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Activity Director Certification Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Continuum of care - answer✔Levels of care beginning with care at home, care provided in the
community such as adult day centers and institutional care through assisted living and skilled nursing
facilities.
professional organization - answer✔nonprofit organization that works to improve the image, working
conditions, and skill levels of people in particular occupations
activism - answer✔The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often
including protests and demonstrations
CMS - answer✔Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services federal agency overseeing skilled nursing
facilities
life course perspective - answer✔How one experiences a timetable of life events and society looks upon
how a person chooses his / her life choices
Theories of Aging - answer✔Various theories as to why we age - two categories - genetic and wear and
tear theories
Abraham Maslow - answer✔Hierarchy of needs with self-actualization being the ultimate psychological
need
Lower level needs=survival/safety
Higher level needs=intellectual achievement and finally self-actualization
Erik Erikson - answer✔Known for his 8-stages of life and how one responds to life experiences in those
stages would mold personality
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross - answer✔psychologist who created the 5 stages of grief: denial, anger,
bargaining, depression, acceptance
cohort effect - answer✔consequences of being born in a particular year or time period and dealing with
its own pressures, problems, challenges, and opportunities
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cumulative disadvantage - answer✔the negative effects of inequality in wealth, status, and opportunity
over the life span
social clock - answer✔the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and
retirement
social gerontology - answer✔a specialized field of gerontology that examines the social (and
sociological) aspects of aging
functional age - answer✔actual competence and performance of an older adult, as distinguished from
chronological age
palliative care - answer✔Care designed not to treat an illness but to provide physical and emotional
comfort to the patient and support and guidance to his or her family. Similar to hospice but with no end
of life time frame
age grade - answer✔an organized category of people based on age; every individual passes through a
series of such categories over his or her lifetime
Wellness Model - answer✔encompasses the physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, and
vocational aspects of health
medical model - answer✔the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated,
and, in most cases, cured.
metamessage - answer✔Underlying message of what's being said
autonomy - answer✔independence
Spirit of life - answer✔The force within the body that gives life energy and power
remotivation therapy - answer✔5 step group process for people with Alzheimer's or early stages of
dementia. Utilized real objects, stimulates senses, and encourages new motivation for life. Example:
poems, pictures, animals, hobbies, group interaction
crystallized intelligence - answer✔our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with
age
fluid intelligence - answer✔capacity to learn new ways of solving problems
ADLs - answer✔Self-care activities a person performs daily to remain independent and function in
society
Instrumental ADLs - answer✔Tasks associated with living independently which include such skills as
shopping, preparing meals, banking, and taking medications.
11/6/2024 12:22 AM
Activity Director Certification Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Continuum of care - answer✔Levels of care beginning with care at home, care provided in the
community such as adult day centers and institutional care through assisted living and skilled nursing
facilities.
professional organization - answer✔nonprofit organization that works to improve the image, working
conditions, and skill levels of people in particular occupations
activism - answer✔The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often
including protests and demonstrations
CMS - answer✔Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services federal agency overseeing skilled nursing
facilities
life course perspective - answer✔How one experiences a timetable of life events and society looks upon
how a person chooses his / her life choices
Theories of Aging - answer✔Various theories as to why we age - two categories - genetic and wear and
tear theories
Abraham Maslow - answer✔Hierarchy of needs with self-actualization being the ultimate psychological
need
Lower level needs=survival/safety
Higher level needs=intellectual achievement and finally self-actualization
Erik Erikson - answer✔Known for his 8-stages of life and how one responds to life experiences in those
stages would mold personality
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross - answer✔psychologist who created the 5 stages of grief: denial, anger,
bargaining, depression, acceptance
cohort effect - answer✔consequences of being born in a particular year or time period and dealing with
its own pressures, problems, challenges, and opportunities
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11/6/2024 12:22 AM
cumulative disadvantage - answer✔the negative effects of inequality in wealth, status, and opportunity
over the life span
social clock - answer✔the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and
retirement
social gerontology - answer✔a specialized field of gerontology that examines the social (and
sociological) aspects of aging
functional age - answer✔actual competence and performance of an older adult, as distinguished from
chronological age
palliative care - answer✔Care designed not to treat an illness but to provide physical and emotional
comfort to the patient and support and guidance to his or her family. Similar to hospice but with no end
of life time frame
age grade - answer✔an organized category of people based on age; every individual passes through a
series of such categories over his or her lifetime
Wellness Model - answer✔encompasses the physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, and
vocational aspects of health
medical model - answer✔the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated,
and, in most cases, cured.
metamessage - answer✔Underlying message of what's being said
autonomy - answer✔independence
Spirit of life - answer✔The force within the body that gives life energy and power
remotivation therapy - answer✔5 step group process for people with Alzheimer's or early stages of
dementia. Utilized real objects, stimulates senses, and encourages new motivation for life. Example:
poems, pictures, animals, hobbies, group interaction
crystallized intelligence - answer✔our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with
age
fluid intelligence - answer✔capacity to learn new ways of solving problems
ADLs - answer✔Self-care activities a person performs daily to remain independent and function in
society
Instrumental ADLs - answer✔Tasks associated with living independently which include such skills as
shopping, preparing meals, banking, and taking medications.
