RCTX 2230 Exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers
c1#1. In the coming years, the number of Americans above the age of 70
is expected to... Correct Answer-a. increase (CORRECT)
b. decrease
c. stay the same
d. the issue is still being debated among experts
c1#2. Most patients receiving inpatient psychiatric care are admitted
involuntarily. Correct Answer-a. true
b. false (CORRECT)
c1#3. Patients stays in hospitals have gotten increasingly shorter which
revolves the amount of time a CTRS has to work with the patient.
Correct Answer-a. true (CORRECT)
b. false
c1#4. What is the formal definition of therapeutic recreation? Correct
Answer-a. the purposeful use and enhancement of leisure as a way to
maximize a person's overall health (CORRECT)
b. formally written goals or targeted outcomes
c. playing fun game and activities as a form of therapy
d. non systematic approach that does not benefit overall health
c1#5. Which is not a desirable characteristic of a therapeutic recreation
professional? Correct Answer-a. apathetic (CORRECT)
,b. responsibility
c. flexibility
d. multi tasker
c1#6. Which of the following items is the best example of using leisure
as a tool to address general therapy goals? Correct Answer-a. teaching a
client how to use public transportation to the local park
b. engaging client in dance activities to work on motor coordination
(CORRECT)
c. providing ski lessons to a client with a spinal cord injury
d. providing an adapted golf clinic for children with disabilities
c1#7. Which of the following settings is most likely to focus on
rehabilitation? Correct Answer-a. nursing home
b. dementia care
c. skilled nursing (CORRECT)
d. custodial care
c1#8. The majority of people who receive psychiatric care and
psychological counseling do so on an outpatient basis. Correct Answer-
a. true (CORRECT)
b. false
c1#9. Custodial care facilities... Correct Answer-a. focus primarily on
providing room, board, and limited personal assistance (CORRECT)
, b. focus on providing room and board, with some medical and
rehabilitation services
c. focus on providing medical/rehabilitation services before transitioning
to more homelike environments
d. for individuals receiving acute care, not expected to return to
residential living
c1#10. When focusing on enhancement of leisure skills... Correct
Answer-a. leisure activities are used as the primary therapy tool for
achieving non leisure goals
b. focus is placed on functional skills (walking/speaking)
c. immediate goals is to enhance the client's ability to successfully
engage in quality recreation (CORRECT)
d. leisure education is not relevant because clients have progressed
beyond the need for learning such basic skills
c2#1. The Inkerman Cafe provided an alternative to soldiers who
regularly frequented local bars. Correct Answer-a. true (CORRECT)
b. false
c2#2. Which of the following statements reflects Dr. Paul Haun's
perspective on the therapeutic value of recreation? Correct Answer-a.
recreation offers a clinical tool for treating patients, just like a
pharmaceutical drug does
b. recreation goes beyond medicine to make the hospital a friendlier
place that is fun and pleasurable (CORRECT)
c1#1. In the coming years, the number of Americans above the age of 70
is expected to... Correct Answer-a. increase (CORRECT)
b. decrease
c. stay the same
d. the issue is still being debated among experts
c1#2. Most patients receiving inpatient psychiatric care are admitted
involuntarily. Correct Answer-a. true
b. false (CORRECT)
c1#3. Patients stays in hospitals have gotten increasingly shorter which
revolves the amount of time a CTRS has to work with the patient.
Correct Answer-a. true (CORRECT)
b. false
c1#4. What is the formal definition of therapeutic recreation? Correct
Answer-a. the purposeful use and enhancement of leisure as a way to
maximize a person's overall health (CORRECT)
b. formally written goals or targeted outcomes
c. playing fun game and activities as a form of therapy
d. non systematic approach that does not benefit overall health
c1#5. Which is not a desirable characteristic of a therapeutic recreation
professional? Correct Answer-a. apathetic (CORRECT)
,b. responsibility
c. flexibility
d. multi tasker
c1#6. Which of the following items is the best example of using leisure
as a tool to address general therapy goals? Correct Answer-a. teaching a
client how to use public transportation to the local park
b. engaging client in dance activities to work on motor coordination
(CORRECT)
c. providing ski lessons to a client with a spinal cord injury
d. providing an adapted golf clinic for children with disabilities
c1#7. Which of the following settings is most likely to focus on
rehabilitation? Correct Answer-a. nursing home
b. dementia care
c. skilled nursing (CORRECT)
d. custodial care
c1#8. The majority of people who receive psychiatric care and
psychological counseling do so on an outpatient basis. Correct Answer-
a. true (CORRECT)
b. false
c1#9. Custodial care facilities... Correct Answer-a. focus primarily on
providing room, board, and limited personal assistance (CORRECT)
, b. focus on providing room and board, with some medical and
rehabilitation services
c. focus on providing medical/rehabilitation services before transitioning
to more homelike environments
d. for individuals receiving acute care, not expected to return to
residential living
c1#10. When focusing on enhancement of leisure skills... Correct
Answer-a. leisure activities are used as the primary therapy tool for
achieving non leisure goals
b. focus is placed on functional skills (walking/speaking)
c. immediate goals is to enhance the client's ability to successfully
engage in quality recreation (CORRECT)
d. leisure education is not relevant because clients have progressed
beyond the need for learning such basic skills
c2#1. The Inkerman Cafe provided an alternative to soldiers who
regularly frequented local bars. Correct Answer-a. true (CORRECT)
b. false
c2#2. Which of the following statements reflects Dr. Paul Haun's
perspective on the therapeutic value of recreation? Correct Answer-a.
recreation offers a clinical tool for treating patients, just like a
pharmaceutical drug does
b. recreation goes beyond medicine to make the hospital a friendlier
place that is fun and pleasurable (CORRECT)
