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ACTIVITY DIRECTOR CERTIFICATION EXAM LATEST
WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS/GRADED A+
continuum of care - (answers)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 - (answers)nonprofit organization that works to
improve the image, working conditions, and skill levels of people in particular
occupations
activism - (answers)The practice of pursuing political or other goals through
vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations
CMS - (answers)Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services federal agency
overseeing skilled nursing facilities
life course perspective - (answers)How one experiences a timetable of life
events and society looks upon how a person chooses his / her life choices
Theories of Aging - (answers)Various theories as to why we age - two
categories - genetic and wear and tear theories
Abraham Maslow - (answers)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
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Erik Erikson - (answers)Known for his 8-stages of life and how one responds to
life experiences in those stages would mold personality
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross - (answers)psychologist who created the 5 stages of
grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
cohort effect - (answers)consequences of being born in a particular year or
time period and dealing with its own pressures, problems, challenges, and
opportunities
cumulative disadvantage - (answers)the negative effects of inequality in
wealth, status, and opportunity over the life span
social clock - (answers)the culturally preferred timing of social events such as
marriage, parenthood, and retirement
social gerontology - (answers)a specialized field of gerontology that examines
the social (and sociological) aspects of aging
functional age - (answers)actual competence and performance of an older
adult, as distinguished from chronological age
palliative care - (answers)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 - (answers)an organized category of people based on age; every
individual passes through a series of such categories over his or her lifetime
ACTIVITY DIRECTOR CERTIFICATION EXAM LATEST
WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS/GRADED A+
continuum of care - (answers)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 - (answers)nonprofit organization that works to
improve the image, working conditions, and skill levels of people in particular
occupations
activism - (answers)The practice of pursuing political or other goals through
vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations
CMS - (answers)Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services federal agency
overseeing skilled nursing facilities
life course perspective - (answers)How one experiences a timetable of life
events and society looks upon how a person chooses his / her life choices
Theories of Aging - (answers)Various theories as to why we age - two
categories - genetic and wear and tear theories
Abraham Maslow - (answers)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
, 2
Erik Erikson - (answers)Known for his 8-stages of life and how one responds to
life experiences in those stages would mold personality
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross - (answers)psychologist who created the 5 stages of
grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
cohort effect - (answers)consequences of being born in a particular year or
time period and dealing with its own pressures, problems, challenges, and
opportunities
cumulative disadvantage - (answers)the negative effects of inequality in
wealth, status, and opportunity over the life span
social clock - (answers)the culturally preferred timing of social events such as
marriage, parenthood, and retirement
social gerontology - (answers)a specialized field of gerontology that examines
the social (and sociological) aspects of aging
functional age - (answers)actual competence and performance of an older
adult, as distinguished from chronological age
palliative care - (answers)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 - (answers)an organized category of people based on age; every
individual passes through a series of such categories over his or her lifetime
