Deck 8: Mind and Body

Question 1

The Opportunities Fund is a federal government program that helps people with disabilities find employment or self-employment.What perspective on disability does the program take?

A) socio-constructivist
B) socio-economic
C) legal rights
D) social inclusion

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Patricia is applying for income support through the Ontario Disability Support Program.She has to show that she has a substantial physical or mental impairment that will last for at least one year,either continuously or recurrently.She also needs to show that her impairment will substantially restrict at least one of the following activities of daily living: attending to personal care,functioning in the community,or functioning in the workplace.Which perspective does this program use?

A) functional limitations
B) biomedical
C) socio-economic
D) social inclusion

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Photographer Rick Guidotti began to redefine the concept of beauty through his not-for-profit organization called Positive Exposure.He uses photography to change public perceptions of people living with genetic,physical,and behavioural differences.Which disability perspective does Positive Exposure use?

A) socio-constructionist
B) functional limitations
C) socio-economic
D) legal rights

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Poverty rates are highest among persons with which type of disability?

A) mobility
B) hearing
C) seeing
D) cognitive or psychological

Question 5

The largest number of complaints received by the Canadian Human Rights Commission over the past several years have related to which type of discrimination?

A) sexual orientation
B) race
C) age
D) disability

Question 6

Christy Brown was an Irish painter and poet whose life story is portrayed in the film My Left Foot.What was Brown's disability?

A) motor neuron disease
B) schizophrenia
C) learning disability
D) cerebral palsy

Question 7

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities' vision statement includes "Canadians with disabilities…have the necessary support to fully access and benefit from all that Canada has to offer." This is an example of which disability perspective?

A) functional limitations
B) socio-economic
C) social inclusion
D) biomedical

Question 8

Having a disability places you in the world's largest minority group.What is the United Nations' estimate of the number of people with disabilities?

A) 250 million
B) 500 million
C) more than 1 billion
D) more than 5 billion

Question 9

Canada has adopted a number of laws to ensure that people with disabilities are able to fully participate in society and are protected against discrimination,including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.The adoption of these laws is an example of which disability perspective?

A) functional limitations
B) socio-economic
C) social inclusion
D) legal rights

Question 10

Albert Einstein,a physicist and one of the greatest minds of the 20th century,was also a person with a disability.What was his disability?

A) motor neuron disease
B) schizophrenia
C) learning disability
D) cerebral palsy

Question 11

How does the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities define persons with disabilities?

A) persons with impairments to their body or mind that are a result of a health problem, illness, disease, or abnormality
B) persons with functional limitations and an inability to perform certain tasks
C) persons with a continuum of ability that varies throughout the lifespan and across individual experience
D) persons with long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their equal participation in society

Question 12

University XYZ is advertising a doctoral program in physical therapy that gives students the education they need to work with patients who have been functionally impaired from injuries or disease.The perspective used in this program is defined as which of the following?

A) functional limitations
B) socio-economic
C) social inclusion
D) legal rights

Question 13

The World Health Organization's definition of disability helps us to see disability as which of the following?

A) a continuum of ability that varies within an individual's lifetime
B) an impairment of an individual's body or mind that is a result of a health problem, illness, disease, or abnormality
C) the degree of debility a person might have that measures functional limitations and ability to perform tasks
D) long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments

Question 14

What is one example of universal design in classroom instruction?

A) providing a peer tutor for a student with a disability
B) making class notes available online to all students in rich text or PDF format
C) providing a note taker for a student with a disability
D) allowing extra time for a student with a disability to complete a test

Question 15

Not-for-profit social agency XYZ protects the rights of persons with disabilities to full participation,equity,and non-discrimination.XYZ is currently working on a case in which a student with medically certified "invisible" disabilities has been denied appropriate accommodations because of a doubt that the disability really exists.The agency will represent the student in his complaint to the Ontario Human Rights Commission.The work of this agency is an example of which disabilities perspective?

A) socio-economic
B) social inclusion
C) legal rights
D) functional limitations

Question 16

Amanda has a brain tumour.Her team of health professionals includes a neurosurgeon who will remove the brain tumour,a neuro-oncologist who will administer radiation treatments,a neurologist who will manage her seizures,a physiotherapist who will help with her physical rehabilitation,and a neuroscientist who will help with her cognitive rehabilitation.Which perspective is this approach to care taking?

A) functional limitations
B) biomedical
C) socio-economic
D) social inclusion

Question 17

Katie attends a workshop because she wants to learn more about her bipolar disorder.The professor giving the workshop spends the entire time discussing the research findings on the potential causes of bipolar disorder.Some of the studies looked at genetic contributions such as abnormal sequences of DNA,physiological changes in the brain,neurotransmitter imbalances,and hormonal changes.What the perspective is the professor using?

A) functional limitations
B) biomedical
C) socio-economic
D) social inclusion

Question 18

Disabilities emerged as a government policy issue in Canada during World War I for two main reasons.One reason was that many Canadian soldiers were returning home injured.What was the other main reason?

A) Canada wanted to honour its obligations under the U.N.Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
B) Rapid industrialization was creating many work-related injuries.
C) The World Health Organization had expanded the definition of disability.
D) Public hearings by the House of Commons Subcommittee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities were being held.

Question 19

The March of Dimes offers employment programs that help persons with disabilities find permanent employment.Which disability perspective does this program use?

A) social inclusion
B) socio-constructivist
C) socio-economic
D) functional limitations

Question 20

An architectural firm was hired to build a new campus for ABC University.They designed the building with the ramps and doors required by law.The student union made several recommendations based on the principles of universal design,such as having wider hallways and door frames.The architects responded that the students' recommendations were too expensive and the building needed to serve the needs of the majority of students.What perspective did the architectural firm use in their response to the student union?

A) biomedical
B) socio-constructivist
C) social inclusion
D) functional limitations

Question 21

The reading in this chapter,"Humble Abode: Recovery Starts at Home…If You Have One," deals with homelessness among persons with psychiatric disabilities.The reading discusses a housing model called Pathways to Housing,which transitions people from homelessness.What is the program's premise with regard to how people must qualify for housing?

A) They must meet certain conditions, such as agreeing to attend weekly group therapy sessions or quitting substance abuse.
B) They must first agree to treatment, including taking medication.
C) There is no need to qualify, since housing is a basic human right and not a reward for program compliance.
D) They must meet with a social worker to set goals.

Question 22

The most prevalent type of disability reported by Canadian adults is limitation resulting from what?

A) memory impairment
B) psychological impairment
C) pain
D) hearing impairment

Question 23

How did 50% of parents of children with severe disabilities need to vary their employment status?

A) working fewer hours
B) quitting their job
C) turning down promotions
D) not taking a job

Question 24

According to the student narrative In Their Shoes,which of the following actions would make interacting with a person in a wheelchair more enjoyable?

A) Remember that the person who uses a wheelchair is very different from you.
B) Remain standing when you speak to a person who uses a wheelchair.
C) Talk first to the attendant who may be accompanying the person rather than the person in the wheelchair, since he or she may not be able to speak.
D) If you're unsure about something, just ask rather than assuming the answer.

Question 25

Among children in Canada between the ages of 5 and 14,what is the most common type of disability?

A) developmental
B) learning
C) speech
D) psychological

Question 26

Which age group in Canada has the greatest number of persons with disabilities?

A) up to age 14
B) ages 45 to 65
C) ages 66 to 74
D) ages 75 and older

Question 27

A professor is trying to use an accessible educational approach in the courses she gives.What might be an example of this approach?

A) evaluating all students with multiple-choice tests in order to be objective and fair
B) holding in-person office hours in a set location at a set time
C) using and distributing paper-only handouts in class
D) offering multiple ways for students to demonstrate comprehension

Question 28

The Chapter 8 reading,Humble Abode: Recovery Starts at Home…If You Have One,deals with the issue of homelessness among persons with psychiatric disabilities.The reading discusses successful housing models that transition people from homelessness.If something goes wrong with the housing arrangement,how do these programs respond?

A) They acknowledge that relapse is part of recovery and allow people to simply try again.
B) Mental health workers assess the nature and severity of the situation and formulate a plan with options that can include hospitalization or eviction.
C) They take the approach that if you break the rules, there are consequences.
D) They use a hardline approach that if you break the rules you are back on the street.

Question 29

What is a principle for creating sustainable access to post-secondary education?

A) providing individual letters of accommodation to students with disabilities
B) providing a range of accommodations for students with disabilities, such as note takers, additional time for tests, and use of memory aids for tests
C) facilitating independence for students so they can complete learning tasks without specialized help
D) providing a space at the front of tiered lecture halls for students who use wheelchairs

Question 30

Advertisers use "normal" people in their ads,people with disabilities are not portrayed in movies and on television,people focus on disability as being a tragedy to overcome,and people with psychiatric disabilities are pathologized as serial killers.What are these phenomena examples of?

A) abnormalities
B) ableism
C) accessibility
D) exploitation