From: Study Guide for Hardman, Drew, and Egan’s Human Exceptionality Society, School, and Family, Seventh Edition prepared by Keith W. Allred, Nevada Department of Education.
Try to match these important terms and concepts from Chapter Nine with the corresponding definitions. These terms are important to know.
a. mental retardation b. American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR)
c. adaptive skill d. age of onset e. functional reading f. educable
g. trainable h. custodial i. learning set j. rehearsal strategies
k. nature vs. nurture l. "cultural-familial"
9.1 ________ Term that refers to learning how to learn and developing the ability to apply what is learned to a new experience.
9.2 ________ Level of mental retardation, based on educability expectation, which involves measured intelligence of 40 to 55.
9.3 ________ Level of mental retardation, based on educability expectation, which includes measured intelligence below 40.
9.4 ________ Organization that developed a widely accepted definition of mental retardation.
9.5 ________ A condition which results in subaverage intellectual functioning.
9.6 ________ Term that refers to a person's ability to be socially appropriate and personally responsible.
9.7 ________ Having enough sight vocabulary to scan printed materials and glean key information.
9.8 ________ Level of mental retardation, based on educability expectation, which includes measured intelligence of 55 to about 70.
9.9 ________ Time during which mental retardation may begin.
9.10 ________ Controversy over whether sociocultural factors or genetic factors are most influential in causing mental retardation.
9.11 ________ Plans or tactics for practicing material to be learned.
9.12 ________ Position that mental retardation may be attributed to both sociocultural and genetic factors.
These terms all relate to infection, intoxication, or chromosomal abnormalities.
m. maternal infections n. congenital rubella o. congenital syphilis
p. toxoplasmosis q. intoxication r. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
s. anticonvulsant t. Rhogam u. encephalitis
v. Down syndrome w. Trisomy 21
9.13 ________ A type of Down syndrome in which the chromosomal pairs do not separate properly.
9.14 ________ German measles contracted by a mother during pregnancy.
9.15 ________ Infection in a mother during pregnancy.
9.16 ________ Excessive level of toxic agent.
9.17 ________ Syphilis transmitted from pregnant mother to her unborn child.
9.18 ________ Infection caused by protozoa carried in raw meat and fecal material.
9.19 ________ Medication associated with infant malformations.
9.20 ________ Damage caused to fetus by maternal consumption of alcohol.
9.21 ________ Treatment used to combat incompatibility in blood types.
9.22 ________ Condition that results from chromosomal abnormalities.
9.23 ________ An inflammation of brain tissue.
These terms all relate to gestation disorders, traumas, or physical agents.
aa. prematurity bb. low birth weight cc. anencephaly
dd. hydrocephalus ee. breech presentation ff. anoxia
gg. precipitous birth hh. metabolic disorders ii. phenylketonuria (PKU)
jj. galactosemia kk. Neurofibromatosis ll. tuberous sclerosis
9.24 ________ Lack of oxygen during delivery.
9.25 ________ Position of fetus with buttocks toward the cervix.
9.26 ________ Excess of cerebrospinal fluid accumulating in the skull.
9.27 ________ Delivery involving brief labor.
9.28 ________ Metabolic disorder which causes mental retardation if untreated.
9.29 ________ Defects in the body's ability to process substances normally.
9.30 ________ Delivery before 35 weeks.
9.31 ________ An infant weighing less than 5 1/2 pounds at birth.
9.32 ________ A partial or complete absence of cerebral tissue.
9.33 ________ A birth defect that does not appear until later in life and is characterized by tumors on many organs.
9.34 ________ An inherited disorder resulting in tumors.
9.35 ________ A disorder which causes an infant to have difficulty processing lactose.
These terms and concepts apply to intervention for people who are mentally retarded
a. infant stimulation programs b. supported employment c. Project Head Start
d. Apgar scoring e. augmentative communication f. related services g. normalization
9.36 ________ Use of sign language and/or language boards.
9.37 ________ Principle emphasizing that people with disabilities should be part of mainstream society.
9.38 ________ Services not usually classified as educational.
9.39 ________ Screening procedure used with infants.
9.40 ________ A prevention program that attempts to identify and teach high-risk children before they enter public school.
9.41 ________ Methodology that provides an array of visual, auditory, and physical stimuli.
9.42 ________ An opportunity for individuals with mental retardation to work in the community made possible by use of additional help/support.
Use words relating to the prevention of mental retardation to fill in the blanks.
9.43 A condition caused by nutritional inadequacy in a pregnant mother which may cause fetal problems is maternal ________________________.
9.44 A procedure that evaluates an infant on heart rate, respiratory condition, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and color is __________________ scoring.
9.45 A search among members of a population for people possessing certain genotypes is genetic ___________.
9.46 Protecting family members from contracting serious illness and guarding against the mother becoming ill during pregnancy can be achieved through ________________.
9.47 A process often carried out when there is some reason to believe that a person carries a genetic abnormality is genetic ___________________.
9.48 A rare genetic condition typically associated with mental retardation, but also
characterized by unique language abilities is ______________________.
9.49 The time immediately following birth is the _______________________period.
9.50 Amniocentesis, fetoscopy, and ultrasound are methods used after conception to
determine the presence of genetic ________________________.