NCTRC Exam Questions and
Answers (Grade A+)
child development: personal/social—ANSWER-"takes turns"
"heeds his/her name"
"plays simple nursery games"
child development: motor behavior—ANSWER-"sits leaning forward on hands"
reality orientation—ANSWER-combat confusion
client shows signs of disorientation, confusion, and memory loss.
client is responsible for all of his or her behavior
"let's stay in the present and take responsibility for your actions"
remotivation—ANSWER-warm caring, concerned environment
personal recollections of the topic of the day
connections between past and present reality
designed a program to assist older adults with intellectual disability to share their previous
life experiences after reading poetry about children
sensory stimulation—ANSWER-CTRS uses varity of tactile, auditory, and gustatory objects
, focuses on taste, touch, sight, smell, hearing, and bodily movement, and is often combines
with reminiscence and remotivation
transtheoretical model of behavior change—ANSWER-stages: precontemplation,
contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, termination
visualization—ANSWER-use imaginary practice sessions for upcoming stressful situations
behavior modification—ANSWER-client receives a token every time he responds
appropriately to a request from a staff member
chaining—ANSWER-teaches separate hygiene behaviors and combines them altogether in a
morning wake up routine
cultural competance—ANSWER-employees actively participate in diversity training
sublimation (to expess a desire or feeling by changing it into a socially acceptable form) of
sexual urges activity—ANSWER-dance
frequency/tally—ANSWER-notes how many times the client uses negative self-statements
tracks number of times a client responds appropriately to another peer, in order to monitor
the effects of the social skills program
duration—ANSWER-record how long a client's outburst last
interval—ANSWER-record how often a behavior occurs during consecutive time periods
instantaneous time sampling—ANSWER-CTRS checks the activity room at 9, 11. 1, and 3 to
see how many patients are watching television
inner-rater reliability—ANSWER-clearly defined and non overlapping categories
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Answers (Grade A+)
child development: personal/social—ANSWER-"takes turns"
"heeds his/her name"
"plays simple nursery games"
child development: motor behavior—ANSWER-"sits leaning forward on hands"
reality orientation—ANSWER-combat confusion
client shows signs of disorientation, confusion, and memory loss.
client is responsible for all of his or her behavior
"let's stay in the present and take responsibility for your actions"
remotivation—ANSWER-warm caring, concerned environment
personal recollections of the topic of the day
connections between past and present reality
designed a program to assist older adults with intellectual disability to share their previous
life experiences after reading poetry about children
sensory stimulation—ANSWER-CTRS uses varity of tactile, auditory, and gustatory objects
, focuses on taste, touch, sight, smell, hearing, and bodily movement, and is often combines
with reminiscence and remotivation
transtheoretical model of behavior change—ANSWER-stages: precontemplation,
contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, termination
visualization—ANSWER-use imaginary practice sessions for upcoming stressful situations
behavior modification—ANSWER-client receives a token every time he responds
appropriately to a request from a staff member
chaining—ANSWER-teaches separate hygiene behaviors and combines them altogether in a
morning wake up routine
cultural competance—ANSWER-employees actively participate in diversity training
sublimation (to expess a desire or feeling by changing it into a socially acceptable form) of
sexual urges activity—ANSWER-dance
frequency/tally—ANSWER-notes how many times the client uses negative self-statements
tracks number of times a client responds appropriately to another peer, in order to monitor
the effects of the social skills program
duration—ANSWER-record how long a client's outburst last
interval—ANSWER-record how often a behavior occurs during consecutive time periods
instantaneous time sampling—ANSWER-CTRS checks the activity room at 9, 11. 1, and 3 to
see how many patients are watching television
inner-rater reliability—ANSWER-clearly defined and non overlapping categories
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
