Activity Director Certification Exam 2023 with complete
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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
cohort effect
consequences of being born in a particular year or time period and dealing with its own
pressures, problems, challenges, and opportunities
cumulative disadvantage
the negative effects of inequality in wealth, status, and opportunity over the life span
social clock
the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and
retirement
social gerontology
a specialized field of gerontology that examines the social (and sociological) aspects of
aging
functional age
actual competence and performance of an older adult, as distinguished from
chronological age
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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
cohort effect
consequences of being born in a particular year or time period and dealing with its own
pressures, problems, challenges, and opportunities
cumulative disadvantage
the negative effects of inequality in wealth, status, and opportunity over the life span
social clock
the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and
retirement
social gerontology
a specialized field of gerontology that examines the social (and sociological) aspects of
aging
functional age
actual competence and performance of an older adult, as distinguished from
chronological age
