NCTRC 7 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
The basis for behavioristic theory comes from
A. Understanding the hidden unconscious forces that underlie behavior
B. Examining a person's thinking process and the effects of those thoughts on
behaviors and emotions
C. Academic learning theory
D. Making people focus on reality - Correct Answers -C. Academic learning theory
To receive the full benefits of a leisure experience, most TRSs believe that the
experience should be
A. Spontaneous
B. Motivational
C. Intrinsically motivated
D. Challenging - Correct Answers -C. Intrinsically motivated
One of the primary criteria for selecting client assessments for use in therapeutic
recreation programs is that
A. The content of the assessment matches the content of the intervention program
B. It improves the expertise of the specialist
C. The inter-rate reliability is high
D. It required specialized training just for therapeutic recreation specialists - Correct
Answers -A. The content of the assessment matches the content of the intervention
program
Aging women, as compared to men, are cared for in long-term care facilities at the rate
of
A. 4 women to 3 men
B. 10 women to 9 men
C. 1 woman to 2 men
D. 2 women to 1 man - Correct Answers -A. 4 women to 3 men
To see life balance by participating in "fun" activities while in the facility
A. Functional Intervention
B. Leisure Education
C. Recreation Participation - Correct Answers -C. Recreation Participation
The medical term "VO" is the abbreviation for
A. Verbal order
B. Halitosis
,C. Ventilator only
D. Vital organism - Correct Answers -A. Verbal order
Chia received burns in a house fire that affected all three layers of skin as well as
muscle tissue. She does not feel pain as the nerve fibers and pain receptors have been
destroyed. Chia's burns are classified as
A. Intensive
B. First-degree
C. Second-degree
D. Third-degree - Correct Answers -D. Third-degree
Cherise bases her intervention programs on the notion that all clients desire to interact
effectively with their physical and social environments and to view themselves as skilled
in their quest for a happy and fulfilling life. She is basing her intervention programs on
the theory of
A. Competence-effectance motivation
B. Trust-building
C. Self-determination
D. Social psychology of leisure - Correct Answers -A. Competence-effectance
motivation
Edy requires that all her employees actively participate in diversity training on a regular
basis. She is trying to ensure their _________.
A. Prejudices
B. Cultural competence
C. Attitudinal awareness
D. Recertification through NCTRC - Correct Answers -B. Cultural competence
All of the following have an impact on how client documentation is recorded, EXCEPT:
A. External accreditation standards
B. Agency guidelines and procedures
C. Legal requirements
D. Professional development - Correct Answers -D. Professional development
The TRS can make which of the following assumptions about clients in a day care
center for older adults?
A. They are in needs of acute medical care
B. They have or can arrange transportation and have a reasonable level of health
C. They live below the income poverty level
D. They need reality orientation and Remotivation training activities - Correct Answers -
A. They are in needs of acute medical care
For individuals with disabilities, beginning at age 14, a transition plan for services must
be in place, as required by what piece of federal legislation?
A. Rehabilitation Act of 1978
B. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
, C. New Freedom Initiative of 2000
D. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 - Correct Answers -D. Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act of 1997
The definition of mental retardation adopted by the American Association of Mental
Deficiency (AAMD) suggests that there is a relationship between mental functioning and
which of the following?
A. Social skills
B. Physical skills
C. Lability
D. Adaptive behavior - Correct Answers -D. Adaptive behavior
I. Assessment
II. Program Planning
III. Program Implementation
IV. Program Evaluation
Match the action given below in each question with the appropriate step of program
planning above.
11. This action taken by the specialist requires an examination of how the content and
process of the activity will contribute to the accomplishment of client objectives
A. Assessment
B. Program Planning
C. Program Implementation
D. Program Evaluation - Correct Answers -B. Program Planning
This action taken by the specialist allows the client to be placed into the most
appropriate program to meet his or her needs
A. Assessment
B. Program Planning
C. Program Implementation
D. Program Evaluation - Correct Answers -A. Assessment
This action taken by the specialist provides feedback for the future improvement of
programs
A. Assessment
B. Program Planning
C. Program Implementation
D. Program Evaluation - Correct Answers -D. Program Evaluation
Persons who demonstrate enduring, maladaptive patters of relating to, perceiving, and
thinking about the environment and themselves causing significant impairment of social
or occupational functioning or subjective distress are considered to have which of the
following disorders?
A. Anxiety
CORRECT ANSWERS
The basis for behavioristic theory comes from
A. Understanding the hidden unconscious forces that underlie behavior
B. Examining a person's thinking process and the effects of those thoughts on
behaviors and emotions
C. Academic learning theory
D. Making people focus on reality - Correct Answers -C. Academic learning theory
To receive the full benefits of a leisure experience, most TRSs believe that the
experience should be
A. Spontaneous
B. Motivational
C. Intrinsically motivated
D. Challenging - Correct Answers -C. Intrinsically motivated
One of the primary criteria for selecting client assessments for use in therapeutic
recreation programs is that
A. The content of the assessment matches the content of the intervention program
B. It improves the expertise of the specialist
C. The inter-rate reliability is high
D. It required specialized training just for therapeutic recreation specialists - Correct
Answers -A. The content of the assessment matches the content of the intervention
program
Aging women, as compared to men, are cared for in long-term care facilities at the rate
of
A. 4 women to 3 men
B. 10 women to 9 men
C. 1 woman to 2 men
D. 2 women to 1 man - Correct Answers -A. 4 women to 3 men
To see life balance by participating in "fun" activities while in the facility
A. Functional Intervention
B. Leisure Education
C. Recreation Participation - Correct Answers -C. Recreation Participation
The medical term "VO" is the abbreviation for
A. Verbal order
B. Halitosis
,C. Ventilator only
D. Vital organism - Correct Answers -A. Verbal order
Chia received burns in a house fire that affected all three layers of skin as well as
muscle tissue. She does not feel pain as the nerve fibers and pain receptors have been
destroyed. Chia's burns are classified as
A. Intensive
B. First-degree
C. Second-degree
D. Third-degree - Correct Answers -D. Third-degree
Cherise bases her intervention programs on the notion that all clients desire to interact
effectively with their physical and social environments and to view themselves as skilled
in their quest for a happy and fulfilling life. She is basing her intervention programs on
the theory of
A. Competence-effectance motivation
B. Trust-building
C. Self-determination
D. Social psychology of leisure - Correct Answers -A. Competence-effectance
motivation
Edy requires that all her employees actively participate in diversity training on a regular
basis. She is trying to ensure their _________.
A. Prejudices
B. Cultural competence
C. Attitudinal awareness
D. Recertification through NCTRC - Correct Answers -B. Cultural competence
All of the following have an impact on how client documentation is recorded, EXCEPT:
A. External accreditation standards
B. Agency guidelines and procedures
C. Legal requirements
D. Professional development - Correct Answers -D. Professional development
The TRS can make which of the following assumptions about clients in a day care
center for older adults?
A. They are in needs of acute medical care
B. They have or can arrange transportation and have a reasonable level of health
C. They live below the income poverty level
D. They need reality orientation and Remotivation training activities - Correct Answers -
A. They are in needs of acute medical care
For individuals with disabilities, beginning at age 14, a transition plan for services must
be in place, as required by what piece of federal legislation?
A. Rehabilitation Act of 1978
B. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
, C. New Freedom Initiative of 2000
D. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 - Correct Answers -D. Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act of 1997
The definition of mental retardation adopted by the American Association of Mental
Deficiency (AAMD) suggests that there is a relationship between mental functioning and
which of the following?
A. Social skills
B. Physical skills
C. Lability
D. Adaptive behavior - Correct Answers -D. Adaptive behavior
I. Assessment
II. Program Planning
III. Program Implementation
IV. Program Evaluation
Match the action given below in each question with the appropriate step of program
planning above.
11. This action taken by the specialist requires an examination of how the content and
process of the activity will contribute to the accomplishment of client objectives
A. Assessment
B. Program Planning
C. Program Implementation
D. Program Evaluation - Correct Answers -B. Program Planning
This action taken by the specialist allows the client to be placed into the most
appropriate program to meet his or her needs
A. Assessment
B. Program Planning
C. Program Implementation
D. Program Evaluation - Correct Answers -A. Assessment
This action taken by the specialist provides feedback for the future improvement of
programs
A. Assessment
B. Program Planning
C. Program Implementation
D. Program Evaluation - Correct Answers -D. Program Evaluation
Persons who demonstrate enduring, maladaptive patters of relating to, perceiving, and
thinking about the environment and themselves causing significant impairment of social
or occupational functioning or subjective distress are considered to have which of the
following disorders?
A. Anxiety
