AA - ADA

Question 0

AAHPERD

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

Question 1

AA

Answer 1

Alcoholics Anonymous

Question 2

AARP

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American Association of Retired Persons

Question 3

Abasement

Answer 3

Degradation of oneself; excessive complacence or accepting punishment.

Question 4

Abasia

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

Question 5

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.

Question 8

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.

Question 9

Abrasion

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Scraping or rubbing off skin or mucous membrane.

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Abcess

Answer 10

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.

Question 14

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.

Question 18

Accommodation

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

Question 19

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.

Question 20

Acculturation

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

Question 21

Acid

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Slang term for lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).

Question 22

Acme

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

Question 23

Acoustics

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

Question 24

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.

Question 25

Acrophobia

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Abnormal fear (phobia) of heights.

Question 26

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

Question 27

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.

Question 31

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.

Question 32

Actualization

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Realization of one’s full potential.

Question 33

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.

Question 35

Acute

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Of sudden onset; not chronic.

Question 36

ADA

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Americans with Disabilities Act.