General Practice Flashcards

A client with a spinal cord injury at the C6 level wants to participate in wheelchair tennis. Which consideration is MOST important for the CTRS during activity modification?

Answer: Adapting equipment and technique to match the client's functional abilities

Activity modification in TR involves adapting equipment, rules, or techniques to maximize participation based on the client's actual functional capabilities.

Which of the following BEST defines 'therapeutic recreation' according to ATRA's definition?

Answer: The purposeful use of recreation to improve health, well-being, and quality of life

ATRA defines therapeutic recreation as the purposeful use of recreation and leisure to improve health, well-being, and quality of life for individuals with illness or disability.

A CTRS is working in a community mental health center. Which legislative act most directly supports funding and services for clients in this setting?

Answer: Community Mental Health Centers Act

The Community Mental Health Centers Act established the framework for federally funded community mental health services.

When writing a measurable behavioral objective for a TR program, which component specifies how performance will be evaluated?

Answer: Criterion

The criterion component of a behavioral objective defines the standard or level of acceptable performance used to evaluate success.

Which theory of aging suggests that successful aging involves maintaining social roles and activity levels similar to middle age?

Answer: Activity theory

Activity theory proposes that older adults age successfully by staying active and maintaining the roles and activities they engaged in during middle age.

A CTRS notices that a client with depression consistently refuses to attend group leisure activities. The BEST initial action is to:

Answer: Explore the client's reasons for refusal and discuss alternatives

Exploring the client's perspective and offering alternatives respects autonomy while maintaining therapeutic engagement and gathering clinically relevant information.

Which of the following is a primary benefit of using group therapy formats in therapeutic recreation?

Answer: Providing opportunities for peer support and social skill development

Group formats in TR provide natural opportunities for peer interaction, social skill practice, and mutual support that are not replicable in individual sessions.