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FUNCTIONAL THINKING [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of persons with a disability
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- medical model of disability
1, record 1, English, medical%20model%20of%20disability
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A standard medical approach, indeed a common lay-person's approach, to thinking about disability involves viewing it as a problem that exists in a person's body. As a consequence, that individual is thought to require treatment or care to fix the disability, to approximate normal functioning, or perhaps as a last measure, to help the individual adapt and learn to function despite the disability. So construed, disability is primarily an individual' s medical problem in need of treatment.... this medical model of disability holds that "a person's functional limitations(impairments) are the root cause of any disadvantages experienced and these disadvantages can therefore only be rectified by treatment or cure. " 2, record 1, English, - medical%20model%20of%20disability
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie des personnes handicapées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- modèle médical du handicap
1, record 1, French, mod%C3%A8le%20m%C3%A9dical%20du%20handicap
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour le modèle médical du handicap, [...] «le handicap est le problème d'individus désavantagés par leur état biomédical. Selon le modèle médical, les désavantages sont vus comme les résultats naturels et inévitables de simples faits biomédicaux.» 2, record 1, French, - mod%C3%A8le%20m%C3%A9dical%20du%20handicap
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-11-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Personality Development
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- functional thinking
1, record 2, English, functional%20thinking
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
By functional thinking we mean the inclination to model phenomena with functions. More specifically, the recognition that certain behaviors in a situation can be described and investigated by constructing and using mathematical functions. Thus, the functions are built for the purpose of investigating some situation and are not given a priori to the students. In addition, the functions so constructed are quite general, not necessarily defined by algebraic expressions, and not necessarily real valued functions of a real variable. 2, record 2, English, - functional%20thinking
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Développement de la personnalité
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pensée fonctionnelle
1, record 2, French, pens%C3%A9e%20fonctionnelle
feminine 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 2002-02-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- functional autonomy principle
1, record 3, English, functional%20autonomy%20principle
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - functional%20autonomy%20principle
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- principe de l'autonomie fonctionnelle
1, record 3, French, principe%20de%20l%27autonomie%20fonctionnelle
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
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Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-07-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Organization Planning
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- functional renewal
1, record 4, English, functional%20renewal
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... pursuit of functional renewal, rather that thinking through a completely new approach. 1, record 4, English, - functional%20renewal
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Planification d'organisation
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- renouvellement fonctionnel
1, record 4, French, renouvellement%20fonctionnel
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le renouvellement fonctionnel, plutôt que l'implantation d'une méthodologie totalement nouvelle. 1, record 4, French, - renouvellement%20fonctionnel
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1991-04-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Design
- Engineering
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- design methodology
1, record 5, English, design%20methodology
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- design method 1, record 5, English, design%20method
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Management of creative design. While the techniques of brainstorming, synectics and lateral thinking are comparatively well known they are not so commonly used as they might be.... Nor must the use of appropriate methodologies for functional tasks be neglected such as cost analysis, value engineering, and morphological analysis. 1, record 5, English, - design%20methodology
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Dessin industriel
- Ingénierie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- méthode de développement de produit
1, record 5, French, m%C3%A9thode%20de%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20de%20produit
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- méthodologie créatique 1, record 5, French, m%C3%A9thodologie%20cr%C3%A9atique
correct, proposal, see observation
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Méthodes dans le développement de produit. Créativité (...); Analyse de la valeur (...); Gestion de projet (...); Essais (...); Représentation graphique (...) 1, record 5, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20de%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20de%20produit
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) plus aucune improvisation n'est possible dans le processus de développement de produit. Il faut désormais admettre qu'il existe une méthodologie rigoureuse à appliquer. (...) Figure 10 : Méthodes : Créativité; Design; Essais; Analyse valeur. 1, record 5, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20de%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20de%20produit
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans ce contexte "méthodologie" a le sens "ensemble de méthodes" non pas "étude des méthodes". Voir aussi les fiches "créatique" et "créaticien". 2, record 5, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20de%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20de%20produit
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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