Quiz 6 Flashcards
Model of practice for therapeutic recreation developed by David R. Austin. Its goals include the treatment of illnesses and disorders (health protection) and the achievement of optimal health (health promotion)
Health Protection/Health Promotion Model
Seeking pleasure and avoiding pain
hedonic
Interpersonal relationship between a person(s) with special problems or needs and a person skilled in techniques to help meet these problems or needs. The goal of the relationship is to facilitate clients in assuming responsibility for themselves; it is not to solve their problems for them. The relationship is directed toward maximizing the clients’ growth potential and preventing or relieving problems
helping relationship
Feeling that results when events and behaviors are perceived to be uncontrollable. Helplessness is learned through environmental interactions and therefore may be altered
helplessness
Paralysis of one side of the body
hemiplegia
Hereditary condition in which the blood fails to clot quickly enough causing prolonged, uncontrollable bleeding; it occurs almost exclusively in males and is transmitted by females
hemophilia
Bleeding
hemorrhage
Transmission of genetic characteristics from parent to child
heredity
Protrusion of an organ, or part of it, through the wall of the cavity that houses it
hernia
Sexual attraction or contact between opposite-sex individuals
heterosexuality
Approach that centers around the wholeness of the individual, calling for wellness or health enhancement in contrast to the illness orientation often found in the medical community
high-level wellness
(1914-1993) Prominent citizen leader who helped shape therapeutic recreation, and founder of Comeback, Inc., which gave grants to universities for graduate students in therapeutic recreation
Hill, Beatrice H.
Human immunodeficiency virus
HIV
Health maintenance organization
HMO
Concept that views a person as more than the total sum of parts and shows concern and interest in all aspects of the person
holism
Healthcare that takes into account the whole person interacting with the environment
holistic healthcare
Refers to skill and performance in home management tasks, such as meal planning, meal preparation and clean-up, laundry, cleaning, minor household repairs, shopping, and use of household safety principles
homemaking
State of equilibrium
homeostasis
Fear of or prejudice against persons who are homosexuals
homophobia
Sexual attraction or contact between same sex individuals
homosexuality
Feeling that often accompanies helplessness in which the individual feels doomed to live with a condition with no opportunity to change
hopelessness
Working with plants to bring about therapeutic outcomes in clients
horticulture therapy
Program that provides supportive care for terminally ill patients and their families
hospice
View that perceives the delivery of human services as a human enterprise in which the dignity and rights of clients are fully recognized. People are seen as striving to realize their individual potentials, yet capable of growing beyond themselves in order to care about others
humanistic perspective
(1922-1994) Educator active during the evolutionary days of therapeutic recreation. Initiated TR curricula at the University of Iowa, Pennsylvania State University, and Temple University. Past president of NTRS
Humphrey, Fred
Hereditary progressive central nervous system disease characterized by jerking motions and progressive mental deterioration; onset in adult life
Huntington’s chorea
(1926- ) First president and first execu- tive secretary of NTRS
Hutchinson, Ira J.
Use of water in the treatment of disease
hydrotherapy
Overreaction to stimuli leading to greatly increased muscular movement. In DSM- IV called attention deficit disorder (ADD)
hyperactivity
Congestion of blood in any part of the body
hyperemia
Extreme or abnormal straightening beyond a position of extension
hyperextension
Farsightedness
hyperopia
Consistent elevation of blood pressure above normal
hypertension
Highly increased body temperature
hyperthermia
Abnormally high tension or tone, especially of the muscles
hypertonic
Increase in the size of a tissue or organ independent of the general growth of the body
hypertrophy
Psychological disorder characterized by anxiety and a preoccupation with somatic concerns and symptoms that do not exist
hypochondriasis
Low blood sugar
hypoglycemia
Psychopathologic state with restlessness and over activity, disinhibited behavior, racing thoughts, and elated mood
hypomania
Abnormally low blood pressure
hypotensive
Abnormally low tension or tone, especially in the muscles
hypotonic
Increase in the size of a tissue or organ independent of the general growth of the body
id
Symptom in which a person (who usually is paranoid) ascribes special importance to irrelevant events and believe that they are related to himself or herself
ideas of reference
Without a known cause
idiopathic
Individualized educational program
IEP
Misperception of an actual sensory stimulus
illusion
Use of positive suggestions to create mental representations of things we know or can fantasize
imagery
Blockage of the bowel with stool that results in severe constipation
impaction
Sexual activity between close blood relatives, such as father-daughter, mother-son, or between siblings
incest
Full inclusion of persons with disabilities into the recreation mainstream; joint participation of persons with and without disabilities
inclusive recreation
Some movement and/or feeling remains below the level of injury; movement and feeling may improve over time
incomplete injury
Inability of any of the organs to restrain discharges of their contents so that the dis- charges are involuntary
incontinence
Unable to restrain a natural discharge, as in urine, from the body
incontinent
Index published monthly by the National Library of Medicine listing articles from the medical, nursing, and allied health literature
Index Medicus
Program designed to meet a client’s treatment needs based on treatment goals and considering the client’s unique background, psychological makeup, personal needs, and expectations
individualized treatment plan (ITP)
Program specially designed to meet the educational needs of a specific child with a disability or disabilities
individualized educational program (IEP)
Catheter designed to be left in place for a prolonged time; often used to refer to a flexible tube, retained in the bladder, and used for continuous urinary drainage to a leg bag or other device
indwelling catheter
Area of tissue that dies from loss of blood supply
infarct
Permission given by a client to be involved in a treatment procedure or research study
informed consent
Patient who has been admitted to a hospital or other healthcare facility for at least an overnight stay
inpatient
Awareness of the origin, nature, and mechanisms of attitudes and behaviors; self-understanding
insight
Unlearned, biologically determined drive
instinct
Low blood sugar resulting from too much insulin, increased physical exercise, or insufficient intake of food
insulin reaction
Level or complexity of care provided encompassing setting and resources used (e.g., acute inpatient care is generally considered to require more intensity than home healthcare)
intensity
Hospital unit where patients receive critical care and close monitoring
intensive care unit (ICU)
Group of professionals with varied and specialized training who function together to provide clinical services for a client. Recreation therapists (or therapeutic recreation specialists) and occupational therapists are usually members of teams and, depending on type of setting, serve with professionals such as medical doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists, speech therapists, and physical therapists
interdisciplinary team
Student completing a major field experience
intern
Carrying out a plan of action derived during the planning stage of the RT process to bring about changes in the client
intervention
Coming from within; an inherent quality
intrinsic
Insertion of a tube through the nose or mouth into the windpipe to keep the airways open
intubation
Numerical expression of intelligence derived by dividing mental age by chronological age and multiplying by 100
IQ (intelligence quotient)
Muscle contractions without major body movement, including tensing and relaxing opposing groups of muscles, or pulling or pushing against stationary objects
isometric exercise
Equal tension
isotonic
Muscle contraction, involving a constant amount of muscle tension, such as in gradually lifting a weight
isotonic exercise
Individualized treatment plan
ITP
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
JCAHO
Diagram of the interpersonal behavior of individuals that reveals the degree of openness with which they meet other people and their level of awareness of themselves
Johari’s window
Group of agencies that establish standards for hospitals and health organizations which they apply during inspections that lead to accreditation
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
(1895-1982) Started OT services at Indiana University Hospitals in the 1920s; Chairman of War Services Committee during WWII; first occupational therapist to serve as president of AOTA (1947-1952)
Kahmann, Winifred
Trade name for a care plan documentation system
Kardex
Treatment of disease by movement or exercise
kinesiotherapy
Muscle sense; the feel that accompanies a movement
kinesthesis
Act of assigning a categorical term to an individual, often causing stigmatization
labeling
Unstable; rapidly shifting
labile
Forming a permanent opening into the colon by incision in the wall of the abdomen
laparocolostomy
Something that is dormant; existing as a potential
latent
Pertaining to or toward the sides of the body; denoting a position farther from the median plane or midline of the structure
lateral
Awareness of the right and left sides of the body
laterality
Ability to influence the activities of others toward accomplishing sought outcomes
leadership
Condition of apathy or inactivity that results from repeatedly experiencing a lack of control over adversive life experiences
learned helplessness
Condition affecting persons of normal or above normal intellect characterized by specific difficulties in learning. Examples include dyslexia (difficulty in reading) and dysgraphia (difficulty in writing)
learning disability
Best possible environment for an individual with disabilities in which the individual is not unnecessarily controlled, preferably an environment shared with persons who are non-disabled
least restrictive environment
Visual acuity for a distance of 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting lenses or a visual field of less than an angle of 20 degrees. Thus, the legally blind person can see no more at a distance of 20 feet than aperson with normal vision can see at 200 feet, or the person has an extremely narrow field of vision
legal blindness
Intrinsically motivated, self-determined experience allowing for a chosen level of mastery and competence that leads to feelings of self-efficacy, empowerment, excitement or enjoyment; having freedom to become
leisure
Practice model for therapeutic recreation originally developed by Carol Peterson and Scout Gunn that has as its goal developing the client’s leisure abilities
Leisure Ability Model
8-leisure domain, 7-level point scale designed to document leisure functioning and to measure recreation therapy outcomes
Leisure Competence Measure (LCM)
Helping process in which the counselor attempts to assist the client to discover and change leisure attitudes or behaviors. Various verbal and nonverbal techniques are utilized in a counseling setting to help the client cope effectively with leisure problems and concerns, make decisions and develop plans for future leisure participation, become self-aware regarding perceptions toward leisure, and explore options for leisure
leisure counseling
Collection of instruments to assess leisure functioning of persons with disabilities and persons without disabilities
Leisure Diagnostic Battery (LDB)
Female homosexuality
lesbianism
An injury or wound; any visible abnormality of skin tissues, such as a wound, sore, rash, or boil
lesion
Mental dullness or drowsiness
lethargy
Form of cancer that involves the blood-forming tissues of the bone marrow, spleen, and lymph nodes
leukemia
(1890-1947) German psychologist who emigrated to the United States where he studied leadership and group dynamics and developed field theory; known as the father of modern social psychology
Lewin, Kurt
Psychic drive or energy associated with the sexual instinct
libido
Permission granted to an individual or organization by a governmental agency to engage in a practice, occupation, or activity otherwise unlawful
license
Left
L
Laboratory
lab.
Lateral
lat.
Pound
lb.
Low birth weight
LBW
Learning disabled
LD
Leisure Diagnostic Battery
LDB
Low density lipoprotein
LDL
Liquid
liq.
Left lower extremity
LLE
Left lower quadrant
LLQ
Loss of consciousness
LOC
Licensed Practical Nurse
L.P.N.
Left septum
LS
Left upper extremity
LUE
Medical Doctor
M.D.
Minimum Data Set
MDS
Minimal effective dose
MED
Milligram
mg., mgm
Mental illness; myocardial infarction; mitral insufficiency
MI
Minimum; minute
min.
Millimeter
mm.
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
MMPI
Moderate
mod.
Mental retardation
MR
Multiple sclerosis
MS
Master of Social Work
M.S.W.
Music therapy
M.T.
