In the tradition of American pragmatism, occupational capacity is embodied in the habits of a person's body. These habits are living functions involving thought, feeling, and attitudes that allow the person to carry out the various practices that occupy him or her in daily life. Such habits are artistic modes of self-expression; they are how people engage and transform the world for their purposes (dressing themselves, driving a car, writing a letter to a friend, etc.). Loss of functioning is a loss of personal identity and expression. Occupational therapy involves restoring habitual functioning, or building new habits that allow people once again to integrate their thoughts, feelings, and actions.
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