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chapter 14
study stack for chapter 14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| congenital anomalies | defects with which they are born or acquire disabilities through accident or disease after birth |
| acute | illness or condition may be very serious or severe, but it resolves either on its own or with treatment |
| chronic | condition is ongoing |
| episodic | condition occurs repeatedly, although most of the time an individual can function normally |
| progressive | a condition that becomes more and more serious over time, usually involving more and more complications or deterioration |
| traumatic brain injury | involves brain damage with an identifiable external cause (trauma) after birth |
| quadriplegia | all four limbs are involved |
| paraplegia | only the legs are involved |
| hemiplegia | one side of the body is involved |
| spasticity | refers to stiffness or tenseness of muscles and inaccurate voluntary movement |
| choreoathetoid | term applied to abrupt, involuntary movements and difficulty maintaining balance |
| atonic | refers to floppiness or lack of muscle tone |
| seizure | when abnormal discharge of electrical energy occurs in certain brain cells |
| epilepsy | chronic neurological condition and has recurrent seizures |
| executive function | ability to regulate one's behavior through working memory, inner speech, control of emotions, etc. |
| adaptive behavior | social and practical intelligence used in people's everyday lives |
| spina bifida | a congenital midline defect that results from failure of the bony cleft palate |
| neural tube defect | a malformation of the spine, spinal cord, or brain |
| catheterization | insertion of a tube into an organ of the body to inject a fluid or two withdraw a fluid, such as urine or bladder |
| muscular dystrophy | a hereditary disease characterized by progressive weakness caused by degeneration of muscle fibers |
| juvenile rheumatoid arthritis | an autoimmune disorder occurring before 16 years of age where muscles and joints are affected |
| asthma | an increasingly common lung disease characterized by episodic inflammation or obstruction of air passages such that the person has difficulty in breathing |
| cystic fibrosis | most common autosomal recessive disease that leads to death |
| acquired immune deficiency syndrome | often acquired neurological problems, including intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, seizures, and emotional or behavioral disorders |
| fetal alcohol syndrome disorder | results in disabilities acquired by children of mothers who abuse alcohol during pregnancy |
| phenylketonuria | is now understood to be an inborn metabolic disorder that untreated with a special diet causes intellectual disabilities |
| neurotoxins | can cause ant of the disabilities associated with brain damage, including intellectual disabilities |
| prosthesis | artificial replacement for a missing body part |
| orthosis | device that enhances the partial functioning of a part pf a person's body |
| adaptive devices | for daily living include a variety of adaptations of ordinary items found in the home, office, or school, such as devices to aid bathing or handwashing, or walking |
| individualized family service plan | a plan mandated by PL 99-457 to provide services for young children with disabilities (under 3 years of age) and their families, drawn up by professionals and parents; similar to IEP for older children |
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