NCTRC EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
APIED Process - Correct Answers -Assessment: information gathering process that
identifies the client's level of functioning in TR services.
Planning: Begins after assessment. Can plan for department, program and individual
client.
Implementation: "put it into action!"
Evaluation: After observing the client, determine any take aways. "How can I make it
better? .. What worked and didn't work?"
Documentation: Document progress or decline of level of functioning (Progress notes!!)
Positive Reinforcement - Correct Answers -rewarding a desired behavior to increase it's
recurrence
Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior (DRO) - Correct Answers -reinforces a
replacement behavior that is not necessarily incompatible, but different from the
undesired behavior as long as it does not occur
Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior (DRI) - Correct Answers -used to
replace an unwanted behavior by reinforcing a desired behavior only when the
undesired behavior does not occur
systematic desensitization - Correct Answers -A type pf exposure therapy that gradually
reduces fear/avoidance of stimuli through "small steps" toward the dreaded stimuli
Agoraphobia - Correct Answers -fear or avoidance of situations, such as crowds or wide
open places, where one has felt loss of control and panic; anxiety disorder
Functional Independence Measure (FIM) tool - Correct Answers -useful for
documentation at the inpatient level. Used to evaluate physical/cognitive progress in
rehab
SOAP Notes "S" Section Content - Correct Answers -SUBJECTIVE INFO.
-Direct quotes from patient
-Details patient shares about how they're feeling phsycially/mentally
SOAP Notes "O" Section Content - Correct Answers -OBJECTIVE INFO.
-gathered by therapist
, SOAP Notes "A" Section Content - Correct Answers -ASSESSMENT
-Document a diagnosis
-Details about the patient specifically related to possible treatment
SOAP Notes "P" Section Content - Correct Answers -PLAN
-Formulate an individualized care plan for the patient
-Doctors notes are also found here
Sentinel Event - Correct Answers -an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious
physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof
Content Validity - Correct Answers -The degree to which the content of a test is
representative of the domain it's supposed to cover.
Conccurent validity - Correct Answers -the extent that a test's scores correlate with the
scores on another, similar, established test when both are given at the same time
Free Time Boredom Assessment - Correct Answers -identified component of free time
that needs to be addressed. Can include physical, mental involvement, meaningfulness
and speed of time. These are identified to avoid free time leading to boredom which
lead to poor choices
Leisure Diagnostic Battery (LDB) - Correct Answers -measures current level of leisure
functioning, along with their perceived freedom in leisure activities
Leisure Barriers Inventories (LBI) - Correct Answers -Examines leisure barriers in 8
categories( time, money, transportation, partners, etc. client responds to 48 items on 3
point scale (agree, don't know, disagree)
Minimum Data Set (MDS) - Correct Answers -a detailed form with guidelines for
assessing residents in long-term care facilities/nursing homes; also details what to do if
resident problems are identified
State Technical Institute Assessment Process (STIAP) - Correct Answers -used with
adults with physical disabilities
Comprehensive Evaluation in Recreational Therapy (CERT) - Correct Answers -
assessment used in short-term, acute care, psychiatric settings. Evaluates patients
based n general, individual, and group performance
What is most accurate about "Core" v. "Balance" activities? - Correct Answers -Balance
leisure activities give more variety
core leisure activities - Correct Answers -Activities such as reading and socializing,
often home based and inexpensive.
ANSWERS
APIED Process - Correct Answers -Assessment: information gathering process that
identifies the client's level of functioning in TR services.
Planning: Begins after assessment. Can plan for department, program and individual
client.
Implementation: "put it into action!"
Evaluation: After observing the client, determine any take aways. "How can I make it
better? .. What worked and didn't work?"
Documentation: Document progress or decline of level of functioning (Progress notes!!)
Positive Reinforcement - Correct Answers -rewarding a desired behavior to increase it's
recurrence
Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior (DRO) - Correct Answers -reinforces a
replacement behavior that is not necessarily incompatible, but different from the
undesired behavior as long as it does not occur
Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior (DRI) - Correct Answers -used to
replace an unwanted behavior by reinforcing a desired behavior only when the
undesired behavior does not occur
systematic desensitization - Correct Answers -A type pf exposure therapy that gradually
reduces fear/avoidance of stimuli through "small steps" toward the dreaded stimuli
Agoraphobia - Correct Answers -fear or avoidance of situations, such as crowds or wide
open places, where one has felt loss of control and panic; anxiety disorder
Functional Independence Measure (FIM) tool - Correct Answers -useful for
documentation at the inpatient level. Used to evaluate physical/cognitive progress in
rehab
SOAP Notes "S" Section Content - Correct Answers -SUBJECTIVE INFO.
-Direct quotes from patient
-Details patient shares about how they're feeling phsycially/mentally
SOAP Notes "O" Section Content - Correct Answers -OBJECTIVE INFO.
-gathered by therapist
, SOAP Notes "A" Section Content - Correct Answers -ASSESSMENT
-Document a diagnosis
-Details about the patient specifically related to possible treatment
SOAP Notes "P" Section Content - Correct Answers -PLAN
-Formulate an individualized care plan for the patient
-Doctors notes are also found here
Sentinel Event - Correct Answers -an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious
physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof
Content Validity - Correct Answers -The degree to which the content of a test is
representative of the domain it's supposed to cover.
Conccurent validity - Correct Answers -the extent that a test's scores correlate with the
scores on another, similar, established test when both are given at the same time
Free Time Boredom Assessment - Correct Answers -identified component of free time
that needs to be addressed. Can include physical, mental involvement, meaningfulness
and speed of time. These are identified to avoid free time leading to boredom which
lead to poor choices
Leisure Diagnostic Battery (LDB) - Correct Answers -measures current level of leisure
functioning, along with their perceived freedom in leisure activities
Leisure Barriers Inventories (LBI) - Correct Answers -Examines leisure barriers in 8
categories( time, money, transportation, partners, etc. client responds to 48 items on 3
point scale (agree, don't know, disagree)
Minimum Data Set (MDS) - Correct Answers -a detailed form with guidelines for
assessing residents in long-term care facilities/nursing homes; also details what to do if
resident problems are identified
State Technical Institute Assessment Process (STIAP) - Correct Answers -used with
adults with physical disabilities
Comprehensive Evaluation in Recreational Therapy (CERT) - Correct Answers -
assessment used in short-term, acute care, psychiatric settings. Evaluates patients
based n general, individual, and group performance
What is most accurate about "Core" v. "Balance" activities? - Correct Answers -Balance
leisure activities give more variety
core leisure activities - Correct Answers -Activities such as reading and socializing,
often home based and inexpensive.
