TR benefits: improvement in

• A. Increased healthcare costs
• B. Deterioration in cognitive function
• C. Physical and psychosocial health status
• D. Reduced social networks

Answer: (C)

Therapeutic recreation aims to boost both physical functioning and psychosocial well-being, which together improve a person’s overall health status. Through purposeful, enjoyable activities, individuals can gain better endurance, strength, balance, and mobility, while also experiencing improvements in mood, self-esteem, coping, and social participation. This combination leads to a meaningful uptick in physical and psychosocial health status, reflecting a more integrated sense of well-being and daily functioning.

Increasing healthcare costs isn’t a benefit; therapeutic recreation often supports wellness and can reduce the need for intensive care or long hospital stays. Deterioration in cognitive function and reduced social networks would be negative outcomes, not benefits; TR typically aims to support cognitive engagement and expand, not shrink, social connections.