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Foundational Knowledge for NCTRC Exam: Human Development and Relevant Theories, Exams of Advanced Education

A comprehensive q&a overview of key concepts for the nctrc exam, covering human development across the lifespan (early childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and senior adulthood). it also explores essential theories in psychology and therapeutic recreation, including maslow's hierarchy of needs, social learning theory, self-determination theory, and the transtheoretical model. the document further delves into relevant legislation, models of practice (medical, community, education, person-centered, icf), and key concepts like inclusion and processing. This resource is invaluable for students preparing for the nctrc exam and professionals seeking to enhance their understanding of human development and therapeutic recreation.

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FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE NCTRC
EXAM
Early Childhood Stage - Correct Answers --Ages: Birth- 6 yrs.
-developing motor and social skills
-communication skills are developing
-Play is very important
Children Stage - Correct Answers --Ages: 6 yrs-12 years
-social world expands
-organized activity involvement starts
-still involved in play
-hand/eye coordination is improving
-friends become more significant than family
-being like everyone else is important
Adolescence Stage - Correct Answers --Ages: 13 yrs-21 yrs
-peer groups become more important than family at beginning of stage
-near the end of stage family regains their importance
-independence is a struggle
-body reaches maturation
-interest in intimate relationships increase
-sexuality is more intense
Early Adulthood Stage - Correct Answers --Ages: 21 yrs-30 yrs
-independence is established
-interests on more challenging leisure activities
-interest in life-long pursuits develop
-more serious intimate relationships
Middle Adulthood Stage - Correct Answers --Ages: 30 yrs-45 yrs
-family and career take priority
-activities very family centered
Older Adulthood Stage - Correct Answers --Ages:45-60
-system is slowing down (metabolism) causing weight gain
-cognitive abilities stay strong
-midlife crisis and depression are common
-children move out
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FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE NCTRC

EXAM

Early Childhood Stage - Correct Answers --Ages: Birth- 6 yrs. -developing motor and social skills -communication skills are developing -Play is very important Children Stage - Correct Answers --Ages: 6 yrs-12 years -social world expands -organized activity involvement starts -still involved in play -hand/eye coordination is improving -friends become more significant than family -being like everyone else is important Adolescence Stage - Correct Answers --Ages: 13 yrs-21 yrs -peer groups become more important than family at beginning of stage -near the end of stage family regains their importance -independence is a struggle -body reaches maturation -interest in intimate relationships increase -sexuality is more intense Early Adulthood Stage - Correct Answers --Ages: 21 yrs-30 yrs -independence is established -interests on more challenging leisure activities -interest in life-long pursuits develop -more serious intimate relationships Middle Adulthood Stage - Correct Answers --Ages: 30 yrs-45 yrs -family and career take priority -activities very family centered Older Adulthood Stage - Correct Answers --Ages:45- -system is slowing down (metabolism) causing weight gain -cognitive abilities stay strong -midlife crisis and depression are common -children move out

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - Correct Answers --provides regulations to reduce workplace hazards and dangerous conditions percieved freedom - Correct Answers -implies that people think they have a choice intrinsic motivation - Correct Answers -a desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake -must be motivated from within to have lesiure Flow Theory - Correct Answers -a theory of motivation that suggests that individuals will experience an intense level of enjoyment, concentration, and lack of self-awareness when actively engaged in activities that have clear goals, unambiguous feedback, and a match between one's skills and the challenge of the task Senior Adulthood Stage - Correct Answers --Ages: 60 yrs-75yrs -retirement and free time increases -health problems can occur Old-Old Stage - Correct Answers --Ages:75yrs-death -cognitive and physical deterioration is rapid -world becomes smaller -limited abilities -live in assistive facilities is common Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Correct Answers -(level 1) Physiological Needs (food/water) (level 2) Safety and Security (level 3) Relationships, Love and Affection (level 4) Self Esteem (level 5) Self Actualization social learning theory - Correct Answers -the theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished -a person learns by observing behavior and the consequences of that behavior -modeling is important part of this theory Experiential Learning Theory - Correct Answers --One learns by reflecting on what one has done. -Thinking about what you did after you did it. Self-determination Theory - Correct Answers --a theory of motivation -Looks at the motivation behind choices people make without influence or interference.

-his or her perceptions or norms and beliefs about how easy or difficult it will be to change. Attitude - Correct Answers -a disposition to respond favorably or unfavorably to an object, person, institution, or event. -can impact behavior Person First Language - Correct Answers --focusing on the person rather than their disability medical model - Correct Answers --commonly used in: hospitals (surgical and general medicine), physical rehab institutes. -model states that medicine dominates the other health professionals. It is doctor centered, illness-oriented approach to patient care and treatment. Treatment is directed at the disease rather than the whole person. Personell carry out physicians orders to meet medical goals. -CTRS treatment plan has to be focuses around the disease. Community Model - Correct Answers --refers to people as a whole who are found in specific geographic areas, share common needs and interests, or are linked together as a a group and individually by those needs and interests. -CTRS can function as a consultant, public relations expert, advocate, community planner, educator-teacher. education model - Correct Answers -Found in (public schools, special schools, and training centers) for people who are intellectually disabled or have sensory disabilities. -focus on socialization training and leisure education -CTRS uses recreational experiences to develop positive self-concept, social skills, and activity skills. Person-centered model - Correct Answers --common model -focus is on the clients dreams and goals International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF Model) - Correct Answers --Established by the World Health Organization (WHO) -to describe holistic health and to make a worldwide system of standardized communication and collaboration in health care. -illustrates the relationship between a persons health condition, body structure/function, activities/participation, and environmental and personal factors. Inclusion - Correct Answers -enables an individual to be part of their environment by making choices, being supported in what they do, having friends, and being valued. Processing - Correct Answers --talking with the clients about how they think, feel, and any other behaviors that were displayed in the activity.

-helps people realize what happened and how they can generalize their behavior into other aspects of your life. -CTRS needs to focus, redirect, block, link and summarize. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - Correct Answers -prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by federal agencies, in programs receiving federal financial assistance, in federal employment and in the employment practices of federal contractors. -provided money to make recreation assessable The Rehabilitation Act of 1978 - Correct Answers --provided money to remove or construct facilities to make recreation accessible -provided money to make new recreation programs The Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 - Correct Answers --ensure children with disabilities a free and appropriate education -required parents and teachers to write an individualized education plans for all children with disabilities. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990 - Correct Answers --required more fully the inclusion of children with autism and traumatic brain injury -Includes transition and assistive technology services Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 - Correct Answers --behavioral plans must be developed -transition services need to be included at age 14 The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Correct Answers -A law that requires employers and public facilities to make "reasonable accommodations" for people with disabilities and prohibits discrimination against these individuals in employment. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - Correct Answers --responsible for establishing regulations for both medicare and medicaid. Joint Commission - Correct Answers -a not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits different types of healthcare facilities and hospitals -sets standards for: ambulatory care, assisted living, behavioral health care, preferred provider organizations, home care, hospitals, and long-term care. Commission for the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) - Correct Answers --Establishes standards for hospitals and a variety og health care organizations that might offer TR services including adult day services, assisted living standards, behavioral health, blind rehabilitation, employment and community services, and medical rehabilitation. -also address programing issues and the CTRS must meet those standards.