Ch 17 Quiz

Question 1

It is most important to improve balance in this population to decrease their fear of falling.

Answer 1

Older individuals

Question 2

This term describes an unstable-but-controlled environment used to improve someone’s static, semi-dynamic, and dynamic balance.

Answer 2

Proprioceptively enriched

Question 3

Asking a client to close their eyes during a balance exercise would challenge which system?

Answer 3

Visual system

Question 4

What is the most important reason that a Certified Personal Trainer should make sure an older adult has been cleared by the medical provider to take part in a balance training program?

Answer 4

To ensure safety

Question 5

Which sense provides information to the central nervous system about where the body is in space?

Answer 5

Visual system

Question 6

Which of the following defines the limits of stability of the body?

Answer 6

The area within which an individual can move their center of gravity without changing the base of support

Question 7

Which of the following types of balance occurs when an individual seeks to maintain postural control within a stationary limit of stability but with a moving base of support?

Answer 7

Semi-dynamic balance

Question 8

Improving this using balance training would most likely decrease the risk of injury.

Answer 8

Injury resistance

Question 9

Which term describes the act of lightly pushing on a client’s shoulders when they are balancing on one foot so they can learn to maintain or recover balance?

Answer 9

Perturbation

Question 10

What is the term for a postural disturbance being added to a task in order to make the task more difficult?

Answer 10

Perturbation