NCCAP National Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
Leisure Independent use of free time
Activity that refreshes the body or mind - structured or
Recreation
organized
Levels of care beginning with care and support at home,
care provided in the community such as adult day centers
Continuum of Care
and institutional care through assisted living and skilled
nursing facilities.
A clear and distinct line of authority among the positions
Chain of Command
in an organization.
A visual picture of the organization that identifies lines of
Organizational Chart
communication and authority.
Authoirty The power and right to make decisions.
To be responsible for something, to have to answer to an
Accountability
authority.
A duty that is assigned to an individual or a duty one
Responsibility
accepts.
Basis for grouping of positions into departments and de-
Departmentalization
partments into the organization.
An individual with specialized skills and abilities working in
Profession
his or her area of experience.
The qualities or traits that mark a person working in a
Professionalism
particular profession.
A credential indicating specific training in a career spe-
cialty. Certification of choice for activity professionals is
Certification
through NCCAP which is recognized in many states and
Federal regulations.
Professional Organizations
, Nonprofit organization that works to improve the image,
working conditions, and skill levels of people in particular
occupations.
Advocacy To act, speak, or write in support of an issue.
Protesting To object, complain or disagree with something.
The practice of pursuing political or other goals through
Activism vigorous action, often including protests and demonstra-
tions.
A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority.
State regulations are in place for nursing homes, medical
Regulatory Requirements
day care centers and assisted living. Federal regulations
are in place for nursing homes only.
Publication to help nursing facilities follows the law and
Interpretive Guidelines
aid surveyors to enforce the law.
Methodology that the state/federal surveyors practice
Survey Process
when inspecting care facilities.
In LTC, this is something the state surveyors find during a
Deficiency survey. It means the facility has not met the state or federal
standards of care.
This is written by a care facility if a deficiency is issued. It
Plan of Correction
describes how the care facility will fix the deficiency.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Federal
CMS
agency overseeing skilled nursing facilities.
How one experiences a timetable of life events, how soci-
Life Course Perspective
ety looks upon individual life choices.
Life Span The greatest number of years a person can live.
Various theories as to why we age - two categories -
Theories on Aging
genetic and wear and tear theories.
, A psychologist who proposed the hierarchy of needs, with
self-actualization as the ultimate psychological need. Hu-
Abraham Maslow mans have a hierarchy of needs ranging from lower-level
needs for survival and safety to higher-level needs for
intellectual achievement and finally self-actualization.
A psychologist who developed the theory involving eight
Erik Erikson stages of life. How one responded to life experiences in
those stages would mold personality.
A psychologist who studied death and dying. Her
theory proposes that the terminally ill pass through a
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and Stages of Grief
sequence of 5 stages: 1. denial, 2. anger/resentment, 3.
bargaining 4. depression, and 5. Acceptance.
The consequences of having been born in a given year
and having grown up during a particular time period
Cohort Effect
with its own unique pressures, problems, challenges, and
opportunities.
The idea that the negative effects of patterns of inequality
Cumulative Disadvantage in wealth, status, and availability of opportunities accumu-
late over the life span.
The culturally preferred timing of social events such as
Social Clock
marriage, parenthood, and retirement.
A subfield of gerontology with an emphasis on social
Social Gerontology
rather than physical aspects of aging.
Actual competence and performance of an older adult, as
Functional Age
distinguished from chronological age.
Wellness An overall state of well-being or total health.
Care provided to those suffering from chronic and serious
Palliative Care
illness. Similar to hospice. While hospice is defined for
Leisure Independent use of free time
Activity that refreshes the body or mind - structured or
Recreation
organized
Levels of care beginning with care and support at home,
care provided in the community such as adult day centers
Continuum of Care
and institutional care through assisted living and skilled
nursing facilities.
A clear and distinct line of authority among the positions
Chain of Command
in an organization.
A visual picture of the organization that identifies lines of
Organizational Chart
communication and authority.
Authoirty The power and right to make decisions.
To be responsible for something, to have to answer to an
Accountability
authority.
A duty that is assigned to an individual or a duty one
Responsibility
accepts.
Basis for grouping of positions into departments and de-
Departmentalization
partments into the organization.
An individual with specialized skills and abilities working in
Profession
his or her area of experience.
The qualities or traits that mark a person working in a
Professionalism
particular profession.
A credential indicating specific training in a career spe-
cialty. Certification of choice for activity professionals is
Certification
through NCCAP which is recognized in many states and
Federal regulations.
Professional Organizations
, Nonprofit organization that works to improve the image,
working conditions, and skill levels of people in particular
occupations.
Advocacy To act, speak, or write in support of an issue.
Protesting To object, complain or disagree with something.
The practice of pursuing political or other goals through
Activism vigorous action, often including protests and demonstra-
tions.
A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority.
State regulations are in place for nursing homes, medical
Regulatory Requirements
day care centers and assisted living. Federal regulations
are in place for nursing homes only.
Publication to help nursing facilities follows the law and
Interpretive Guidelines
aid surveyors to enforce the law.
Methodology that the state/federal surveyors practice
Survey Process
when inspecting care facilities.
In LTC, this is something the state surveyors find during a
Deficiency survey. It means the facility has not met the state or federal
standards of care.
This is written by a care facility if a deficiency is issued. It
Plan of Correction
describes how the care facility will fix the deficiency.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Federal
CMS
agency overseeing skilled nursing facilities.
How one experiences a timetable of life events, how soci-
Life Course Perspective
ety looks upon individual life choices.
Life Span The greatest number of years a person can live.
Various theories as to why we age - two categories -
Theories on Aging
genetic and wear and tear theories.
, A psychologist who proposed the hierarchy of needs, with
self-actualization as the ultimate psychological need. Hu-
Abraham Maslow mans have a hierarchy of needs ranging from lower-level
needs for survival and safety to higher-level needs for
intellectual achievement and finally self-actualization.
A psychologist who developed the theory involving eight
Erik Erikson stages of life. How one responded to life experiences in
those stages would mold personality.
A psychologist who studied death and dying. Her
theory proposes that the terminally ill pass through a
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and Stages of Grief
sequence of 5 stages: 1. denial, 2. anger/resentment, 3.
bargaining 4. depression, and 5. Acceptance.
The consequences of having been born in a given year
and having grown up during a particular time period
Cohort Effect
with its own unique pressures, problems, challenges, and
opportunities.
The idea that the negative effects of patterns of inequality
Cumulative Disadvantage in wealth, status, and availability of opportunities accumu-
late over the life span.
The culturally preferred timing of social events such as
Social Clock
marriage, parenthood, and retirement.
A subfield of gerontology with an emphasis on social
Social Gerontology
rather than physical aspects of aging.
Actual competence and performance of an older adult, as
Functional Age
distinguished from chronological age.
Wellness An overall state of well-being or total health.
Care provided to those suffering from chronic and serious
Palliative Care
illness. Similar to hospice. While hospice is defined for
