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The CTRS exam has 120 questions and runs 3 hours.
These 10 free CTRS questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A CTRS needs an instrument that measures a client's perceived freedom in leisure, including perceived competence, perceived control, and playfulness. Which assessment is MOST appropriate?
Correct answer: D - Leisure Diagnostic Battery (LDB)
A client sustained a left-hemisphere CVA and presents with expressive aphasia and right hemiplegia. When teaching a new leisure skill, the CTRS should PRIMARILY rely on:
Correct answer: A - Demonstration and gestures with simplified language
Which objective is written correctly, containing a condition, an observable behavior, and a criterion?
Correct answer: B - Given a list of community leisure resources, the client will identify three that match his stated interests with no more than one verbal cue.
During an initial assessment, a client states, "I used to bowl every week before my stroke, but I can't do that anymore." The CTRS documents this as data within which functional domain?
Correct answer: D - Leisure
A client recovering from a spinal cord injury lacks the wheelchair propulsion endurance needed to attend any community event. Within the Leisure Ability Model, addressing this deficit falls under which component?
Correct answer: D - Functional intervention
A client with a C6 spinal cord injury suddenly reports a severe pounding headache during a gardening program. The CTRS observes profuse sweating and facial flushing. What should the CTRS do FIRST?
Correct answer: C - Sit the client upright and check for a noxious stimulus
A CTRS praises a client each time he initiates a greeting, and the greeting behavior increases. To make this behavior MOST resistant to extinction over time, the CTRS should:
Correct answer: A - Praise greetings on an unpredictable, occasional basis
A client three days post total hip replacement asks to join a movie program held in a lounge furnished with low, deep sofas. The MOST appropriate action by the CTRS is to:
Correct answer: D - Provide a firm chair that keeps the hips above the knees
A newly formed leisure education group is three sessions in. Members are challenging the CTRS's authority, arguing over ground rules, and competing for influence. According to Tuckman, this group is in which stage?
Correct answer: B - Storming
During a community outing, a client has a tonic-clonic seizure and falls to the ground. The FIRST action of the CTRS is to:
Correct answer: C - Protect the head, clear the area, and time the seizure
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