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INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
1. Supports that are provided on an as-needed basis are
a. Pervasive
b. Intensive
c. Intermittent
d. Limited
3. Down syndrome is a condition that is most often included under which of the following
classification systems?
a. Medical descriptors
b. Extent of needed support
c. Educational expectations
d. Symptom severity
6. Marc needs continual daily support in at least some environments, including work and
home. To be effective, these supports must not be time-limited. AAIDD would classify
Mario’s needed supports as
a. intermittent
b. limited
c. extensive
d. pervasive
9. The ability to use conceptual, social, and practical skills to function in everyday life is
described
a. Communication Behavior
b. Intellectual Behavior
c. Self-Advocacy Behavior
d. Adaptive Behavior
10. A teacher is using pictures of oranges to instruct students with intellectual disabilities
about various fruits. A more effective teaching strategy for these students may be to
a. Teach about apples first because these students often have had more instruction on
red objects
b. Use real oranges
c. Put several pictures of fruits on a single picture
d. All of these
11. The more an individual engages in valued activities, the more likely it is that a(an) _____
exists between the person and the environment
a. inclusive relationship
b. adaptive fit
c. poor fit
d. antagonistic relationship
12. Children with intellectual disabilities will often need to be taught _____ skills that lead to
more positive social relationships and personal competence
a. Social
b. Judgment
c. Reasoning
d. All of these
13. A term that best describes how effectively a person with intellectual disabilities is able to
manage his or her own behavior is
a. Self-Advocacy
b. Self-Concept
c. Learned Helplessness
d. Self-Regulation
LEARNING DISABILITY
1. Response to Intervention (RTI), as it is currently being used by teachers and
investigated by researchers, refers to
a. The discrepancy between a student’s ability and his or her rate of academic
learning as measured on standardized tests
b. How a student responds to instructional interventions that are scientifically
(evidence) based.
c. The need for students to be included in the general education curriculum
d. All of these
2. Agnes has a problem with figure – ground discrimination. This means Agnes have
trouble reading because she
a. Has difficulty distinguishing words from the rest of the page
b. Cannot see the words
c. Sees numbers reversed
d. Perceives letters as unrelated lines
3. A learning disability is a condition that includes
a. Only behavioral problems
b. Academic, behavioral, and psychological problems
c. Both academic and behavioral problems (NOT SURE WITH THE ANSWER)
d. Only academic problems
4. Hyperactivity is typically thought of as
a. An inability to leave a given task
b. Uncontrollable muscle contractions
c. Short attention span
d. A general excess of activity
5. According to professionals, they are concerned about the high prevalence of students
with learning disabilities in the exceptional population for which of the following reasons?
a. The learning disabilities label is being overused to avoid the negative
connotations that accompany other labels
b. There is a shortage of qualified teachers for students with learning disabilities
c. Learning disability classrooms are overcrowded
d. Professionals feel that students with learning disabilities could be better served if
labeled normal
6. People with learning disabilities have certain characteristics related to cognition or
information processing. The problems can present as
a. Poor memory function
b. Short attention span
c. All of these
d. Selective attention problems
7. Some children with learning disabilities have slower development in areas of language
skills, academic areas, or visual-motor skills. The difficulty is known as
a. Inappropriate school instruction
b. Genetic inheritance
c. Maturational delay
d. Hyperkinetic behavior
8. According to IDEA, the term “learning disabilities” includes students who have learning
problems resulting from
a. A disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes
b. Low economic status
c. A low IQ
d. Behavioral problems
9. Learning disabilities can be considered _____ because it includes such varied
characterics
a. An umbrella term
b. An achievement label
c. A stigmatizing label
d. A useless term
10. Neurological causes of brain damage and learning disabilities may include
a. Paternal age
b. Phenotypic insult or trauma
c. Anoxia
d. Retinal dysplasia
11. The severe learning disability must be in one or more of the seven areas. These areas
include:
a. A mathematical reasoning
b. All of these
c. Listening comprehension
d. Oral expression
12. The purpose of assessment in learning disabilities is
a. To determine the appropriate funding level administratively
b. To eliminate other possible disability categories
c. To provide an appropriate intervention
d. To determine the appropriate learning disability classification
13. The purpose of screening students suspected of having a learning problem is to
determine
a. Whether investigation is necessary
b. Appropriate intervention strategies
c. The nature of the learning problem
d. The proper placement for a child
14. Which is not a characteristic of specific learning disabilities?
a. Inconsistencies with academic achievement
b. Inability to distinguish important details from less significant ones in reading
c. Poorly rehearsed social survival skills
d. Poor spelling
15. Behavioral interventions for students with learning disabilities generally
a. Use the basic principles of learning
b. Focus on the cause of neurological dysfunction
c. Are less useful for academic difficulties
d. Use a generalized focus or holistic treatment
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
1. Language and speech do not overlap in the development of communication FALSE
2. Speech always involves language FALSE
3. Learned behavior is believed to contribute to the development of stuttering TRUE
4. Many articulation problems evident in young children are developmental in nature as
such speech may improve “naturally” with age TRUE
5. In language delay, the sequence of development is intact, but the rate is interrupted
TRUE
6. All components of communication involve language and speech FALSE
7. Treatment for adults generally are the same with children, it addresses initial learning of
language FALSE
8. Both speech and language form all parts of communication FALSE
9. Treatment for children generally addresses initial acquisition of language TRUE
10. In language disorder, the sequence of development is interrupted TRUE
A disorder characterized by loss social engagement and previously acquired purposeful hand
skills
A. Related to Rett Disorder
B. Related to Both Rett & Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
C. Related to Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
D. Related to Neither Rett & Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
A disorder characterized by odd and clumsy behaviors, and intense preoccupation with narrow
interest during conversations.
A disorder characterized by hand flapping behaviors, echolalia and predominantly affects boys.
Related to Autistic Disorder
Related to Rett Disorder
Related to Both Autistic & Rett Disorder
Related to Neither Autistic & Rett Disorder
A disorder characterized by hand washing behaviors, poorly coordinated gait and typically
affects girls.
A. Related to Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
B. Related to Neither Rett & Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
C. Related to Both Rett & Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
D. Related to Rett Disorder
Occurrence of the disorder appears to decrease in families with overly rigid parents with
temperamentally moody children.
Symptoms are met only if the behavior occurs frequently than is typically observed in children of
comparable age and developmental level.
A. Both statements are True of ODD
B. The first statement is True and the second statement is False of ODD
C Both statements are False of ODD
.
D The first statement is False and the second statement is True of ODD
.
Repetitive pattern of behavior in which the basic right of others are violated.
Often can coexist with ADHD but not with learning disorders.
A. Both statements are False of CD
B. Both statements are True of CD
C. The first statement is True and the second statement is False of CD
D. The first statement is False and the second statement is True of CD
Children with ADHD do not seem to have problems with their executive function.
The diagnosis of ADHD does not require that a child meet criteria in the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition
A. The first statement is False and the second statement is True of ADHD
B. Both statements are False of ADHD
C. The first statement is True and the second statement is False of ADHD
D. Both statements are True of ADHD
Difficulty in self-regulation and behavioral inhibition are receiving more attention as theoretical
explanations and research models for ADHD.
The final source of diagnostic evaluation is the medical examination.
A. The first statement is False and the second statement is True of ADHD
B. The first statement is True and the second statement is False of ADHD
C. Both statements are True of ADHD
D. Both statements are False of ADHD
Propensity for violence correlates with child abuse and family violence but nit with alcoholism.
If the individual is age 18 or older, criteria are not met for Antisocial Personality Disorder.
A. Both statements are False of CD
B. The first statement is True and the second statement is False of CD
C. Both statements are True of CD
D. The first statement is False and the second statement is True of CD