NCCAP National Exam pt.2 | Activity Director Certification |
Cohort Effect *** The consequences of having been born in a given year and having
grown up during a particular time period with its own unique pressures, problem,
challenges, and opportunities.
Cumulative Disadvantage *** The idea that the negative effects of patterns of
inequality in wealth, status, and availability of opportunities accumulate over the life
span.
Social Clock *** The culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage,
parenthood, and retirement.
Social Gerontology *** A subfield of gerontology with an emphasis on social rather
than physical aspects of aging.
Functional Age *** actual competence and performance of an older adult, as
distinguished from chronological age.
Wellness *** An overall state of well-being or total health.
Palliative Care *** Care provided to those suffering from chronic and serious illness.
Similar to hospice.
Age Grades *** Permanent age categories in a society through which people pass
during the course of a lifetime.
Age Norms *** Informal standards defining appropriate age and behavior for certain
life events.
Wellness Model *** Includes 6 aspects:
1. Physical
2. Intellectual
3. Social
4. Emotional
5. Vocational
6. Spiritual
Medical Model *** the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be
diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured.
Long Term Care Model *** Continuous care over longer time.
Restorative Model *** Program based on restoring each patients function level. Based
on ADL's assessment made based on the individual capability to perform
Cohort Effect *** The consequences of having been born in a given year and having
grown up during a particular time period with its own unique pressures, problem,
challenges, and opportunities.
Cumulative Disadvantage *** The idea that the negative effects of patterns of
inequality in wealth, status, and availability of opportunities accumulate over the life
span.
Social Clock *** The culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage,
parenthood, and retirement.
Social Gerontology *** A subfield of gerontology with an emphasis on social rather
than physical aspects of aging.
Functional Age *** actual competence and performance of an older adult, as
distinguished from chronological age.
Wellness *** An overall state of well-being or total health.
Palliative Care *** Care provided to those suffering from chronic and serious illness.
Similar to hospice.
Age Grades *** Permanent age categories in a society through which people pass
during the course of a lifetime.
Age Norms *** Informal standards defining appropriate age and behavior for certain
life events.
Wellness Model *** Includes 6 aspects:
1. Physical
2. Intellectual
3. Social
4. Emotional
5. Vocational
6. Spiritual
Medical Model *** the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be
diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured.
Long Term Care Model *** Continuous care over longer time.
Restorative Model *** Program based on restoring each patients function level. Based
on ADL's assessment made based on the individual capability to perform
