Deck 25: Recreation Therapy

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of recreation therapy practice?

A) To improve health and quality of life through the reduction of impairments in body function and structure
B) To reduce patient awareness of their activity/participation restrictions
C) To increase environmental barriers
D) To reduce patient fitness

Answer 1

To improve health and quality of life through the reduction of impairments in body function and structure

Question 2

Which of the following is considered a therapy intervention provided by a recreational therapist?

A) Equipment for water volleyball
B) Adapted swimming devices to support movement in the water
C) Psychoanalysis
D) Breeding and training service animals

Answer 2

Adapted swimming devices to support movement in the water

Question 3

What does the assessment of the client by the recreational therapist need to consider?

A) The client's last income tax statement
B) The client's transportation needs
C) The birth order of the client
D) The client's favorite season

Answer 3

The client's transportation needs

Question 4

What can limit access to recreational activity?

A) Transportation available to the client
B) The client's love of music
C) The client's love of adventure
D) The client's overwhelming social support

Question 5

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the growth projections for the demand in the field of recreational therapy is _____.

A) 13%
B) 19%
C) 14%
D) 22%

Question 6

Recreational therapy positions can be found in _____.

A) Churches
B) Art studios
C) Schools
D) Acupuncture clinics

Question 7

Therapeutic recreation academic courses include instruction in _____.

A) Helping clients get back to work as soon as possible
B) Multiple languages to facilitate communication with clients
C) Religious observance
D) Knowledge of assistive devices and technology

Question 8

Outcomes of recreational therapy interventions should include _____.

A) An improvement in physical health status
B) Proficiency in yoga
C) A solution for any social anxieties
D) A cure for medical complications

Question 9

Which organization began to look at the provision of recreation services?

A) The U.S. Army
B) The U.S. Navy
C) The American Red Cross
D) The Veterans Administration

Question 10

Playing to learn is a common intervention and approach to rehabilitation in which of the following populations?

A) All ages and all settings
B) Populations with disabilities
C) Adults
D) Pediatrics

Question 11

Recreational therapy is recognized as a rehabilitation therapy service by the Joint Commission, the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Question 12

Recreational therapists are recognized as certified therapeutic recreation specialists after 4 years of education, a clinical affiliation with direct supervision, and the successful passing of the national board certification examination.

Question 13

The client's needs are not considered in the recreation therapist's formalized assessment of the client's skills and abilities in the social, physical, cognitive, and emotional domains.

Question 14

Energy conservation is a key objective in recreational therapy treatment interventions offered to patients.

Question 15

The increase and demand for new recreational therapy professionals is directly related to the aging of the population and the recognition that the interventions by the recreational therapists support the reduction of declines in general physical and mental ability.

Question 16

All of the interventions staged by a recreational therapist are intended to improve function and quality of life and may be different in a hospital versus a community setting.

Question 17

Recreational therapy differs from other therapies in the use of leisure, and involves physical, cognitive, social, or emotional activity that is freely chosen and intrinsically motivated.

Question 18

Research does not support the concept that people with active, satisfying lifestyles will be happier and healthier.

Question 19

Recreational therapists use interventions that coincide with the World Health Organization's recognized values of socialization, exercise, and reinforcing activity as critical to a positive attitude.

Question 20

The use of recreational therapy interventions only includes sports.