Proponents of Occupational Science Argue That the Development of a Science

question 2

Multiple Choice

Proponents of occupational science argue that the development of a science to support and inform occupational therapy practice was "required." What is the main reason that is presented to support this "requirement"?

• A) Limited extradisciplinary sciences that meet the profession's knowledge needs at levels 1, 2, and 3 because occupation has received little attention in other fields
• B) The cyclical shifting of the occupational therapy profession's focus between occupation-based intervention and interventions based on the medical model
• C) The development of an independent science supporting occupational therapy to be considered on a level par with other health professions
• D) The need for the occupational therapy profession to begin to limit the number and streamline the knowledge historically borrowed from multiple disciplines

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Definitions:

Detrital Food Web

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Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

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Carbonic Acid

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