Activity Director Certification Exam Latest Update Graded A+

Activity Director Certification Exam Latest Update Graded A+ continuum of care Levels of care beginning with care at home, care provided in the community such as adult day centers and institutional care through assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. professional organization nonprofit organization that works to improve the image, working conditions, and skill levels of people in particular occupations activism The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services federal agency overseeing skilled nursing facilities life course perspective How one experiences a timetable of life events and society looks upon how a person chooses his / her life choices Theories of Aging Various theories as to why we age - two categories - genetic and wear and tear theories Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of needs with self-actualization being the ultimate psychological need Lower level needs=survival/safety Higher level needs=intellectual achievement and finally self-actualization Erik Erikson Known for his 8-stages of life and how one responds to life experiences in those stages would mold personality Elizabeth Kubler-Ross psychologist who created the 5 stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance cohort effect consequences of being born in a particular year or time period and dealing with its own pressures, problems, challenges, and opportunities cumulative disadvantage the negative effects of inequality in wealth, status, and opportunity over the life span social clock the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement social gerontology a specialized field of gerontology that examines the social (and sociological) aspects of aging functional age actual competence and performance of an older adult, as distinguished from chronological age palliative care Care designed not to treat an illness but to provide physical and emotional comfort to the patient and support and guidance to his or her family. Similar to hospice but with no end of life time frame age grade an organized category of people based on age; every individual passes through a series of such categories over his or her lifetime Wellness Model encompasses the physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, and vocational aspects of health medical model the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured. metamessage Underlying message