MEPAP Exam 1 Questions And Answers Rated A+

2 Aspects of Memory - Declarative or ability to tell a story and Procedural or how to memory 3 Kinds of Memory - Immediate, Short Term, Long term or remote 3 R's of Memory - Registration, Retention, Recall Activity Professional Organizations - National Association of Activity Professionals, National Certification Council for Activity Professionals, Mercer County Activity Professionals or M-E-R-C-A-P, Monmouth and Ocean County Activity Professionals or M-O-C-A-P, and Union, Somerset, Essex, and Hudson Counties or R-A-D-A Activity Theory - Theory of Havigurst that says in order to remain young one needs to remain active. AD Patients have abundance of 2 abnormal structures - beta-amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles Adapting - behaviors or actions we use to adjust to others' behaviors or situations Ageism - The negative perception of the elderly, discrimination of the elderly. Contributing factors are fear of death, old age, emphasis on youth, and emphasis on productivity. All MEPAP instructors have to complete new training and introduce MEPAP Second Edition - 2007 Alzheimer's Disease - irreversible, progressive, brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking Anxiety - inability to cope with normal fears and worriesBi-polar Disorder - or manic depressive, affects a person's ability to experience a normal range of emotions Biological Theories of Aging - Genetic Theory or the theory that our genes determine our aging. Mutation Theory or the theory that mutations or mistakes in genes that are caused by the environment affect the aging process. Wear and Tear Theory or that the over use of cells wear the body down. Brain Stem - connects spinal cord to the brain Cerebellum - in charge of balance and coordination Cerebral Hemispheres - where sensory information from the world is processed Cope - managing our stress or when expectations not met Dementia - decline in mental functioning that affects attention span, perception, mood/affect, intellectual ability, personality Depression - not a normal part of aging, pervasive feeling of sadness Disorientation - lack of correct knowledge of person, place, and time Erikson's 8 Stages of Man - Infancy, Toddler, Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Adolescence, Young Adult, Adulthood, Maturity Kubler-Ross Stages of Grief - Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance Long Term Care Model Recreation Program Aspects - guided by regulations, treatment oriented, program is planned to meet the needs of the populationMaslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs - 1. Self actualization, 2. Esteem, 3. Social, 4. Safety, 5. Physiological Medical Model Recreation Program Aspects - activities are diversional, provide outlet for emotional adjustments, programs for boredom and loneliness Medicare Act mandates patient activities in Long Term Care Facilities and term Activities Coordinator introduced. - 1974 MEPAP - course established between 1988 and 1989