NCTRC Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers (Grade
A+)
holistic approach—ANSWER--Advocates personal responsibility for healthy living
recreational experience—ANSWER--Everyone has a Right to recreate. Recreation as an end
to itself
Treatment concept—ANSWER--used as a treatment tool to cure> to use Recreation to meet
other needs/goals.
social recreation—ANSWER--activity engaged in during one's leisure time that involves, in an
appropriate setting, social interaction
continuum model—ANSWER--This diagnoses the behavior between non-problematic use
and severely problematic use. Goes from ranges of use, abuse, & dependence.
Leisure ability model—ANSWER--most widely accepted and utilized.
composed of 3 components
1) functional intervention
2) leisure education
3) recreation participation
, ultimate goal: a satisfying leisure lifestyle.
Activity therapy—ANSWER--uses things the resident enjoys to prevent boredom and
frustration
Ecological Model—ANSWER--a model that represents or describes the relationships
between the components of an ecological system
Long term care—ANSWER--provide medical, nursing, dietary, recreation, rehabilitative and
social services for residents. Maybe permanent or temporary.
custodial model—ANSWER--This emphasizes security, discipline, and order. To do with
incarceration.
therapeutic milieu—ANSWER--An environment that provides client the opportunity to
interact with staff and other clients. It gives the client the opportunity to practice
interpersonal skills, provide feedback to peers about behavior, and work together to develop
problem-solving skills.
medical model—ANSWER--the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be
diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured. When applied to psychological disorders, this
assumes that these mental illnesses can be diagnosed on the basis of their symptoms and
cured through therapy, which may include treatment in a psychiatric hospital.
human service model—ANSWER--A treatment approch that utilizes problems solving to
work with clients and their problems within the context of the environment.
leisure—ANSWER--freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity
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Questions and Answers (Grade
A+)
holistic approach—ANSWER--Advocates personal responsibility for healthy living
recreational experience—ANSWER--Everyone has a Right to recreate. Recreation as an end
to itself
Treatment concept—ANSWER--used as a treatment tool to cure> to use Recreation to meet
other needs/goals.
social recreation—ANSWER--activity engaged in during one's leisure time that involves, in an
appropriate setting, social interaction
continuum model—ANSWER--This diagnoses the behavior between non-problematic use
and severely problematic use. Goes from ranges of use, abuse, & dependence.
Leisure ability model—ANSWER--most widely accepted and utilized.
composed of 3 components
1) functional intervention
2) leisure education
3) recreation participation
, ultimate goal: a satisfying leisure lifestyle.
Activity therapy—ANSWER--uses things the resident enjoys to prevent boredom and
frustration
Ecological Model—ANSWER--a model that represents or describes the relationships
between the components of an ecological system
Long term care—ANSWER--provide medical, nursing, dietary, recreation, rehabilitative and
social services for residents. Maybe permanent or temporary.
custodial model—ANSWER--This emphasizes security, discipline, and order. To do with
incarceration.
therapeutic milieu—ANSWER--An environment that provides client the opportunity to
interact with staff and other clients. It gives the client the opportunity to practice
interpersonal skills, provide feedback to peers about behavior, and work together to develop
problem-solving skills.
medical model—ANSWER--the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be
diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured. When applied to psychological disorders, this
assumes that these mental illnesses can be diagnosed on the basis of their symptoms and
cured through therapy, which may include treatment in a psychiatric hospital.
human service model—ANSWER--A treatment approch that utilizes problems solving to
work with clients and their problems within the context of the environment.
leisure—ANSWER--freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
