Deck 38: Developmental Disorders and Disabilities

Question 1

What causes Down syndrome?

A)An extra chromosome
B)Lack of oxygen to the brain
C)Faulty development of the fetus during the first month of gestation
D)Unknown factors

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What do people with developmental disabilities need?

A)Hospital services
B)Long-term care.
C)Lifelong assistance, support, and services
D)Residential care

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Nerve damage occurs with which of the following disorders?

A)Spina bifida occulta
B)Meningocele
C)Myelomeningocele
D)Hydrocephalus

Answer 3

C

Question 4

One of the most common congenital chromosomal disorders in Canada is which of the following?

A)Autism
B)Down syndrome
C)Hydrocephalus
D)Spina bifida

Question 5

What is developmental disability?

A)A disability that occurs before 18 years of age
B)A chronic condition produced by temporary changes in the brain's electrical function
C)The uncontrolled contractions of skeletal muscles
D)The violent and sudden contractions or tremors of muscle groups

Question 6

An enlarged head is seen with which disorder?

A)Spina bifida occulta
B)Meningocele
C)Myelomeningocele
D)Hydrocephalus

Question 7

When does autism usually begin?

A)At birth
B)In early childhood
C)After 3 years of age
D)Between 3 and 6 years of age

Question 8

Which of the following statements is correct?

A)Children with autism usually spend time alone.
B)Children with autism usually like changes in routine.
C)Children with autism usually react to pain with loud screaming.
D)Children with autism usually like to be cuddled.

Question 9

A child has hydrocephalus.Which of the following is likely to occur without treatment?

A)Intellectual disabilities and neurological damage
B)Spina bifida and epilepsy
C)Heart disease and paralysis
D)Autism and Down syndrome

Question 10

What are the goals for all persons with developmental disabilities?

A)To live independently
B)To have control of their lives
C)Financial independence
D)Education and job training

Question 11

What does the care of a client with cerebral palsy depend on?

A)The client's financial abilities
B)The client's gender
C)The severity of the cerebral palsy
D)Agency policy and procedures

Question 12

Children with Down syndrome often have which of the following?

A)Heart defects
B)Spina bifida
C)Cerebral palsy
D)Paralysis

Question 13

What does the term spastic mean?

A)A disability that occurs before 18 years of age
B)A chronic condition produced by temporary changes in the brain's electrical function
C)The uncontrolled contractions of skeletal muscles
D)The violent and sudden contractions or tremors of muscle groups

Question 14

Hydrocephalus is usually treated with which of the following?

A)Drugs
B)Behaviour therapy
C)Physiotherapy
D)A shunt

Question 15

When does spina bifida develop?

A)During the first month of gestation
B)Before, during, or after birth
C)Because of an extra chromosome
D)Before 18 years of age

Question 16

Intellectual disabilities involve which of the following?

A)An extra chromosome and heart defects
B)Muscle weakness and poor coordination
C)Low intellectual functioning and impaired adaptive behaviour
D)Impaired social skills and confusion

Question 17

Spina bifida is a congenital defect of which part of the body?

A)Brain
B)Spinal column
C)Nerves
D)Meninges

Question 18

Cerebral palsy is caused by a defect in which area?

A)The spinal cord
B)The motor region of the brain
C)The sensory region of the brain
D)The brain's electrical function

Question 19

What do children with autism often do?

A)Avoid physical contact
B)Respond to their names
C)Respond to touch and cuddling.
D)Talk earlier than other children

Question 20

What is the term when there is a loss of ability to move similar body parts on both sides of the body?

A)Monoplegia
B)Diplegia
C)Hemiplegia
D)Quadriplegia

Question 21

Which of the following statements about fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) is correct?

A)It is not a preventable childhood disability.
B)It usually causes an intellectual disability.
C)It usually causes hypoactivity.
D)Women with FASD are be unable to have a normal baby.

Question 22

Chris, a support worker, suspects child abuse with one of his clients and reported this to his supervisor immediately.Chris must also report child abuse to which of the following?

A)To the child's family
B)Directly to a public authority
C)To a hospital
D)To the emergency medical service

Question 23

When caring for a client with spina bifida cystica, the support worker is aware to be careful when working around which area?

A)The mouth
B)The legs
C)The testicles
D)The sac

Question 24

Which of the following is not a cause of intellectual disability?

A)Genetic conditions
B)Problems during pregnancy
C)Problems at birth
D)Problems breastfeeding

Question 25

A client has just had a seizure lasting longer than 5 minutes, and the support worker has just called the emergency medical service.After the seizure has stopped, what should the support worker do next?

A)Place the client on the left side.
B)Place the client in the supine position.
C)Get the client to stand as quickly as possible.
D)Place the client in the prone position.