ACTIVITY DIRECTOR CERTIFICATION
EXAM 2026-2027 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
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
EXAM 2026-2027 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
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
