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Conditions-CH.4
Conditions in OT (4th ed) - Atchison & Dirette - CH.4_terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cortical atrophy | birth defect with a nongenetic origin that can contribute to or cause ID due to shrinkage of the posterior part of the brain |
| craniostenosis | premature fusion of the skull resulting in a reduction in space for the brain to grow & in increased intracranial pressure (birth defect with a nongenetic origin that can contribute to or cause ID) |
| Cytomegalovirus | prenatal infection that can result in ID; a herpes virus that can result in a congenital infection |
| Down syndrome | a chromosomal condition caused by the presence or all or part of an extra 21st chromosome |
| Fragile X syndrome | Only in boys; is a genetic cause of ID that results from a mutation at what is known as the fragile site on the X chromosome |
| Hydrocephaly | birth defect with a nongenetic origin that can contribute to or cause ID due to an abnormal accumulation of CS fluid in the ventricles of the brain causing increased intracranial pressure & progressive enlargement of the skull |
| Hyperphenylalaninemia | a maternal condition that may result in ID; (environmental) maternal condition in which the presence of blood phenylalanine levels exceed the limits of the upper reference range (2mg/dL) |
| Hypoxia | (pathological) insufficient oxygenation of the blood |
| Muscular dystrophy (MD) | degenerative inherited neurotransmitter disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness & atrophy |
| PICA | compulsive eating of non-nutritious substances such as dirt |
| Spina bifida | a malformation of the spine/spinal cord; birth defect with a nongenetic origin that can contribute to or cause ID due to an incomplete closing of the embryonic neural tube |
| Tay-Sachs disease | an autosomal, recessive, single gene disorder that can cause ID |
| Teratogenic | environmental factors that cause malformations of an embryo or fetus |
| Toxemia | maternal condition in which high BP & protein in the urine develop after the 20th week of pregnancy; AKA pre-eclampsia |
| Intellectual Disability (ID) | Characterized by significant limitations both intellectual functioning & in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, & practical adaptive skills; ID originates before age 18; aka MR. |
| Intellectual Functioning (intelligence) | General mental capability of an individual. |
| Adaptive Behavior | Collection of conceptual, social, & practical skills that people have learned so they can function in their everyday lives. |
| AAIDD | American Association on Intellectual & Development Disabilities |
| conceptual skills | language, reading/ writing, money/ time/ number concepts |
| social skills | interpersonal skills, social responsibility, self-esteem, gullibility, naiveté, following rules, social problem solving, avoiding victimization |
| practical skills | ADLs, IADLs, occupational skills, maintaining a safe environment |
| postnatal factors | occurs after the birth of the infant |
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