AA - ADA Flashcards

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AAHPERD

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American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance; in 1950’s had a Recreation Therapy section.

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AA

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Alcoholics Anonymous

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AARP

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American Association of Retired Persons

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Abasement

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Degradation of oneself; excessive complacence or accepting punishment.

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Abasia

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Inability to walk because of a lack of motor coordination, usually due to psychological disturbance

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Abate

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To decrease or reduce in severity or degree.

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Abduction

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Movement of a body part away from the midline of the body.

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Aberration

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Deviation from what is typical or normal.

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Abnormal

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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.

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Abrasion

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Scraping or rubbing off skin or mucous membrane.

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Abcess

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Localized collection of pus.

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Absence

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Petit mal epilepsy.

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Abstinence

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Refraining voluntarily from some activ- ity, such as sexual intercourse; or from a substance, such as food or drugs.

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Abulia

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Inability to make decisions.

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Abuse

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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.

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Academy of Leisure Sciences (ALS)

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Prestigious society composed of scholars who have made outstanding contributions to knowledge about recreation and leisure.

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Acathexis

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Lack of feeling associated with an ordinarily emotionally charged subject.

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Accessibility

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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.

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Accommodation

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Responding to the environment through new activity or thinking; contrast to Piag- et’s assimilation.

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Accreditation

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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.

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Acculturation

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The processes by which children are social- ized to learn the behavior patterns of their social group or culture.

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Acid

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Slang term for lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).

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Acme

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The highest point; critical stage or crisis point of a disease.

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Acoustics

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The science of sound; characteristics of a room that affect the distinctness with which sounds can be heard.

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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

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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.

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Acrophobia

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Abnormal fear (phobia) of heights.

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Acting out

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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

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Action therapies

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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.”

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Activities of daily living (ADL)

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Activities usually performed in the course of a normal day in a person’s life, such as eating, dressing, bathing, grooming, and homemaking.

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Activity analysis

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Process of systematically appraising what behaviors and skills are required for participation in a given activity.

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Activity group

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Activity in which several individuals participate.

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Activity therapy

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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.

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Actualization

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Realization of one’s full potential.

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Acuity

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Sharpness; used in relation to the senses such as visual acuity.

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Acupuncture

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Pain control technique in which fine metal needles are inserted under the skin at cer- tain locations.

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Acute

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Of sudden onset; not chronic.

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ADA

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Americans with Disabilities Act.