a dictionary.
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    – user2705196
    9 hours ago










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    I don't think there is an issue with Wikipedia. @user2705196 Can you provide a reference for the claim that OT "takes the form of prescribed activity" - as in encouraging patients to engage in activities mentioned in the question for treatment of mental health issues? I do not see this suggested in any of the references provided. I think in OT it is more common for patients to guide therapists as to what "occupations" they might find meaningful and would like help with.
    $endgroup$
    – Arnon Weinberg♦
    9 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Thanks a lot for the comments! I have edited my answer to reflect the fact that OT is not exclusively the prescription of activities like knitting and gardening, but that this is just one aspect. Here is a recent scientific article describing these practices from the journal "Occupational Therapy International" ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22489029 For some less scientific articles about the use of such activities in OT psychcentral.com/blog/… newgradoccupationaltherapy.com/…
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    – user2705196
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Those kinds of tasks are part of Occupational Therapy. I'm looking for the term used to describe the kind of tasks that are useful ... 'semi-mindless' or Grounding Techniques as noted above, which is a perfectly good answer for me and I've marked it as such.
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    – Randy Zeitman
    7 hours ago


















  • $begingroup$
    Welcome to Psychology.SE. I may be wrong, but you may have fallen for the Wikipedia trap. Always check with reliable sources outside of Wikipedia as there can be some slight inaccuracies. Can you please provide some reliable non-wikipedia links to support this theory as the page on the Royal College of Occupational Therapists describe Occupational Therapy to be very different in the fact that they work on permanent loss which can involve anxiety but not in the general sense.
    $endgroup$
    – Chris Rogers
    11 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    The website you have linked defines OT as follows: "Occupational therapy, often referred to as OT, is a healthcare profession that focuses on developing, recovering, or maintaining the daily living and working skills of people with physical, mental, or cognitive impairments." Since the original question was more about word usage of a medical term I replaced the wikipedia link with a link to a dictionary.
    $endgroup$
    – user2705196
    9 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    I don't think there is an issue with Wikipedia. @user2705196 Can you provide a reference for the claim that OT "takes the form of prescribed activity" - as in encouraging patients to engage in activities mentioned in the question for treatment of mental health issues? I do not see this suggested in any of the references provided. I think in OT it is more common for patients to guide therapists as to what "occupations" they might find meaningful and would like help with.
    $endgroup$
    – Arnon Weinberg♦
    9 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Thanks a lot for the comments! I have edited my answer to reflect the fact that OT is not exclusively the prescription of activities like knitting and gardening, but that this is just one aspect. Here is a recent scientific article describing these practices from the journal "Occupational Therapy International" ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22489029 For some less scientific articles about the use of such activities in OT psychcentral.com/blog/… newgradoccupationaltherapy.com/…
    $endgroup$
    – user2705196
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Those kinds of tasks are part of Occupational Therapy. I'm looking for the term used to describe the kind of tasks that are useful ... 'semi-mindless' or Grounding Techniques as noted above, which is a perfectly good answer for me and I've marked it as such.
    $endgroup$
    – Randy Zeitman
    7 hours ago
















$begingroup$
Welcome to Psychology.SE. I may be wrong, but you may have fallen for the Wikipedia trap. Always check with reliable sources outside of Wikipedia as there can be some slight inaccuracies. Can you please provide some reliable non-wikipedia links to support this theory as the page on the Royal College of Occupational Therapists describe Occupational Therapy to be very different in the fact that they work on permanent loss which can involve anxiety but not in the general sense.
$endgroup$
– Chris Rogers
11 hours ago




$begingroup$
Welcome to Psychology.SE. I may be wrong, but you may have fallen for the Wikipedia trap. Always check with reliable sources outside of Wikipedia as there can be some slight inaccuracies. Can you please provide some reliable non-wikipedia links to support this theory as the page on the Royal College of Occupational Therapists describe Occupational Therapy to be very different in the fact that they work on permanent loss which can involve anxiety but not in the general sense.
$endgroup$
– Chris Rogers
11 hours ago












$begingroup$
The website you have linked defines OT as follows: "Occupational therapy, often referred to as OT, is a healthcare profession that focuses on developing, recovering, or maintaining the daily living and working skills of people with physical, mental, or cognitive impairments." Since the original question was more about word usage of a medical term I replaced the wikipedia link with a link to a dictionary.
$endgroup$
– user2705196
9 hours ago




$begingroup$
The website you have linked defines OT as follows: "Occupational therapy, often referred to as OT, is a healthcare profession that focuses on developing, recovering, or maintaining the daily living and working skills of people with physical, mental, or cognitive impairments." Since the original question was more about word usage of a medical term I replaced the wikipedia link with a link to a dictionary.
$endgroup$
– user2705196
9 hours ago












$begingroup$
I don't think there is an issue with Wikipedia. @user2705196 Can you provide a reference for the claim that OT "takes the form of prescribed activity" - as in encouraging patients to engage in activities mentioned in the question for treatment of mental health issues? I do not see this suggested in any of the references provided. I think in OT it is more common for patients to guide therapists as to what "occupations" they might find meaningful and would like help with.
$endgroup$
– Arnon Weinberg♦
9 hours ago




$begingroup$
I don't think there is an issue with Wikipedia. @user2705196 Can you provide a reference for the claim that OT "takes the form of prescribed activity" - as in encouraging patients to engage in activities mentioned in the question for treatment of mental health issues? I do not see this suggested in any of the references provided. I think in OT it is more common for patients to guide therapists as to what "occupations" they might find meaningful and would like help with.
$endgroup$
– Arnon Weinberg♦
9 hours ago












$begingroup$
Thanks a lot for the comments! I have edited my answer to reflect the fact that OT is not exclusively the prescription of activities like knitting and gardening, but that this is just one aspect. Here is a recent scientific article describing these practices from the journal "Occupational Therapy International" ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22489029 For some less scientific articles about the use of such activities in OT psychcentral.com/blog/… newgradoccupationaltherapy.com/…
$endgroup$
– user2705196
8 hours ago




$begingroup$
Thanks a lot for the comments! I have edited my answer to reflect the fact that OT is not exclusively the prescription of activities like knitting and gardening, but that this is just one aspect. Here is a recent scientific article describing these practices from the journal "Occupational Therapy International" ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22489029 For some less scientific articles about the use of such activities in OT psychcentral.com/blog/… newgradoccupationaltherapy.com/…
$endgroup$
– user2705196
8 hours ago












$begingroup$
Those kinds of tasks are part of Occupational Therapy. I'm looking for the term used to describe the kind of tasks that are useful ... 'semi-mindless' or Grounding Techniques as noted above, which is a perfectly good answer for me and I've marked it as such.
$endgroup$
– Randy Zeitman
7 hours ago




$begingroup$
Those kinds of tasks are part of Occupational Therapy. I'm looking for the term used to describe the kind of tasks that are useful ... 'semi-mindless' or Grounding Techniques as noted above, which is a perfectly good answer for me and I've marked it as such.
$endgroup$
– Randy Zeitman
7 hours ago


















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