NCTRC EXAM QUESTIONS AND
THEIR REQUIRED RESPONSES
CERT Assessment (PB model) -Comprehensive
Evaluation in Recreation Therapy Scale
Assessment used to determine behaviors that relate to a
person's ability to successfully integrate into society using
her interaction skills
CERT Assessment (PD model) - Comprehensive
Evaluation in Recreation Therapy Scale
Assessment used for physical rehab mostly with adults
Free Time Boredom Assessment
Assessment Self reporting of how someone uses/views
freetime
Measurement of Social Empowerment and Trust
Assessment
Assessment for adventure/challenge course setting - how
participating in the program changes social attitudes
FACTR Assessment - Functional Assessments of
Characteristics of TR
Assessment that is Initial screening of basic functional
skills to determine if client qualifies for TR services and to
identify areas client likely to improve from receiving
services
LCM Assessment - Leisure Competence Measure
Assessment summary rather than actual assessment,
measures capacities of client and if client needs services
,GRST Assessment - General Recreation Screening
Tools
Assessment for adults with intellectual Disabilitiites,
purpose is to identify general developmental levels of
functioning, it is an observation assessment and useful for
those with less than 1 year developmental level
FIM Assessment - Functional Independence Measure
Assessment common for rehab, contains 13 motor tasks
and 5 cognitive tasks, related to ADL's, Measured on 7
levels - higher number = greater independence
GAF ASsessment - Global Assessment Functioning
Assessment most often used for psychiatric disorders,
used by mental health and social workers, Described in
DSM-IV, uses 100 point scale to rate functioning in adults
Personal Social
Which category of child development does the skill "heeds
his/her name" belong
Mental Health Setting
The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) is a numeric
scale used by clinicians and physicians in what type of
setting
Self-Effiacy
This is an example of what?
The client believes he can master kayaking since he
excels at canoeing
Extraindividual
This is an example of what type of interaction?
Playing a video game (one person with an object and
nobody else around)
,Brainstem
Neurological functions necessary for survival (e.g.
breathing, digestions, heart rate) are located in what
section of the brain?
Identify the Problems
After the client assessment has been completed the next
step in the programming process is to...
Axis I
In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health
(DSM IV) the diagnosis of depression would be
categorized under..
Axis I Covers...
In DSM IV which Axis Covers Clinical Disorders, acute
symptoms that cause significant impairments and need
treatment (e.g. major depressive episodes, schizophrenic
episodes, panic attack, Anorexia nervosa)
Axis II covers...
In DSM IV which Axis Covers Personality disorders and
Intellectual Disabilities - usually life long problems that 1st
arise in childhood (Personality and development disorders,
anti social, Borderline, developmental disorders, ODC,
etc.)
Axis III covers...
In DSM IV which Axis Covers General Medical Conditions
(including HIV/AIDS and brain injuries)
Axis IV covers...
In DSM IV which Axis is for reporting psycho-social and
environmental stressors that may affect treatment and
prognosis of mental disorders
Axis V covers...
, In DSM IV which Axis is for Global Assessment of
functioning (GAF) and is a reflection of the evaluating
clinicians judgement of a patients ability to function in daily
life?
(Psychosocial and environmental problems). Any social or
environmental problems that may impact Axis I and II
disorders. Ex; unemployment, relocation, divorce or death
of a loved one.
Therapeutic Exposure and Cognitive Reframing
The two most widely used, evidence-based treatments for
PTSD are...
CAHR (Council for Advancement of Hospital
Recreation
In 1953 what organization was formed to identify and
resolve different philosophies help by members of the
Hosp. and Recreation Society, the Recreation Therapy
Section, and the National Association of RT?
Conjunctiva
The purpose of the part of the human eye is to protect the
eye from irritants
Displacement
What is it called when you attribute the action of behavior
to another person (and you use it as a defense
mechanism)?
Presbyopia
A visual condition common in older individual that results
in the loss of elasticity of the lens and inability to focus on
an object
Psychiatric Facility
Which type of facility has the highest bed occupancy rate
of all long term facilities?
THEIR REQUIRED RESPONSES
CERT Assessment (PB model) -Comprehensive
Evaluation in Recreation Therapy Scale
Assessment used to determine behaviors that relate to a
person's ability to successfully integrate into society using
her interaction skills
CERT Assessment (PD model) - Comprehensive
Evaluation in Recreation Therapy Scale
Assessment used for physical rehab mostly with adults
Free Time Boredom Assessment
Assessment Self reporting of how someone uses/views
freetime
Measurement of Social Empowerment and Trust
Assessment
Assessment for adventure/challenge course setting - how
participating in the program changes social attitudes
FACTR Assessment - Functional Assessments of
Characteristics of TR
Assessment that is Initial screening of basic functional
skills to determine if client qualifies for TR services and to
identify areas client likely to improve from receiving
services
LCM Assessment - Leisure Competence Measure
Assessment summary rather than actual assessment,
measures capacities of client and if client needs services
,GRST Assessment - General Recreation Screening
Tools
Assessment for adults with intellectual Disabilitiites,
purpose is to identify general developmental levels of
functioning, it is an observation assessment and useful for
those with less than 1 year developmental level
FIM Assessment - Functional Independence Measure
Assessment common for rehab, contains 13 motor tasks
and 5 cognitive tasks, related to ADL's, Measured on 7
levels - higher number = greater independence
GAF ASsessment - Global Assessment Functioning
Assessment most often used for psychiatric disorders,
used by mental health and social workers, Described in
DSM-IV, uses 100 point scale to rate functioning in adults
Personal Social
Which category of child development does the skill "heeds
his/her name" belong
Mental Health Setting
The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) is a numeric
scale used by clinicians and physicians in what type of
setting
Self-Effiacy
This is an example of what?
The client believes he can master kayaking since he
excels at canoeing
Extraindividual
This is an example of what type of interaction?
Playing a video game (one person with an object and
nobody else around)
,Brainstem
Neurological functions necessary for survival (e.g.
breathing, digestions, heart rate) are located in what
section of the brain?
Identify the Problems
After the client assessment has been completed the next
step in the programming process is to...
Axis I
In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health
(DSM IV) the diagnosis of depression would be
categorized under..
Axis I Covers...
In DSM IV which Axis Covers Clinical Disorders, acute
symptoms that cause significant impairments and need
treatment (e.g. major depressive episodes, schizophrenic
episodes, panic attack, Anorexia nervosa)
Axis II covers...
In DSM IV which Axis Covers Personality disorders and
Intellectual Disabilities - usually life long problems that 1st
arise in childhood (Personality and development disorders,
anti social, Borderline, developmental disorders, ODC,
etc.)
Axis III covers...
In DSM IV which Axis Covers General Medical Conditions
(including HIV/AIDS and brain injuries)
Axis IV covers...
In DSM IV which Axis is for reporting psycho-social and
environmental stressors that may affect treatment and
prognosis of mental disorders
Axis V covers...
, In DSM IV which Axis is for Global Assessment of
functioning (GAF) and is a reflection of the evaluating
clinicians judgement of a patients ability to function in daily
life?
(Psychosocial and environmental problems). Any social or
environmental problems that may impact Axis I and II
disorders. Ex; unemployment, relocation, divorce or death
of a loved one.
Therapeutic Exposure and Cognitive Reframing
The two most widely used, evidence-based treatments for
PTSD are...
CAHR (Council for Advancement of Hospital
Recreation
In 1953 what organization was formed to identify and
resolve different philosophies help by members of the
Hosp. and Recreation Society, the Recreation Therapy
Section, and the National Association of RT?
Conjunctiva
The purpose of the part of the human eye is to protect the
eye from irritants
Displacement
What is it called when you attribute the action of behavior
to another person (and you use it as a defense
mechanism)?
Presbyopia
A visual condition common in older individual that results
in the loss of elasticity of the lens and inability to focus on
an object
Psychiatric Facility
Which type of facility has the highest bed occupancy rate
of all long term facilities?
