Ch. 11 Vocab

Question 0

Maternal rubella, flu, mumps, fetal anoxia, excessive exposure to X-rays radiation, accidents during pregnancy

Answer 0

Prenatal causes of brain injury

Question 1

Disorder of childhood characterized by brain damage resulting in paralysis, problems in physical growth, communication and sensory problems

Answer 1

Cerebral palsy (some children can improve)

Question 2

Prolonged labor, wrong position of baby, too fast delivery, mechanical damage to head

Answer 2

Perinatal causes of brain damage

Question 3

Auto accidents, infections of diseases like mumps, scarlet fever, measles, whooping cough, meningitis, postnatal anoxia, poisoning agents

Answer 3

Postnatal causes of brain injury

Question 4

Type of cerebral palsy based on paralyzed body parts:

Either the left or the right half of the body is affected

Answer 4

Hemiplegia

Question 5

Type of cerebral palsy based on paralyzed body parts:

Only the legs are involved

Answer 5

Paraplegia

Question 6

Type of cerebral palsy based on paralyzed body parts:

All four limbs are involved

Answer 6

Quadriplegia

Question 7

Types of cerebral palsy based on neurological symptoms:

Increased tone or rigidity of muscles

Answer 7

Spasticity

Question 8

Types of cerebral palsy based on neurological symptoms:

Slow, involuntary, and writhing movements

Answer 8

Athetosis

Question 9

Types of cerebral palsy based on neurological symptoms:

Disturbed balance and movement

Answer 9

Ataxic

Question 10

(Damage to muscle)

Problems of artic, breathing abnormalities, voice probs, and fluency and prosody

Answer 10

Developmental dysarthria

Question 11

Autism spectrum disorders:

Answer 11

Autism, Asperger’s syndrome, Rett syndrome

Question 12

(Behavioral) Impaired social interaction and communication and repetitive and stereotypic behaviors, interests, and activities

Answer 12

Autism

Question 13

Mild form of autism; associated with better speech and language skills; socially severely impaired

Answer 13

Asperger’s syndrome

Question 14

Limitations in intellectual functioning, deficient social behaviors or skills, and inadequate daily living skills

Answer 14

Intellectual disabilities (ID)

Question 15

Non-oral communication strategies that are the primary means of communication with no significant oral speech

Answer 15

Alternative communication

Question 16

Non-oral communication strategies that supplement the existing verbal skills

Answer 16

Augmentative communication