We consider the second-person or interactive approach to social understanding, conceived as an understanding of intentional relations. We identify five forms of second-person information - self-directedness, contingency, reciprocity, affective engagement, and shared intentions - that occur only in interactions. We assess the extent to which these forms of information are available to observers ...

A lthough occupational therapists historically acknowledged contributions of the environment to the maintenance of productive behavIor, their literature has only recently begun to illustrate the znterrelationships between persons and settings. Incorporating environmental themes into the model of occupation broadens an examination of the concept of occupational performance and helps establish th...

In a dynamically changing world, an urgent task is to identify the features of formation traditional values in individual when interacting with parents, children, friends, work colleagues, fellow countrymen, compatriots, representatives different countries, and peoples. following study, consideration social carried out based on author’s concept analyzing cultures that are opposite orientation c...

BACKGROUND Social interactions in long-term care settings between staff and residents with dementia have been characterized as task-oriented, patronizing, and/or overly directive. Long-term care settings can be contexts that emphasize dependency and threaten the personal identity of older residents. Yet, leaders in the long-term care sector have acknowledged recently that dementia care must mov...

The effect of drug on a person may be different than expected because that drug interacts with another drug the person is taking (drug-drug interaction), food, beverages, dietary supplements the person is consuming (drug-nutrient/food interaction) or another disease the person has (drug-disease interaction). A drug interaction is a situation in which a substance affects the activity of a drug, ...