Activity Director Certification Exam Questions and
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bprovided bin bthe bcommunity bsuch bas badult bday bcenters band binstitutional bcare
bthrough bassisted bliving band bskilled bnursing bfacilities.
professional borganization b- bANS-nonprofit borganization bthat bworks bto bimprove bthe
bimage, bworking bconditions, band bskill blevels bof bpeople bin bparticular boccupations
activism b- bANS-The bpractice bof bpursuing bpolitical bor bother bgoals bthrough bvigorous
baction, boften bincluding bprotests band bdemonstrations
CMS b- bANS-Centers bfor bMedicare band bMedicaid bServices bfederal bagency
boverseeing bskilled bnursing bfacilities
life bcourse bperspective b- bANS-How bone bexperiences ba btimetable bof blife bevents
band bsociety blooks bupon bhow ba bperson bchooses bhis b/ bher blife bchoices
Theories bof bAging b- bANS-Various btheories bas bto bwhy bwe bage b- btwo bcategories b-
bgenetic band bwear band btear btheories
Abraham bMaslow b- bANS-Hierarchy bof bneeds bwith bself-actualization bbeing bthe
bultimate bpsychological bneed
Lower blevel bneeds=survival/safety
Higher blevel bneeds=intellectual bachievement band bfinally bself-actualization
Erik bErikson b- bANS-Known bfor bhis b8-stages bof blife band bhow bone bresponds bto blife
bexperiences bin bthose bstages bwould bmold bpersonality
Elizabeth bKubler-Ross b- bANS-psychologist bwho bcreated bthe b5 bstages bof bgrief:
bdenial, banger, bbargaining, bdepression, bacceptance
cohort beffect b- bANS-consequences bof bbeing bborn bin ba bparticular byear bor btime
bperiod band bdealing bwith bits bown bpressures, bproblems, bchallenges, band
bopportunities
cumulative bdisadvantage b- bANS-the bnegative beffects bof binequality bin bwealth,
bstatus, band bopportunity bover bthe blife bspan
social bclock b- bANS-the bculturally bpreferred btiming bof bsocial bevents bsuch bas
bmarriage, bparenthood, band bretirement
, social bgerontology b- bANS-a bspecialized bfield bof bgerontology bthat bexamines bthe
bsocial b(and bsociological) baspects bof baging
functional bage b- bANS-actual bcompetence band bperformance bof ban bolder badult, bas
bdistinguished bfrom bchronological bage
palliative bcare b- bANS-Care bdesigned bnot bto btreat ban billness bbut bto bprovide
bphysical band bemotional bcomfort bto bthe bpatient band bsupport band bguidance bto bhis
bor bher bfamily. bSimilar bto bhospice bbut bwith bno bend bof blife btime bframe
age bgrade b- bANS-an borganized bcategory bof bpeople bbased bon bage; bevery
bindividual bpasses bthrough ba bseries bof bsuch bcategories bover bhis bor bher blifetime
Wellness bModel b- bANS-encompasses bthe bphysical, bintellectual, bemotional, bsocial,
bspiritual, band bvocational baspects bof bhealth
medical bmodel b- bANS-the bconcept bthat bdiseases bhave bphysical bcauses bthat bcan
bbe bdiagnosed, btreated, band, bin bmost bcases, bcured.
metamessage b- bANS-Underlying bmessage bof bwhat's bbeing bsaid
autonomy b- bANS-independence
Spirit bof blife b- bANS-The bforce bwithin bthe bbody bthat bgives blife benergy band bpower
remotivation btherapy b- bANS-5 bstep bgroup bprocess bfor bpeople bwith bAlzheimer's bor
bearly bstages bof bdementia. bUtilized breal bobjects, bstimulates bsenses, band
bencourages bnew bmotivation bfor blife. bExample: bpoems, bpictures, banimals, bhobbies,
bgroup binteraction
crystallized bintelligence b- bANS-our baccumulated bknowledge band bverbal bskills; btends
bto bincrease bwith bage
fluid bintelligence b- bANS-capacity bto blearn bnew bways bof bsolving bproblems
ADLs b- bANS-Self-care bactivities ba bperson bperforms bdaily bto bremain bindependent
band bfunction bin bsociety
Instrumental bADLs b- bANS-Tasks bassociated bwith bliving bindependently bwhich
binclude bsuch bskills bas bshopping, bpreparing bmeals, bbanking, band btaking
bmedications.
functional bability b- bANS-the bability bof ba bperson bto bperform bactivities bnecessary bto
blive bin bmodern bsociety; bmay binclude bdriving, busing bthe btelephone, bor bperforming
bpersonal btasks bsuch bas bbathing band btoileting
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continuum bof bcare b- bANS-Levels bof bcare bbeginning bwith bcare bat bhome, bcare
bprovided bin bthe bcommunity bsuch bas badult bday bcenters band binstitutional bcare
bthrough bassisted bliving band bskilled bnursing bfacilities.
professional borganization b- bANS-nonprofit borganization bthat bworks bto bimprove bthe
bimage, bworking bconditions, band bskill blevels bof bpeople bin bparticular boccupations
activism b- bANS-The bpractice bof bpursuing bpolitical bor bother bgoals bthrough bvigorous
baction, boften bincluding bprotests band bdemonstrations
CMS b- bANS-Centers bfor bMedicare band bMedicaid bServices bfederal bagency
boverseeing bskilled bnursing bfacilities
life bcourse bperspective b- bANS-How bone bexperiences ba btimetable bof blife bevents
band bsociety blooks bupon bhow ba bperson bchooses bhis b/ bher blife bchoices
Theories bof bAging b- bANS-Various btheories bas bto bwhy bwe bage b- btwo bcategories b-
bgenetic band bwear band btear btheories
Abraham bMaslow b- bANS-Hierarchy bof bneeds bwith bself-actualization bbeing bthe
bultimate bpsychological bneed
Lower blevel bneeds=survival/safety
Higher blevel bneeds=intellectual bachievement band bfinally bself-actualization
Erik bErikson b- bANS-Known bfor bhis b8-stages bof blife band bhow bone bresponds bto blife
bexperiences bin bthose bstages bwould bmold bpersonality
Elizabeth bKubler-Ross b- bANS-psychologist bwho bcreated bthe b5 bstages bof bgrief:
bdenial, banger, bbargaining, bdepression, bacceptance
cohort beffect b- bANS-consequences bof bbeing bborn bin ba bparticular byear bor btime
bperiod band bdealing bwith bits bown bpressures, bproblems, bchallenges, band
bopportunities
cumulative bdisadvantage b- bANS-the bnegative beffects bof binequality bin bwealth,
bstatus, band bopportunity bover bthe blife bspan
social bclock b- bANS-the bculturally bpreferred btiming bof bsocial bevents bsuch bas
bmarriage, bparenthood, band bretirement
, social bgerontology b- bANS-a bspecialized bfield bof bgerontology bthat bexamines bthe
bsocial b(and bsociological) baspects bof baging
functional bage b- bANS-actual bcompetence band bperformance bof ban bolder badult, bas
bdistinguished bfrom bchronological bage
palliative bcare b- bANS-Care bdesigned bnot bto btreat ban billness bbut bto bprovide
bphysical band bemotional bcomfort bto bthe bpatient band bsupport band bguidance bto bhis
bor bher bfamily. bSimilar bto bhospice bbut bwith bno bend bof blife btime bframe
age bgrade b- bANS-an borganized bcategory bof bpeople bbased bon bage; bevery
bindividual bpasses bthrough ba bseries bof bsuch bcategories bover bhis bor bher blifetime
Wellness bModel b- bANS-encompasses bthe bphysical, bintellectual, bemotional, bsocial,
bspiritual, band bvocational baspects bof bhealth
medical bmodel b- bANS-the bconcept bthat bdiseases bhave bphysical bcauses bthat bcan
bbe bdiagnosed, btreated, band, bin bmost bcases, bcured.
metamessage b- bANS-Underlying bmessage bof bwhat's bbeing bsaid
autonomy b- bANS-independence
Spirit bof blife b- bANS-The bforce bwithin bthe bbody bthat bgives blife benergy band bpower
remotivation btherapy b- bANS-5 bstep bgroup bprocess bfor bpeople bwith bAlzheimer's bor
bearly bstages bof bdementia. bUtilized breal bobjects, bstimulates bsenses, band
bencourages bnew bmotivation bfor blife. bExample: bpoems, bpictures, banimals, bhobbies,
bgroup binteraction
crystallized bintelligence b- bANS-our baccumulated bknowledge band bverbal bskills; btends
bto bincrease bwith bage
fluid bintelligence b- bANS-capacity bto blearn bnew bways bof bsolving bproblems
ADLs b- bANS-Self-care bactivities ba bperson bperforms bdaily bto bremain bindependent
band bfunction bin bsociety
Instrumental bADLs b- bANS-Tasks bassociated bwith bliving bindependently bwhich
binclude bsuch bskills bas bshopping, bpreparing bmeals, bbanking, band btaking
bmedications.
functional bability b- bANS-the bability bof ba bperson bto bperform bactivities bnecessary bto
blive bin bmodern bsociety; bmay binclude bdriving, busing bthe btelephone, bor bperforming
bpersonal btasks bsuch bas bbathing band btoileting
