NCTRC Exam Study Questions With
Correct Answers
holistic |approach |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Advocates |personal |responsibility |for |healthy |living
recreational |experience |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Everyone |has |a |Right |to |recreate. |
Recreation |as |an |end |to |itself
Treatment |concept |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-used |as |a |treatment |tool |to |cure> |to |use |
Recreation |to |meet |other |needs/goals.
social |recreation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-activity |engaged |in |during |one's |leisure |time |that |
involves, |in |an |appropriate |setting, |social |interaction
continuum |model |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-This |diagnoses |the |behavior |between |non-
problematic |use |and |severely |problematic |use. |Goes |from |ranges |of |use, |abuse, |& |
dependence.
Leisure |ability |model |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-uses |things |the |resident |enjoys |to |prevent |boredom
|and |frustration
Ecological |Model |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |model |that |represents |or |describes |the |
relationships |between |the |components |of |an |ecological |system
Long |term |care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-provide |medical, |nursing, |dietary, |recreation, |
rehabilitative |and |social |services |for |residents. |Maybe |permanent |or |temporary.
custodial |model |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-This |emphasizes |security, |discipline, |and |order. |To |
do |with |incarceration.
therapeutic |milieu |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |treatment |approch |that |utilizes |problems |
solving |to |work |with |clients |and |their |problems |within |the |context |of |the |environment.
leisure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-freedom |to |choose |a |pastime |or |enjoyable |activity
attribution |model |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |person's |explanation |of |the |course |of |events |
that |occurred |in |their |life. |External |and |internal.
,learned |helplessness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-condition |in |which |repeated |attempts |to |
control |a |situation |fail, |resulting |in |the |belief |that |the |situation |is |uncontrollable
perceived |freedom |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-feeling |free |to |participate |in |an |activity |without |
a |nagging |sense |that |you |have |to |or |that |you |should |be |doing |something |else
intrinsic |motivation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |desire |to |perform |a |behavior |for |its |own |sake
extrinsic |motivation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |desire |to |perform |a |behavior |due |to |
promised |rewards |or |threats |of |punishment
internal |locus |of |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |perception |that |one |controls |one's |own
|fate
external |locus |of |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |perception |that |chance |or |outside |
forces |beyond |one's |personal |control |determine |one's |fate
play |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-spontaneous
psycho |analytic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-freud: |superego |and |guilt, |today: |induction |empathy
|based |guilt: |ok |to |feel |a |bit |of |guilt |but |not |too |much/ |with |superego, |fear |of |guilt, |keeps |
us |in |check |fear |of |punishment, |fear |of |losing |love |of |parents
5-6 |yo |moral |development |done
catharsis |theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |idea |that |viewing |violence |actually |reduces |
violent |behavior
, diversional |play |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-child's |activities |have |no |purpose, |indicating |
boredom
compensation |theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-leisure |is |used |to |*make |up |for* |needs |
unfulfilled |by |work.
surplus |energy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |idea |that |children |play |to |displace |energy |that |is
|usually |used |for |survival |is |what
flow |theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-high |skill |+ |high |challenge.
high |skill |+ |medium |challenge |= |control |(most |activities |we |do)
intrinsic |motivation, |being |in |the |zone
self-actualization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-according |to |Maslow, |the |ultimate |psychological |
need |that |arises |after |basic |physical |and |psychological |needs |are |met |and |self-esteem |is |
achieved; |the |motivation |to |fulfill |one's |potential
maslow |hierarchy |of |needs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-theory |of |motivation |based |on |unmet |
human |needs |from |basic |physiological |needs |to |safety, |social, |and |esteem |needs |to |self-
actualization |needs
legally |blind |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-20/200
hearing |loss |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-deafness |is |when |a |person |cannot |understand |speech |
from |hearing |alone. |ranges |from |mild |to |severe, |symptoms |include |speaking |too |loudly, |
leaning |forwards |to |hear, |cupping |hand |or |turning |head, |inappropriate |responses, |asking |for |
repeating |words |- |Nervous |system |disorder
Correct Answers
holistic |approach |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Advocates |personal |responsibility |for |healthy |living
recreational |experience |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Everyone |has |a |Right |to |recreate. |
Recreation |as |an |end |to |itself
Treatment |concept |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-used |as |a |treatment |tool |to |cure> |to |use |
Recreation |to |meet |other |needs/goals.
social |recreation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-activity |engaged |in |during |one's |leisure |time |that |
involves, |in |an |appropriate |setting, |social |interaction
continuum |model |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-This |diagnoses |the |behavior |between |non-
problematic |use |and |severely |problematic |use. |Goes |from |ranges |of |use, |abuse, |& |
dependence.
Leisure |ability |model |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-uses |things |the |resident |enjoys |to |prevent |boredom
|and |frustration
Ecological |Model |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |model |that |represents |or |describes |the |
relationships |between |the |components |of |an |ecological |system
Long |term |care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-provide |medical, |nursing, |dietary, |recreation, |
rehabilitative |and |social |services |for |residents. |Maybe |permanent |or |temporary.
custodial |model |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-This |emphasizes |security, |discipline, |and |order. |To |
do |with |incarceration.
therapeutic |milieu |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |treatment |approch |that |utilizes |problems |
solving |to |work |with |clients |and |their |problems |within |the |context |of |the |environment.
leisure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-freedom |to |choose |a |pastime |or |enjoyable |activity
attribution |model |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |person's |explanation |of |the |course |of |events |
that |occurred |in |their |life. |External |and |internal.
,learned |helplessness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-condition |in |which |repeated |attempts |to |
control |a |situation |fail, |resulting |in |the |belief |that |the |situation |is |uncontrollable
perceived |freedom |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-feeling |free |to |participate |in |an |activity |without |
a |nagging |sense |that |you |have |to |or |that |you |should |be |doing |something |else
intrinsic |motivation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |desire |to |perform |a |behavior |for |its |own |sake
extrinsic |motivation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |desire |to |perform |a |behavior |due |to |
promised |rewards |or |threats |of |punishment
internal |locus |of |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |perception |that |one |controls |one's |own
|fate
external |locus |of |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |perception |that |chance |or |outside |
forces |beyond |one's |personal |control |determine |one's |fate
play |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-spontaneous
psycho |analytic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-freud: |superego |and |guilt, |today: |induction |empathy
|based |guilt: |ok |to |feel |a |bit |of |guilt |but |not |too |much/ |with |superego, |fear |of |guilt, |keeps |
us |in |check |fear |of |punishment, |fear |of |losing |love |of |parents
5-6 |yo |moral |development |done
catharsis |theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |idea |that |viewing |violence |actually |reduces |
violent |behavior
, diversional |play |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-child's |activities |have |no |purpose, |indicating |
boredom
compensation |theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-leisure |is |used |to |*make |up |for* |needs |
unfulfilled |by |work.
surplus |energy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |idea |that |children |play |to |displace |energy |that |is
|usually |used |for |survival |is |what
flow |theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-high |skill |+ |high |challenge.
high |skill |+ |medium |challenge |= |control |(most |activities |we |do)
intrinsic |motivation, |being |in |the |zone
self-actualization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-according |to |Maslow, |the |ultimate |psychological |
need |that |arises |after |basic |physical |and |psychological |needs |are |met |and |self-esteem |is |
achieved; |the |motivation |to |fulfill |one's |potential
maslow |hierarchy |of |needs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-theory |of |motivation |based |on |unmet |
human |needs |from |basic |physiological |needs |to |safety, |social, |and |esteem |needs |to |self-
actualization |needs
legally |blind |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-20/200
hearing |loss |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-deafness |is |when |a |person |cannot |understand |speech |
from |hearing |alone. |ranges |from |mild |to |severe, |symptoms |include |speaking |too |loudly, |
leaning |forwards |to |hear, |cupping |hand |or |turning |head, |inappropriate |responses, |asking |for |
repeating |words |- |Nervous |system |disorder
