Unit 22 Exercise and Adaptive Fitness (week 8)

Question 1

rehabilitation:

Answer 1

A branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities.

Question 2

adaptive physical fitness (APF):

Answer 2

The development and implementing of carefully designed physical fitness programming for individuals with various disabilities, to provide those individuals the skills necessary for a lifetime of increased health, recreation, motor functioning, etc. to enhance physical fitness and general wellness.

Question 3

psychomotor:

Answer 3

Of or relating to the origination of movement in conscious mental activity.

Question 4

focus of APF is to increase the

Answer 4

psychomotor skills of disabled individuals and allow them the opportunity to achieve their greatest potential.

Question 5

disuse syndrome:

Answer 5

Deterioration of body systems as a result of prescribed or unavoidable inactivity.

Question 6

the major components of physical and motor fitness are:

Answer 6

Agility
Balance
Body composition
Cardiovascular endurance
Flexibility
Muscular endurance
Muscular strength
Neuromuscular coordination
Power
Speed

Question 7

The familiar social-psychological axiom states that,

Answer 7

“What you think of me, I will think of me. And what I think of me, I will become.”

Question 8

handicap:

Answer 8

A circumstance that makes progress or success difficult.

Question 9

disability:

Answer 9

A physical or mental condition that limits an individual’s movements, senses, or activities.

Question 10

impairment refers to

Answer 10

any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological. or anatomical structure or function.

Question 11

the six most prevalent chronic conditions seen in older people are:

Answer 11

arthritis, hypertension, hearing impairments, heart disease, vision loss, and assorted orthopedic conditions.

Question 12

Persons with obesity, ambulatory limitations, and low-back syndrome conditions do extremely well within

Answer 12

an adaptive aquatic setting.

Question 13

Adaptive Physical Fitness (APF) is a

Answer 13

diversified psychomotor and educational approach in which teaching styles and activities are modified to ensure success for each individual.

Question 14

The role of an exercise intervention for chronic conditions is to

Answer 14

increase functional fitness without exacerbating existing conditions.

Question 15

The goal of an adaptive fitness session for a client with a disability is

Answer 15

improved fitness, mobility, and self-efficacy.