NCCAP NATIONAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
THE ACTIVITY PROFESSIONAL,
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
life course perspective - Correct Answers -changes in a person lives
life Span - Correct Answers -the length of time we have on earth
Cohort Effect - Correct Answers -an area of study on aging
coping skills - Correct Answers -ways of dealing with and overcoming problems
activity theory - Correct Answers -theory of adjustment to aging that assumes older
people are happier if they remain active in some way, such as volunteering or
developing a hobby
social clock - Correct Answers -the culturally preferred timing of social events such as
marriage, parenthood, and retirement
Theories on Aging - Correct Answers -Life course theory, age stratification theory,
activity theory, disengagement theory, and continuity theory
cumulative disadvantage - Correct Answers -the tendency of prior social problems to
produce future ones that accumulate and undermine success
functional age - Correct Answers -a person's ability to function effectively in his or her
physical and social environment. in comparison with others of the same chronological
age
Wellness - Correct Answers -an overall state of well-being or total health
adaptive skills - Correct Answers -ability to adjust to change
Hospice - Correct Answers -providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill.
THE ACTIVITY PROFESSIONAL,
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
life course perspective - Correct Answers -changes in a person lives
life Span - Correct Answers -the length of time we have on earth
Cohort Effect - Correct Answers -an area of study on aging
coping skills - Correct Answers -ways of dealing with and overcoming problems
activity theory - Correct Answers -theory of adjustment to aging that assumes older
people are happier if they remain active in some way, such as volunteering or
developing a hobby
social clock - Correct Answers -the culturally preferred timing of social events such as
marriage, parenthood, and retirement
Theories on Aging - Correct Answers -Life course theory, age stratification theory,
activity theory, disengagement theory, and continuity theory
cumulative disadvantage - Correct Answers -the tendency of prior social problems to
produce future ones that accumulate and undermine success
functional age - Correct Answers -a person's ability to function effectively in his or her
physical and social environment. in comparison with others of the same chronological
age
Wellness - Correct Answers -an overall state of well-being or total health
adaptive skills - Correct Answers -ability to adjust to change
Hospice - Correct Answers -providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill.
