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Study Stack Ch. 1
- Price Cooper
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Deinstitutionalization | A social movement starting in the 1960s whereby large numbers of persons with intellectual disabilities and/or mental illness are moved from large mental institutions into smaller community homes or into the homes of their families; recognized as a major |
| Intellectual disabilities | The newer term for "mental retardation"; a disability in intelligence and adaptive behavior. |
| Emotional or behavioral disorders | The terminology proposed by the National Mental Health and Special Education Coalition to replace the federal terminology "emotional disturbance." |
| Emotional disturbance | The term used in federal special education laws and regulations for problematic behavior that interferes with education; the federal term used to indicate the problems of emotionally disturbed students. |
| Special education | Special, individualized instruction provided according to federal, state, and local laws and designed to meet individual educational needs of a student with disabilities or giftedness or both; the profession of special education. |
| Prevalence | The percentage of a population or number of individuals having a particular exceptionality. |
| Traumatic brain injury (TBI) | Injury to the brain (not including conditions present at birth, birth trauma, or degenerative diseases or conditions) resulting in total or partial disability or psychosocial maladjustment that affects educational performance; may affect cognition, langua |
| Handicap | a disadvantage imposed on an individual. |
| Disability | an inability to do something as a result of a specific impairment. |
| Hydrocephalus | A condition characterized by enlargement of the head because of excessive pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid. |