Activity Director Certification Exams (Latest 2024/ 2025
Updates STUDY BUNDLE WITH SOLUTIONS) Qs & As|
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continuum of care - ANSWERLevels 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 - ANSWERnonprofit organization that works to improve the
image, working conditions, and skill levels of people in particular occupations
activism - ANSWERThe practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous
action, often including protests and demonstrations
CMS - ANSWERCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services federal agency
overseeing skilled nursing facilities
life course perspective - ANSWERHow one experiences a timetable of life events and
society looks upon how a person chooses his / her life choices
Theories of Aging - ANSWERVarious theories as to why we age - two categories -
genetic and wear and tear theories
Abraham Maslow - ANSWERHierarchy 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 - ANSWERKnown for his 8-stages of life and how one responds to life
experiences in those stages would mold personality
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross - ANSWERpsychologist who created the 5 stages of grief:
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
cohort effect - ANSWERconsequences of being born in a particular year or time
period and dealing with its own pressures, problems, challenges, and opportunities
cumulative disadvantage - ANSWERthe negative effects of inequality in wealth,
status, and opportunity over the life span
social clock - ANSWERthe culturally preferred timing of social events such as
marriage, parenthood, and retirement
, social gerontology - ANSWERa specialized field of gerontology that examines the
social (and sociological) aspects of aging
functional age - ANSWERactual competence and performance of an older adult, as
distinguished from chronological age
palliative care - ANSWERCare designed not to treat an illness but to provide physical
and emotional comfort to the patient and support and guidance to his or her family.
Similar to hospice but with no end of life time frame
age grade - ANSWERan organized category of people based on age; every individual
passes through a series of such categories over his or her lifetime
Wellness Model - ANSWERencompasses the physical, intellectual, emotional, social,
spiritual, and vocational aspects of health
medical model - ANSWERthe concept that diseases have physical causes that can be
diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured.
metamessage - ANSWERUnderlying message of what's being said
autonomy - ANSWERindependence
Spirit of life - ANSWERThe force within the body that gives life energy and power
remotivation therapy - ANSWER5 step group process for people with Alzheimer's or
early stages of dementia. Utilized real objects, stimulates senses, and encourages
new motivation for life. Example: poems, pictures, animals, hobbies, group
interaction
crystallized intelligence - ANSWERour accumulated knowledge and verbal skills;
tends to increase with age
fluid intelligence - ANSWERcapacity to learn new ways of solving problems
ADLs - ANSWERSelf-care activities a person performs daily to remain independent
and function in society
Instrumental ADLs - ANSWERTasks associated with living independently which
include such skills as shopping, preparing meals, banking, and taking medications.
functional ability - ANSWERthe ability of a person to perform activities necessary to
live in modern society; may include driving, using the telephone, or performing
personal tasks such as bathing and toileting
Accommodation of needs - ANSWERIndividuals needs and interests need to be taken
into account in order to maintain independent functioning, dignity, well-being and
Updates STUDY BUNDLE WITH SOLUTIONS) Qs & As|
100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)
continuum of care - ANSWERLevels 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 - ANSWERnonprofit organization that works to improve the
image, working conditions, and skill levels of people in particular occupations
activism - ANSWERThe practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous
action, often including protests and demonstrations
CMS - ANSWERCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services federal agency
overseeing skilled nursing facilities
life course perspective - ANSWERHow one experiences a timetable of life events and
society looks upon how a person chooses his / her life choices
Theories of Aging - ANSWERVarious theories as to why we age - two categories -
genetic and wear and tear theories
Abraham Maslow - ANSWERHierarchy 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 - ANSWERKnown for his 8-stages of life and how one responds to life
experiences in those stages would mold personality
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross - ANSWERpsychologist who created the 5 stages of grief:
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
cohort effect - ANSWERconsequences of being born in a particular year or time
period and dealing with its own pressures, problems, challenges, and opportunities
cumulative disadvantage - ANSWERthe negative effects of inequality in wealth,
status, and opportunity over the life span
social clock - ANSWERthe culturally preferred timing of social events such as
marriage, parenthood, and retirement
, social gerontology - ANSWERa specialized field of gerontology that examines the
social (and sociological) aspects of aging
functional age - ANSWERactual competence and performance of an older adult, as
distinguished from chronological age
palliative care - ANSWERCare designed not to treat an illness but to provide physical
and emotional comfort to the patient and support and guidance to his or her family.
Similar to hospice but with no end of life time frame
age grade - ANSWERan organized category of people based on age; every individual
passes through a series of such categories over his or her lifetime
Wellness Model - ANSWERencompasses the physical, intellectual, emotional, social,
spiritual, and vocational aspects of health
medical model - ANSWERthe concept that diseases have physical causes that can be
diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured.
metamessage - ANSWERUnderlying message of what's being said
autonomy - ANSWERindependence
Spirit of life - ANSWERThe force within the body that gives life energy and power
remotivation therapy - ANSWER5 step group process for people with Alzheimer's or
early stages of dementia. Utilized real objects, stimulates senses, and encourages
new motivation for life. Example: poems, pictures, animals, hobbies, group
interaction
crystallized intelligence - ANSWERour accumulated knowledge and verbal skills;
tends to increase with age
fluid intelligence - ANSWERcapacity to learn new ways of solving problems
ADLs - ANSWERSelf-care activities a person performs daily to remain independent
and function in society
Instrumental ADLs - ANSWERTasks associated with living independently which
include such skills as shopping, preparing meals, banking, and taking medications.
functional ability - ANSWERthe ability of a person to perform activities necessary to
live in modern society; may include driving, using the telephone, or performing
personal tasks such as bathing and toileting
Accommodation of needs - ANSWERIndividuals needs and interests need to be taken
into account in order to maintain independent functioning, dignity, well-being and
