Gall y term arferion cyfyngol gyfeirio at nifer o weithredoedd gwahanol (er enghraifft, ataliaeth gorfforol, ataliaeth gemegol, ataliaeth fecanyddol, arwahaniad a gwahanu hirdymor).
The term restrictive practices can apply to a number of different acts (for example, physical restraint, chemical restraint, mechanical restraint, seclusion and long-term segregation).