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Chapter 5 - Exam 4
PSYC 315 psychopathology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is adaptive functioning? | ability to cope effectively with ordinary life demands, to live independently and to abide by community standards. |
| what is the developmental vs difference controversy? | this is a debate regarding the developmental progression of children with mental impairments. |
| what is down syndrome? | chromosomal abnormality in which theres 3 copies of chromosome 21 rather than 2 |
| what are eugenics? | the science which deals with all influences that improve the inborn qualities of a race |
| what is fetal alcohol syndrome? | disorder stemming from extensive prenatal exposure to alcohol |
| what is general intellectual functioning? | ones general level of intellectual ability, defined by an intelligence quotient IQ derived from a test. |
| what is genotype? | individuals specific genetic makeup |
| what is heritability? | proportion of the variance of a trait that is attributable to genetic influences |
| what is inclusion movement? | integration of individuals with disabilities into regular classroom settings, regardless of the severity of the disability. |
| what is mild intellectual developmental disorder? when are problems identified? | children with this disorder often show small delays in development during preschool but arent identified until academic or behavior problems emergy in early elementary |
| what is moderate intellectual developmental disorder? when are problems identified? | children and teens at this level of impairment are more intellectually and adaptively impaired than someone with mild intellectual disability. they are identified in preschool |
| what is phenotype? | individuals observable characteristic or behavior |
| what is profound intellectual developmental disorder? | the rarest form of IDD that is identified in infancy due to marked delays in development and biological anomalies |
| what is residential care? | living arrangment in which a child whose family or school cant adequately provide for them are in a specialized out of home setting |
| what is self-injurious behavior? | severe and sometimes life threatening acts that cause damage to the subjects own body such as head banging, eye gousing, severe scratching etc |
| what is self-instructional training? | teaching children to use verbal cues to process information which are intially taught by the therapist or teacher to keep themselves on task |
| what is severe intellectual developmental disorder? when can it be identified? | often associated with organic causes. can be identified at a very young age as they have substantial delays in development and visible physical features or anomalies |
| what does the developmental position argue? | it argues that all children regardless of intellectual impairments, progress through the same developmental stages in the same sequence but at different rates. |
| what does the differences position argue? | it argues that the development of children with mental impairments proceeds in a different, less sequential and less organized fashion than that of children without impairments |
| what are some characteristics of children with down syndrome? | they function at a moderate level of intellectual disability, have an increased likelihood of medical problems and have unusual features. |
| what do children with fetal alcohol syndrome suffer with? | problems in intellectual functioning, central nervous system dysfunctioning, growth retardation and physical abnormalities of the face |
| what is intellectual developmental disorder? | deficits in intellectual functions confirmed by both clinical assessment and individualized, standardized intelligence testing |
| what is the mastery level for someone with mild ID? | can master 6th grade academic skills by late teens |
| what is the mastery level for someone with moderate ID? | can master 2nd grade academic skils and basic self-care by late teens |
| what is the mastery level for someone with severe and profound ID? | they will need training to acquire communicative and basic self-care skills; they will need lifelong assistance/supervision. typically have significant medical problems |
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