Deck 16: Physical and Mental Disabilities and Rehabilitation

Question 1

​In the context of ancient history, all of the following statements are true of disability except that:

A) ​the early Greeks' philosophy of "the unity of body and soul" led to a negative attitude toward those with a disability.
B) the Romans put to death some people with a disability who were considered "unproductive."
C) ​in early Greece and in the Roman Empire, mental illness was seen as stemming from demons entering the body.
D) people with a cognitive disability were viewed as having defective genetic strains and hence sterilization was used extensively.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

​_____ provide caregiving services to parents and other caregivers for people with a disability, giving primary caregivers a break from their responsibilities.

A) ​Nursing homes
B) ​Recreational programs
C) ​Respite care programs
D) ​Homemaker services

Answer 2

C

Question 3

​Franklin D. Roosevelt, elected president of the United States for four terms, had _____.

A) ​a serious mobility disability
B) ​epilepsy
C) ​dyslexia
D) a learning disability

Answer 3

A

Question 4

​Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor that causes cognitive disability?

A) ​Poor prenatal care
B) ​Infections
C) ​Malnutrition
D) ​​Chromosome abnormalities

Question 5

​As a _____, a social worker coordinates needed services provided by a number of agencies, organizations, or facilities to clients.

A) ​supervisor
B) ​case manager
C) ​family liaison
D) therapist

Question 6

​According to the Wechsler Intelligence Test, which of the following IQ scores indicates a moderate level of cognitive disability?

A) ​12-20
B) 50-70
C) ​35-49
D) ​20-34

Question 7

In the context of social work in rehabilitation settings, a _____ contains information about a client's family background and present status.

A) ​social history
B) blue book
C) ​charge sheet
D) ​discharge summary

Question 8

​In the context of the various levels of cognitive disability, people at the _____ level develop communication and social skills similar to other people's and their cognitive disability is often not recognized until they are in the third or fourth grade.

A) ​moderate cognitive disability
B) ​severe cognitive disability
C) ​mild cognitive disability
D) ​profound cognitive disability

Question 9

​In the context of empowering consumers of services,​_____ refers to the process of moving people who are dependent for their physical and mental care from residential care facilities into the community.

A) ​residential certification
B) ​deinstitutionalization
C) reservation
D) rehabilitation

Question 10

Which of the following levels of the Wechsler Intelligence Test is often associated with central nervous system difficulties?

A) Profound cognitive disability
B) ​Mild cognitive disability
C) Moderate cognitive disability
D) ​Severe cognitive disability

Question 11

​Pregnant women who occasionally have one or two drinks place their fetus at some risk of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) that is characterized by:

A) ​increased weight of the fetus.
B) ​excessive hair growth.
C) ​joint and limb anomalies.
D) ​skin rashes.

Question 12

​​_____ is a common chromosome abnormality that occurs because of having 47 chromosomes, rather than the usual 46, in the cells of those affected.

A) ​Phenylketonuria
B) ​Hydrocephalus
C) ​Fragile X syndrome
D) ​Down syndrome

Question 13

​Which of the following acts established the permanency of rehabilitation programs and instituted public assistance programs for the blind and for the disabled?

A) The federal Social Security Act of 1935
B) ​The​ Smith-Hughes Act of 1917
C) ​The Elizabethan English Poor Laws
D) ​The Soldier's Rehabilitation Act

Question 14

​Which of the following services is NOT provided by rehabilitation centers?

A) ​Vocational evaluation
B) ​Sheltered employment
C) ​Work adjustment training
D) Home services

Question 15

​_____ is a test that has been developed to help identify certain fetal abnormalities.

A) ​​Cross matching
B) ​Chorionic villi sampling
C) ​Newborn screening
D) ​Northern blotting

Question 16

Albert Einstein, a mathematician/physicist, had _____.

A) ​epilepsy
B) ​a learning disability
C) polio
D) ​a sensory disability

Question 17

​Laws in all of the following states of America require employers to purchase workers' compensation insurance to cover the claims made by injured workers except:

A) ​California.
B) ​New York.
C) Nevada.
D) ​Texas.

Question 18

​Which of the following statements is NOT true of society's reaction to disability?

A) ​The emphasis on "body beautiful" has caused people with a disability to be the objects of cruel jokes.
B) ​There is a tendency in the society to conclude that a person with one kind of disability will have other kinds of disabilities.
C) Studies have found that many people actively interact with people who have a disability to express sympathy.
D) ​The fear and aversion to disability that most people have often lead them to fear and reject people with a disability.

Question 19

​In a rehabilitation setting, social workers generally have the responsibility to serve as _____ between agency staff and families.

A) ​brokers
B) ​counselors
C) advocates
D) liaisons

Question 20

?Which of the following statements is true of the rehabilitation programs for people with cognitive disability during the 19^th century?

A) ?The orientation toward people with a cognitive disability switched from one of education and training to one of custodial care.
B) The living conditions of almshouses and mental hospitals were excellent.
C) Mental illness was seen as stemming from demons entering the body, with exorcism being the primary treatment.
D) ?The mentally ill were either kept "out of sight" in the homes of their families or confined in almshouses and local jails.

Question 21

​Ludwig van Beethoven, famous musician and composer, had a serious hearing disorder.

Question 22

​According to the Wechsler Intelligence Test, people with severe cognitive disability have a lower IQ score than people with profound cognitive disability.

Question 23

​The Education for All Handicapped Children Act is now known as the Rehabilitation Act.

Question 24

​In some rehabilitation settings, such as hospitals, social workers have major responsibility for discharge planning.

Question 25

The term "developmental disability" is synonymous with "cognitive disability."

Question 26

​The essential feature of autism is that the autistic child's ability to respond to others does not develop within the first thirty months of life.

Question 27

Beatrice A. Wright has coined the term "the requirement of mourning" to explain the society's belief that people with a disability "ought" to feel inferior.​

Question 28

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits discrimination against people with a disability either in hiring or by limiting access to public accommodations.

Question 29

​​The amendments in 1992 to the Rehabilitation Act require that the services financed be aimed at individuals with the most severe disabilities.

Question 30

​Fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited form of cognitive disability.

Question 31

Amniocentesis requires a needle to be inserted through the abdomen and into the uterus to extract the amniotic fluid for chromosome or chemical studies.

Question 32

At present, there is no treatment available to cure phenylketonuria in children.

Question 33

Approximately 80% of those affected with autism are girls.

Question 34

A variety of viral and bacterial diseases, such as encephalitis and meningitis, can cause severe and irreversible brain damage.

Question 35

​Individuals with a physical disability are also erroneously assumed at times to have a cognitive disability.

Question 36

​One of the toxic disorders that results in the cognitive disability of children is fetal alcohol syndrome.

Question 37

​Hydrocephalus involves a condition in which there is an increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid within the skull that will, unless treated, cause an enlargement of the skull.

Question 38

​People with a disability expect to be treated as socially different simply because of their disability.

Question 39

​Facilitating and enhancing family support is a component of empowerment of people with a disability.

Question 40

​Temple Grandin opened the first school for educating the deaf in the United States.

Question 41

​In the context empowering people with a disability, explain the concept of normalization and the least restrictive environment.

Question 42

Describe the following major functions of social workers in rehabilitation settings: counseling clients, serving as case managers, and serving as liaisons between families and agencies.

Question 43

​Summarize the following services provided to people with a disability: day-care centers, hospital services, and home services.

Question 44

​​Explain the various levels of cognitive disability.

Question 45

Briefly describe society's current reactions to disabilities.​

Question 46

Describe the following causes of cognitive disability: toxemia, chromosome abnormalities, and metabolic disorders.

Question 47

​Define developmental disability.

Question 48

Explain any three services provided by rehabilitation centers.

Question 49

​Broadly classify the ways in which social workers come in contact with people with a disability.

Question 50

​Briefly describe the history of the following: (a) views on the causes of disabilities (b) rehabilitation practices.