1 / Activity Director Certification Exam
1.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 .
2.professional organization: nonprofit organization that works to improve the image, working conditions, and skill levels of people in particular occupations
3.activism: The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations
4.CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services federal agency overseeing skilled nursing facilities
5.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
7.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
8.Erik Erikson: Known for his 8-stages of life and how one responds to life experi- ences in those stages would mold personality
9.Elizabeth Kubler-Ross: psychologist who created the 5 stages of grief:
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
10.cohort effect: consequences of being born in a particular year or time period and dealing with its own pressures, problems, challenges, and opportunities
11.cumulative disadvantage: the negative effects of inequality in wealth,
1.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 .
2.professional organization: nonprofit organization that works to improve the image, working conditions, and skill levels of people in particular occupations
3.activism: The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations
4.CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services federal agency overseeing skilled nursing facilities
5.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
7.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
8.Erik Erikson: Known for his 8-stages of life and how one responds to life experi- ences in those stages would mold personality
9.Elizabeth Kubler-Ross: psychologist who created the 5 stages of grief:
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
10.cohort effect: consequences of being born in a particular year or time period and dealing with its own pressures, problems, challenges, and opportunities
11.cumulative disadvantage: the negative effects of inequality in wealth,
