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people with mental retardation should experience life's challenges and adventures and should not be overprotected
dignity of risk
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the collection of conceptual, social, and practical skills that people learn in order to function in everyday life
adaptice behaviors
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What is the most common inherited form of mental retardation?
Fragile X syndrome
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How many times more likely is it that African American males will be identified as having a mental disability?
3 times
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What is one cause of mental retardation that is 100% preventable?
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
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what is one cause of mental retardation that can be avoided by immunization?
rubella
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What are the three major components of mental retardation?
- lack of ability in:
- adaptive behavior
- cognitive functioning
- needs for support
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What is the prevelance of mental retardation?
1% of all schoolchildren from 6 to 17
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what are the three major causes of mental retardation?
- genetics and heredity
- toxins in the environment
- child abuse and neglect
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What are 3 examples of hereditary mental retardation?
- fragile X
- Down syndrome
- PKU- Phenylketonuria
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What are some toxins that could cause mental retardation?
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What are the four levels of mental retardation?
- mild
- moderate
- severe
- profound
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What can mental retardation sometimes be compounded with?
autism
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What is mental retardation also known as?
cognitive or intellectual disabilities
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the concept that people with mental retardation should have avaliable to them "patterns of life and conditions of everyday living which are as close as possible to normal"
normalization
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a practice based on teh premise that people with mental retardation should experience life's challenges and adventures but not be overprotected
dignity of risk
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if you are using a standardized test, what must be the score to qualify as mental retarded?
two standard deviations from the mean
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the network of friends, family members, and coworkers, along with social servive and governmental agencies, that help us manage daily life
system of supports
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What do half of the people with fragile X syndrome have other than mental retardation?
autism
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What are the four different kinds of supports that are applied under needs for supports?
- natural supports
- nonpaid supports
- generic supports
- specialized supports
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What is the precidence for mental retardation in America?
1%
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what are the cognitive abilities of people with mental retardation compared with their peers?
below those of 97%
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What are the three categories of time in which mental retardation occurs?
- prenatal
- perinatal
- postnatal
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a chromosomal disorder wherein the individual has too few or too many choromosomes?
Down Syndrome
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occurs when a person is unable to metabolize phenylalanine, which builds up in the body to toxic levels that damage the brain
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
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What is the most common know cause of mental retardation?
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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What does FAE stand for?
Fetal Alcohol Effects
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What are two new ways that people are being assessed for mental retardation?
- portfolios
- Curriculum based measurements (CBM)
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a curriculum made up of skills needed for daily living
functional curriculum
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the decision making, choosing of preferences, and self-advocacy needed for independent living
self-determination
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a person's satisfaction with life, which includes a sense of contentment that resulrs in part from feelings of dignity, value, worth, and respect
quality of life
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a government service that provides training, counseling, and job placement services
vocational rehabilitation
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assists individuals who could not otherwise hold a competitive job by helping them lovate a job, learn the skills needed to be successfull in that position, and keep the job
supported employment
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