Exam 7: Intellectual Developmental Disorder and Learning Disorders

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Josephine loves music,is very friendly (even to total strangers),and displays deficits in general cognitive functioning and visual spatial skills.She most likely meets the criteria for fragile X syndrome.

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What are most common comorbid conditions (medical and psychological)associated with a diagnosis of intellectual developmental disorder?

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-Greatly varies depending on the IDD diagnosis
-Physical - epilepsy,heart problems,sensory disorders,deafness,and physical abnormalities
-Psychological - internalizing symptoms (anxiety and mood disturbances)and externalizing problems (oppositional defiant disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
-In severe forms of IDD,may see symptoms similar to autism and self-injurious behaviors

Girls are more likely to be diagnosed with a specific learning disorder than boys.

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Behavioral interventions such as ________ are used only when there is a possibility of serious self-harm or harm to others.

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Andrea is a 13-year-old who requires some supervision and assistance with bathing and dressing;however,she is learning to prepare her own snacks and fold her own laundry.It is most likely that Andrea's level of intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior is in the _________ level.

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Which of the following statements best represents what is known about the etiology of intellectual developmental disorders?

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Compare and contrast the two models (discrepancy and response to intervention)used to identify learning disorders in children.What are the pros and cons of each model in terms of understanding and treating learning disorders?

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Jose has been diagnosed with a specific learning disability in reading comprehension.It is likely that he displays deficits in ________ and ________.

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Children in the United States are guaranteed by law to receive specialized educational services through the ________ Act.

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The statement that "genes that influence the development of LDs are generalists" indicates the concept that:

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Joshua is a 14-year-old child with Down syndrome.If he is like other children with this syndrome,he is likely to follow which course of development?

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Identify two issues related to the conceptualization of intelligence that impact the understanding of intellectual developmental disorders.

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Describe the academic skills deficit and core cognitive processes associated with a learning disorder in the area of reading.How do you think each of these deficits might impact a child's ability to be an effective reader?

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As a part of the ________,individuals with intellectual developmental disorder were segregated from society and sometimes sterilized.

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One particularly difficult challenge confronting an adult with an intellectual developmental disorder and their families is sexuality.

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Pharmaceutical treatments for individuals with intellectual developmental disorders have been found to be largely ineffective in treating maladaptive behaviors.

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Children with learning disorders are usually diagnosed with comorbid intellectual developmental disorders.

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Alex is a 9-year-old who has recently been diagnosed with a specific learning disorder in reading.Which of the following statements is most likely true about Alex?

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It can be inferred from the discussion on intervention in the text that the most effective protocol for treating children with intellectual developmental disorders is:

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According to Siegler (2003),________ negatively affects intellectual development through poor health services,inadequate diet,and insufficient intellectual stimulation.

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