AA - ADA Flashcards
AAHPERD
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance; in 1950’s had a Recreation Therapy section.
AA
Alcoholics Anonymous
AARP
American Association of Retired Persons
Abasement
Degradation of oneself; excessive complacence or accepting punishment.
Abasia
Inability to walk because of a lack of motor coordination, usually due to psychological disturbance
Abate
To decrease or reduce in severity or degree.
Abduction
Movement of a body part away from the midline of the body.
Aberration
Deviation from what is typical or normal.
Abnormal
Diverging from the normal. The problem with the term is that it can only be defined in relation to what is normal, about which there is often much disagreement.
Abrasion
Scraping or rubbing off skin or mucous membrane.
Abcess
Localized collection of pus.
Absence
Petit mal epilepsy.
Abstinence
Refraining voluntarily from some activ- ity, such as sexual intercourse; or from a substance, such as food or drugs.
Abulia
Inability to make decisions.
Abuse
To misuse, attack or injure physically or psychologically. The most common form is child abuse. Child abuse refers to a child who has suffered repeated injuries (includ- ing bone fractures, neurologic and psy- chologic damage, and sexual abuse) at the hands of a parent or adult.
Academy of Leisure Sciences (ALS)
Prestigious society composed of scholars who have made outstanding contributions to knowledge about recreation and leisure.
Acathexis
Lack of feeling associated with an ordinarily emotionally charged subject.
Accessibility
Elements in the built environment (site or building) that allow approach, entrance, and use of facilities by those with sensory or mobility impairments; having programs open to persons with disabilities.
Accommodation
Responding to the environment through new activity or thinking; contrast to Piag- et’s assimilation.
Accreditation
Voluntary process by which standards are applied to an institution in order to deter- mine if they are met. For example, hospi- tals and health facilities may be accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). College and university curricula may be accredited by an accrediting body.
Acculturation
The processes by which children are social- ized to learn the behavior patterns of their social group or culture.
Acid
Slang term for lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).
Acme
The highest point; critical stage or crisis point of a disease.
Acoustics
The science of sound; characteristics of a room that affect the distinctness with which sounds can be heard.
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Infectious disease that disables the immune system. It is caused by the human immuno- deficiency virus (HIV). When HIV causes the immune system to fail, a person may develop a variety of life-threatening illnesses.
Acrophobia
Abnormal fear (phobia) of heights.
Acting out
Expression of emotional tension or intra- psychic conflict in overt behavior rather than words; usually used to describe impulsive, aggressive behavior in which the person is not consciously aware of the meaning of such act
Action therapies
Term to describe action-orientated thera- pies such as recreation therapy or thera- peutic recreation, occupational therapy and music therapy; in contrast to “talk therapies.”
Activities of daily living (ADL)
Activities usually performed in the course of a normal day in a person’s life, such as eating, dressing, bathing, grooming, and homemaking.
Activity analysis
Process of systematically appraising what behaviors and skills are required for participation in a given activity.
Activity group
Activity in which several individuals participate.
Activity therapy
Umbrella term used to describe activity or action-oriented services including recre- ation therapy or therapeutic recreation, occupational therapy and music therapy; usually applied in psychiatric facilities.
Actualization
Realization of one’s full potential.
Acuity
Sharpness; used in relation to the senses such as visual acuity.
Acupuncture
Pain control technique in which fine metal needles are inserted under the skin at cer- tain locations.
Acute
Of sudden onset; not chronic.
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act.
