Activity Director Certification Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Levels of care beginning with care at home, care provided
in the community such as adult day centers and insti-
continuum of care
tutional care through assisted living and skilled nursing
facilities.
nonprofit organization that works to improve the image,
professional organization working conditions, and skill levels of people in particular
occupations
The practice of pursuing political or other goals through
activism vigorous action, often including protests and demonstra-
tions
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services federal
CMS
agency overseeing skilled nursing facilities
How one experiences a timetable of life events and society
life course perspective
looks upon how a person chooses his / her life choices
Various theories as to why we age - two categories -
Theories of Aging
genetic and wear and tear theories
Hierarchy of needs with self-actualization being the ulti-
mate psychological need
Abraham Maslow Lower level needs=survival/safety
Higher level needs=intellectual achievement and finally
self-actualization
Known for his 8-stages of life and how one responds to life
Erik Erikson
experiences in those stages would mold personality
psychologist who created the 5 stages of grief: denial,
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
consequences of being born in a particular year or time
cohort effect period and dealing with its own pressures, problems,
challenges, and opportunities
, the negative effects of inequality in wealth, status, and
cumulative disadvantage
opportunity over the life span
the culturally preferred timing of social events such as
social clock
marriage, parenthood, and retirement
a specialized field of gerontology that examines the social
social gerontology
(and sociological) aspects of aging
actual competence and performance of an older adult, as
functional age
distinguished from chronological age
Care designed not to treat an illness but to provide physi-
cal and emotional comfort to the patient and support and
palliative care
guidance to his or her family. Similar to hospice but with
no end of life time frame
an organized category of people based on age; every
age grade individual passes through a series of such categories over
his or her lifetime
encompasses the physical, intellectual, emotional, social,
Wellness Model
spiritual, and vocational aspects of health
the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be
medical model
diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured.
metamessage Underlying message of what's being said
autonomy independence
Spirit of life The force within the body that gives life energy and power
5 step group process for people with Alzheimer's or early
stages of dementia. Utilized real objects, stimulates sens-
remotivation therapy
es, and encourages new motivation for life. Example: po-
ems, pictures, animals, hobbies, group interaction
our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to
crystallized intelligence
increase with age
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CORRECT Answers
Levels of care beginning with care at home, care provided
in the community such as adult day centers and insti-
continuum of care
tutional care through assisted living and skilled nursing
facilities.
nonprofit organization that works to improve the image,
professional organization working conditions, and skill levels of people in particular
occupations
The practice of pursuing political or other goals through
activism vigorous action, often including protests and demonstra-
tions
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services federal
CMS
agency overseeing skilled nursing facilities
How one experiences a timetable of life events and society
life course perspective
looks upon how a person chooses his / her life choices
Various theories as to why we age - two categories -
Theories of Aging
genetic and wear and tear theories
Hierarchy of needs with self-actualization being the ulti-
mate psychological need
Abraham Maslow Lower level needs=survival/safety
Higher level needs=intellectual achievement and finally
self-actualization
Known for his 8-stages of life and how one responds to life
Erik Erikson
experiences in those stages would mold personality
psychologist who created the 5 stages of grief: denial,
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
consequences of being born in a particular year or time
cohort effect period and dealing with its own pressures, problems,
challenges, and opportunities
, the negative effects of inequality in wealth, status, and
cumulative disadvantage
opportunity over the life span
the culturally preferred timing of social events such as
social clock
marriage, parenthood, and retirement
a specialized field of gerontology that examines the social
social gerontology
(and sociological) aspects of aging
actual competence and performance of an older adult, as
functional age
distinguished from chronological age
Care designed not to treat an illness but to provide physi-
cal and emotional comfort to the patient and support and
palliative care
guidance to his or her family. Similar to hospice but with
no end of life time frame
an organized category of people based on age; every
age grade individual passes through a series of such categories over
his or her lifetime
encompasses the physical, intellectual, emotional, social,
Wellness Model
spiritual, and vocational aspects of health
the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be
medical model
diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured.
metamessage Underlying message of what's being said
autonomy independence
Spirit of life The force within the body that gives life energy and power
5 step group process for people with Alzheimer's or early
stages of dementia. Utilized real objects, stimulates sens-
remotivation therapy
es, and encourages new motivation for life. Example: po-
ems, pictures, animals, hobbies, group interaction
our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to
crystallized intelligence
increase with age
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