2024|25 ACTIVITY DIRECTOR CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
continuum of care - 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 - nonprofit organization that works to improve the image,
working conditions, and skill levels of people in particular occupations
activism - The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often
including protests and demonstrations
CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services federal agency overseeing skilled
nursing facilities
life course perspective - How one experiences a timetable of life events and society
looks upon how a person chooses his / her life choices
Theories of Aging - Various theories as to why we age - two categories - genetic and
wear and tear theories
Abraham Maslow - 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 - Known for his 8-stages of life and how one responds to life experiences
in those stages would mold personality
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross - psychologist who created the 5 stages of grief: denial, anger,
bargaining, depression, acceptance
cohort effect - consequences of being born in a particular year or time period and
dealing with its own pressures, problems, challenges, and opportunities
cumulative disadvantage - the negative effects of inequality in wealth, status, and
opportunity over the life span
social clock - the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage,
parenthood, and retirement
social gerontology - a specialized field of gerontology that examines the social (and
sociological) aspects of aging
, functional age - actual competence and performance of an older adult, as distinguished
from chronological age
palliative care - 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 - an organized category of people based on age; every individual passes
through a series of such categories over his or her lifetime
Wellness Model - encompasses the physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual,
and vocational aspects of health
medical model - the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be
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
remotivation therapy - 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 - our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to
increase with age
fluid intelligence - capacity to learn new ways of solving problems
ADLs - Self-care activities a person performs daily to remain independent and function
in society
Instrumental ADLs - Tasks associated with living independently which include such
skills as shopping, preparing meals, banking, and taking medications.
functional ability - the ability of a person to perform activities necessary to live in
modern society; may include driving, using the telephone, or performing personal tasks
such as bathing and toileting
Accommodation of needs - Individuals needs and interests need to be taken into
account in order to maintain independent functioning, dignity, well-being and self-
determination. This is the care giver and community adapting to the elders needs rather
than forcing elder to adapt to care community schedules.
continuum of care - 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 - nonprofit organization that works to improve the image,
working conditions, and skill levels of people in particular occupations
activism - The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often
including protests and demonstrations
CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services federal agency overseeing skilled
nursing facilities
life course perspective - How one experiences a timetable of life events and society
looks upon how a person chooses his / her life choices
Theories of Aging - Various theories as to why we age - two categories - genetic and
wear and tear theories
Abraham Maslow - 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 - Known for his 8-stages of life and how one responds to life experiences
in those stages would mold personality
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross - psychologist who created the 5 stages of grief: denial, anger,
bargaining, depression, acceptance
cohort effect - consequences of being born in a particular year or time period and
dealing with its own pressures, problems, challenges, and opportunities
cumulative disadvantage - the negative effects of inequality in wealth, status, and
opportunity over the life span
social clock - the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage,
parenthood, and retirement
social gerontology - a specialized field of gerontology that examines the social (and
sociological) aspects of aging
, functional age - actual competence and performance of an older adult, as distinguished
from chronological age
palliative care - 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 - an organized category of people based on age; every individual passes
through a series of such categories over his or her lifetime
Wellness Model - encompasses the physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual,
and vocational aspects of health
medical model - the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be
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
remotivation therapy - 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 - our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to
increase with age
fluid intelligence - capacity to learn new ways of solving problems
ADLs - Self-care activities a person performs daily to remain independent and function
in society
Instrumental ADLs - Tasks associated with living independently which include such
skills as shopping, preparing meals, banking, and taking medications.
functional ability - the ability of a person to perform activities necessary to live in
modern society; may include driving, using the telephone, or performing personal tasks
such as bathing and toileting
Accommodation of needs - Individuals needs and interests need to be taken into
account in order to maintain independent functioning, dignity, well-being and self-
determination. This is the care giver and community adapting to the elders needs rather
than forcing elder to adapt to care community schedules.
