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FUNCTIONAL AUTONOMY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-06-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Urban Housing
- Sociology of persons with a disability
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- home adaptation service
1, record 1, English, home%20adaptation%20service
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Our home adaptation services consist of transforming certain parts of the home to make them functional, safe and comfortable for a person with a loss of autonomy. 2, record 1, English, - home%20adaptation%20service
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
- Sociologie des personnes handicapées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- service d'adaptation du domicile
1, record 1, French, service%20d%27adaptation%20du%20domicile
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- service d'adaptation au domicile 2, record 1, French, service%20d%27adaptation%20au%20domicile
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-02-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- functional autonomy principle
1, record 2, English, functional%20autonomy%20principle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The functional autonomy principle suggests another way of thinking about human motivation, quite different from any other theory. In the mature personality, for instance, habits, skills and behavioral patterns originally developed for instinctual satisfaction may become self-motivating and independent from their historical causes. 1, record 2, English, - functional%20autonomy%20principle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- principe de l'autonomie fonctionnelle
1, record 2, French, principe%20de%20l%27autonomie%20fonctionnelle
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1987-08-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Human Relations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- network resiliency
1, record 3, English, network%20resiliency
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
By "support network help capacity", I mean the extent and effectiveness of assistance than the informal support network is able to provide to a reference person even as this person needs for assistance deepens due to progressive loss of functional autonomy. This notion is quite similar to the concept of network resiliency. 1, record 3, English, - network%20resiliency
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie des relations humaines
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- stabilité des réseaux
1, record 3, French, stabilit%C3%A9%20des%20r%C3%A9seaux
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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