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C2  ·  23 words

Occupational therapy in Italian

Treatment that starts from everyday life rather than from the findings.

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Entry twelve is l’elaborazione sensoriale, and the noun inside it is the false friend an English reader will not notice tripping over. « Elaboration » in English means adding detail: a witness elaborates on a statement, and a design is « elaborate » because it carries more than it needs. Italian took the same Latin verb elaborare, to work something out, and kept the work rather than the ornament. Elaborare is to put material through a process and get a result: l’elaborazione dei dati is data processing, il tempo di elaborazione is the time a machine takes, and l’elaborazione del lutto is the slow working through of a bereavement. Nothing is being embellished in any of them. So l’elaborazione sensoriale is sensory processing, what the nervous system does with whatever arrives, and « sensory elaboration » would say that somebody is adding flourishes to a sensation. Read elaborazione as « processing » everywhere on this page, and keep « elaborate » for the Italian words that really mean it, dettagliato and ricercato.

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Noun (f) (18)

Grammar for these: Definite article: il, lo, la · Indefinite article: un, uno

l’attività della vita quotidianathe activity of daily livingNoun (f)C2
Lavarsi e vestirsi sono attività della vita quotidiana.Washing and dressing are activities of daily living.
l’attività strumentalethe instrumental activityNoun (f)C2
Cucinare è un’attività strumentale.Cooking is an instrumental activity.
la partecipazione socialesocial participationNoun (f)C2
La partecipazione sociale conta quanto la forza del braccio.Social participation counts for as much as the strength of the arm.
l’analisi dell’attivitàactivity analysisNoun (f)C2
L’analisi dell’attività scompone un gesto in passi.Activity analysis breaks a movement down into steps.
la strategia di compensothe compensatory strategyNoun (f)C2
Una strategia di compenso sostituisce ciò che non torna.A compensatory strategy replaces what does not come back.
la prevenzione delle cadutefalls preventionNoun (f)C2
La prevenzione delle cadute toglie i tappeti dal corridoio.Falls prevention takes the rugs out of the corridor.
la terapia della manohand therapyNoun (f)C2
La terapia della mano segue subito l’operazione.Hand therapy follows immediately after the operation.
la motricità finefine motor skillNoun (f)C2
La motricità fine serve per abbottonare.Fine motor skill is what buttoning needs.
l’elaborazione sensorialesensory processingNoun (f)C2
L’elaborazione sensoriale spiega perché un rumore disturba tanto.Sensory processing explains why a noise is so disturbing.
la riabilitazione cognitivacognitive rehabilitationNoun (f)C2
La riabilitazione cognitiva allena la memoria nel fare.Cognitive rehabilitation trains the memory through doing.
la protezione delle articolazionijoint protectionNoun (f)C2
La protezione delle articolazioni cambia il modo di sollevare.Joint protection changes the way of lifting.
la riabilitazione professionalevocational rehabilitationNoun (f)C2
La riabilitazione professionale prepara il rientro.Vocational rehabilitation prepares the return to work.
la visita sul posto di lavorothe workplace visitNoun (f)C2
La visita sul posto di lavoro rivela quello che il colloquio nasconde.The workplace visit reveals what the interview hides.
l’autoefficaciaself-efficacyNoun (f)C2
L’autoefficacia cresce con ogni compito riuscito.Self-efficacy grows with every task that succeeds.
la formazione dei familiarithe training of relativesNoun (f)C2
La formazione dei familiari evita l’aiuto di troppo.Training the relatives prevents help that goes too far.
la prevenzione delle piaghe da decubitopressure sore preventionNoun (f)C2
La prevenzione delle piaghe da decubito richiede cambi di posizione.Pressure sore prevention calls for changes of position.
la struttura della giornatathe structure of the dayNoun (f)C2
La struttura della giornata tiene insieme il resto.The structure of the day holds the rest together.
l’occupazione significativameaningful occupationNoun (f)C2
Un’occupazione significativa vale più di un esercizio.A meaningful occupation is worth more than an exercise.

Noun (m) (5)

Grammar for these: Definite article: il, lo, la · Indefinite article: un, uno

l’approccio centrato sulla personathe person-centred approachNoun (m)C2
L’approccio centrato sulla persona parte da ciò che qualcuno vuole fare.The person-centred approach starts from what somebody wants to do.
l’ausilio tecnicothe assistive deviceNoun (m)C2
Un ausilio tecnico semplice basta per aprire i barattoli.A simple assistive device is enough to open jars.
l’adattamento dell’ambienteadaptation of the environmentNoun (m)C2
L’adattamento dell’ambiente comincia dal bagno.Adapting the environment begins in the bathroom.
l’apprendimento senza errorierrorless learningNoun (m)C2
L’apprendimento senza errori evita che lo sbaglio si fissi.Errorless learning stops the mistake from settling in.
l’adattamento della carrozzinaadaptation of the wheelchairNoun (m)C2
L’adattamento della carrozzina previene le piaghe.Adapting the wheelchair prevents sores.

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