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

CHAPTER THREE TERMS

a. spina bifida and Down syndrome

b. hearing impairments and learning disabilities

c. shock

d. Kids as Self-Advocates (KASA)

e. mother-child relationship

f. father-child relationship

g. parent training

h. emotional disorganization

i. developmental cycle

j. respite care programs

3.10_____ Relationship in which expectations and functions in nurturing play a

significant role.

3.11_____ Relationship that often develops differently depending on the

exceptional child's gender.

3.12_____ Club providing opportunities for youth with disabilities and their friends

to develop leadership skills.

3.13_____ Examples of conditions that are readily apparent at birth.

3.14_____ Examples of conditions that are not evident until later in life.

3.15_____ Condition in which parents may be unable to process information

presented by professionals.

3.16_____ Intervention that helps parents develop appropriate expectations for their child's current and future achievement.

3.17_____ A period when parents question the meaning of life and the reasons for their present challenges.

3.18_____ Temporary care for disabled children so that parents have an opportunity to relax and renew their relationship.

3.19_____ General phases that parents go through in raising an exceptional child.

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3.20 A major concern of parents of an exceptional child is what their child will be

capable of as an __________ .

3.21 A mother and her child with a disability develop a __________ relationship.

3.22 Factors such as reduction of time available for couple activities, financial burdens, and fatigue can cause__________ stress.

3.23 The first phase of the developmental cycle that parents undergo in raising an exceptional child is the period of _____________.

3.24 There is a significant correlation between grandparent support and positive

__________ adjustment.

3.25 The third phase of the developmental cycle is the ____________period.

3.26 The fourth phase of the developmental cycle is the period when the parents are no longer able to provide direct care and __________ for their son or daughter.

3.27 Grandparents of a child with a disability can provide child’s parents with a

reprieve from the pressures of the __________ environment.