ACTIVITY DIRECTOR CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ACTIVITY DIRECTOR CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Advocacy To act, speak =, or write in support of an issue Certification A credential indicating specific training in a career specialty. Quality Assurance (QA) A process of evaluating a service to ensure the goals of the service are being met. Total Quality Management (TQM) The philosophy that everyone in the organization is concerned about quality, throughout all of the firm's activities, to better serve customer needs QAPI Quality Assurance Performance Improvement A federally mandated quality assurance process for skilled nursing facilities. Judgment Making a decision or drawing a conclusion from data collected Norms and Expectations Specific standard s or definitions of what is to be found when conducting an evaluation or QPAI Cohort Effect Consequences of having been born in a given year and having grown up during a particular time period with its own unique pressures problems, challenges and opportunities. The Spirit of life The force within the body that gives life energy and power. Autonomy Independence/ Ability or tendency to function independently Fluid Intelligence Capacity to learn new ways of solving problems Medical Model The concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured. When applied to psychological disorders, the medical model assumes that these mental illnesses can be diagnosed on the basis of their symptoms and cured through therapy, which may include treatment in a psychiatric hospital. Met messages are defined by Dr. Deborah Tannen as: Indirectness of one's actual intention to communicate/underlying message of what is being said Long Term Care Model Continuous care over longer time Restorative Model Program based on restoring each patients function level. Based on ADL's assessment made based on the individual capability to perform Re-motivation therapy Five step group process designed for individuals in a depressed state or in early stages of dementia. Utilizes real objects, stimulate senses, and encourages a new motivation for life, utilizing poems, pictures animals, hobbies, group interaction. Culture Change An ongoing transformation within long term care communities which is based on person directed values that restore control to the elder. Culture change codes include the Eden Alternative and the Greenhouse Model. Crystallized Intelligence Our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age VALIDATION Therapy Founded by Naomi Feel - focuses on accepting the resident where they are and joining their world. An empathetic approach Person Directed Care The model of care which encourages the person to make decisions about services and care provided and more importantly that staff honor the person's wishes. Reality Orientation Calendars, clocks, signs, and lists to help people with Alzheimer's disease remember who and where they are. Being oriented to people, location and time. Life Course Perspective How one experiences a timetable of life events, how society looks upon. Individual life choices Social Clock The culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement Social Gerontology A sub field of gerontology with an emphasis on social rather than physical aspect of aging. Palliative Care Care provided to those suffering from chronic and serious illness. Similar to hospice. While hospice is defined for those with less than six months to live, palliative care has no time frame. Theories of Aging Varies theories as to why we age two categories genetic and wear and tear theories Cumulative Disadvantage The idea that the negative effects of patterns of inequality in wealth, status, and availability of opportunities accumulate over the life span of Functional age Actual competence and performance of an older adult, as distinguished from chronological age Age Grades Permanent age categories in a society through which people pass during the course of a lifetime Age Norms Informal standards defining appropriate age and behavior for certain life events. Wellness An overall state of well-being or total health Life Span The greater number of years a person can live Abraham Maslow's A psychologist who proposed a five-tier model of human needs often depicted in a hierarchical level within a pyramid. The five needs include physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, and selfactualization. Maslow postulates that are most basic needs must be met top achieve the next level. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) A continuous improvement in the quality of the product or service being delivered CAA (Care Area Assessment) Problem assessment tools evaluates data collected in MDS CAT Care Area Triggers Are specific resident responsive for one or a combination of MDS elements. The triggers identify residents who have or are at risk for developing specific functional problems and require further assessments SMART Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely Progress notes A Note written on a quarterly basis to review the progress in meeting the defined goal RAI Resident Assessment Instrument Federal Form made up of two parts MDS and CAA Initial Assessment The process of collecting information (physical, cognitive and psychosocial) about the person in order to develop an individualized plan of care. MDS (minimum data set) • Federally mandated clinical assessment proces