NCTRC Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - CORRECT
ANSWER - a bio psychsocial model of human functioning and disablement that offers a
common framework for planning, managing, and evaluating services, and an international
language for policy development and research
When FACILITATING GROWTH, TR clinical practice... - CORRECT ANSWER -
...helps clients to see the possibilities for a satisfying and meaningful life
The adaptation process involves: - CORRECT ANSWER - using cognitive, physical or
social strategies that maximize independent and self directed action
Steps to restore client competence - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. HELP change self
perceptions
2. DEVELOP coping strategies to manage stress
3. ADAPT to changes
4. INCORPORATE recreation as a part of life quality
Dimensions of the client system perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - culture,
development, lifestyle
Client system perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - This perspective maintains that every
individual is composed of numerous dimensions including the biological, psychological, social
and spiritual dimensions. It also takes into consideration culture, development and lifestyle.
The individual is understood as functioning within a larger social system of friends and family,
religion, economics, politics, health and human services.
All these dimensions have unlimited potential to interact and affect health and life quality.
,learn, adapt, grow - CORRECT ANSWER - How to maximize client's potential for health
and well being through recreation
What is the use of TR clinical practice? - CORRECT ANSWER - to find a means for an
outcome with a focus of interest, challenge and benefit beyond the activity itself.
When used to FACILITATE LEARNING, clinical practice - CORRECT ANSWER -
focuses on a teaching or learning process that results in new knowledge, skills and insights
TR involves helping clients adapt - CORRECT ANSWER - to their present health status
and any functional limitations they are experiencing or may experience
systematic, intentional, change oriented, controlled - CORRECT ANSWER - Components
of TR Practice
What is TR? - CORRECT ANSWER - the systematic and planned use of recreation and
other activity interventions in an environment of support with the intent of affecting client's
beliefs, attitudes, behaviors and skills necessary for a higher quality of life
Components of TR intervention - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Helping relationship
2. Activity
3. Supportive Environment
How is social environment structured? - CORRECT ANSWER - to promote support and
companionship, thereby increasing feelings of belonging and a sense of community
competence-effectiveness motivation - CORRECT ANSWER - human beings have a
desire to interact effectively with their physical and social environments and to view themselves
as competent in their quest for a happy life
,Prospective Payment System - CORRECT ANSWER - Hospitals receive the same fee for
each diagnostic-related group (DRG) they treat
The State Technical Institute's Leisure Assessment Process - CORRECT ANSWER -A
leisure interest tool that 1) measures the client's indicated interest in various activities, 2)
indicates areas that the client is interested in learning more about, and 3) provides a systematic
way for the therapist to measure the balance of the client's leisure lifestyle.
It translates activity skills into leisure competencies (STILAP)
Receptive Communication Dysfunction - CORRECT ANSWER - Inability to comprehend
the written or spoken word
Muscular Strength - CORRECT ANSWER - a single maximum effort
What was the major accomplishment of The National Council for the Advancement of Hospital
Recreation in 1956? - CORRECT ANSWER - The creation of the National Voluntary
Registration Plan for TR personnel
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act of 2004, Part C - CORRECT ANSWER - This
act provides early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their
families as identified by the individualized family service plan team, in any 1 or more of the
following areas:
(i) physical development;
(ii) cognitive development;
(iii) communication development;
(iv) social or emotional development; or
(v) adaptive development;
Verbal Order - CORRECT ANSWER - Medical term "VO"
, Phenylketonuria - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of amino acid metabolism disorder, in
which the body cannot process phenylalanine. If an individuals PH levels get too high, it can
damage the brain and cause intellectual disability.
Problem- Oriented Medical Record - CORRECT ANSWER - When a physician or case
manager creates a master list of client deficits and develops a plan of action focused on these
deficits.
Neuroleptics - CORRECT ANSWER - A class of prescription medications for
Schizophrenia
Internal locus of control - CORRECT ANSWER - A person believes that he or she can
influence events and their outcomes
External locus of control - CORRECT ANSWER - A person blames outside forces for
everything.
Autonomic hyperreflexia - CORRECT ANSWER - It is a rapid and uncontrolled elevation
in blood pressure; common in people with spinal cord injuries
Standards of Practice - CORRECT ANSWER - Oversees the delivery of programs and
services in the profession regardless of setting or population. These are established for two
reasons: to guarantee a minimal level of service and to assure the safety of the consumer.
Two types: Internal (set by those delivering services) and External (set by a credentialing
agency)
The Global Assessment of Functioning - CORRECT ANSWER - A numeric scale used by
clinicians and physicians in mental health.
Considers psychological, social, and occupational functioning on a hypothetical continuum of
mental
Questions and CORRECT Answers
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - CORRECT
ANSWER - a bio psychsocial model of human functioning and disablement that offers a
common framework for planning, managing, and evaluating services, and an international
language for policy development and research
When FACILITATING GROWTH, TR clinical practice... - CORRECT ANSWER -
...helps clients to see the possibilities for a satisfying and meaningful life
The adaptation process involves: - CORRECT ANSWER - using cognitive, physical or
social strategies that maximize independent and self directed action
Steps to restore client competence - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. HELP change self
perceptions
2. DEVELOP coping strategies to manage stress
3. ADAPT to changes
4. INCORPORATE recreation as a part of life quality
Dimensions of the client system perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - culture,
development, lifestyle
Client system perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - This perspective maintains that every
individual is composed of numerous dimensions including the biological, psychological, social
and spiritual dimensions. It also takes into consideration culture, development and lifestyle.
The individual is understood as functioning within a larger social system of friends and family,
religion, economics, politics, health and human services.
All these dimensions have unlimited potential to interact and affect health and life quality.
,learn, adapt, grow - CORRECT ANSWER - How to maximize client's potential for health
and well being through recreation
What is the use of TR clinical practice? - CORRECT ANSWER - to find a means for an
outcome with a focus of interest, challenge and benefit beyond the activity itself.
When used to FACILITATE LEARNING, clinical practice - CORRECT ANSWER -
focuses on a teaching or learning process that results in new knowledge, skills and insights
TR involves helping clients adapt - CORRECT ANSWER - to their present health status
and any functional limitations they are experiencing or may experience
systematic, intentional, change oriented, controlled - CORRECT ANSWER - Components
of TR Practice
What is TR? - CORRECT ANSWER - the systematic and planned use of recreation and
other activity interventions in an environment of support with the intent of affecting client's
beliefs, attitudes, behaviors and skills necessary for a higher quality of life
Components of TR intervention - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Helping relationship
2. Activity
3. Supportive Environment
How is social environment structured? - CORRECT ANSWER - to promote support and
companionship, thereby increasing feelings of belonging and a sense of community
competence-effectiveness motivation - CORRECT ANSWER - human beings have a
desire to interact effectively with their physical and social environments and to view themselves
as competent in their quest for a happy life
,Prospective Payment System - CORRECT ANSWER - Hospitals receive the same fee for
each diagnostic-related group (DRG) they treat
The State Technical Institute's Leisure Assessment Process - CORRECT ANSWER -A
leisure interest tool that 1) measures the client's indicated interest in various activities, 2)
indicates areas that the client is interested in learning more about, and 3) provides a systematic
way for the therapist to measure the balance of the client's leisure lifestyle.
It translates activity skills into leisure competencies (STILAP)
Receptive Communication Dysfunction - CORRECT ANSWER - Inability to comprehend
the written or spoken word
Muscular Strength - CORRECT ANSWER - a single maximum effort
What was the major accomplishment of The National Council for the Advancement of Hospital
Recreation in 1956? - CORRECT ANSWER - The creation of the National Voluntary
Registration Plan for TR personnel
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act of 2004, Part C - CORRECT ANSWER - This
act provides early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their
families as identified by the individualized family service plan team, in any 1 or more of the
following areas:
(i) physical development;
(ii) cognitive development;
(iii) communication development;
(iv) social or emotional development; or
(v) adaptive development;
Verbal Order - CORRECT ANSWER - Medical term "VO"
, Phenylketonuria - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of amino acid metabolism disorder, in
which the body cannot process phenylalanine. If an individuals PH levels get too high, it can
damage the brain and cause intellectual disability.
Problem- Oriented Medical Record - CORRECT ANSWER - When a physician or case
manager creates a master list of client deficits and develops a plan of action focused on these
deficits.
Neuroleptics - CORRECT ANSWER - A class of prescription medications for
Schizophrenia
Internal locus of control - CORRECT ANSWER - A person believes that he or she can
influence events and their outcomes
External locus of control - CORRECT ANSWER - A person blames outside forces for
everything.
Autonomic hyperreflexia - CORRECT ANSWER - It is a rapid and uncontrolled elevation
in blood pressure; common in people with spinal cord injuries
Standards of Practice - CORRECT ANSWER - Oversees the delivery of programs and
services in the profession regardless of setting or population. These are established for two
reasons: to guarantee a minimal level of service and to assure the safety of the consumer.
Two types: Internal (set by those delivering services) and External (set by a credentialing
agency)
The Global Assessment of Functioning - CORRECT ANSWER - A numeric scale used by
clinicians and physicians in mental health.
Considers psychological, social, and occupational functioning on a hypothetical continuum of
mental
