Chapter 7

Question 1

Number ONE Challenged Faced by ppl with Disabilities

Answer 1

ATTITUDE

Question 2

Challenges Faced by People with Disabilities

Answer 2

• Lack of awareness
• inaccessible facilities
• inaccessible program
• inadequately trained staff
• lack of administrative support
• role of confusion
• lack of networks and resources

Question 3

Common Barriers to Making Friends

Answer 3

1) . Families’ Busy Schedules
2) . Inappropriate Social Skills
3) . Proximity of School to Home
4) .Lack of Phone and Social Media Skills

Question 4

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Answer 4

-Conditions that can be improved with the right supports

Question 5

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Diagnosis

Answer 5

Diagnosed through a combo of:

• looking at IQ scores
• evaluating behavior
• onset of condition

Question 6

Characteristics of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Answer 6

-Severe, chronic disability
Attributable to mental or physical impairment
-is likely to manifest prior to age 22
-is likely to continue indefinitely- NO CURES
-results in substantial limitation in 3 or more of the following: self-care, receptive & expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, economic self-sufficiency

Question 7

Types of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Answer 7

• ADHD
• Autism
• Cerebral Palsy
• Mental Retardation
• Learning Disabilities
• Down Syndrome

Question 8

Characteristics of Mental Illness

Answer 8

-broad range of illnesses, diseases, impairments or symptoms thought to be a resulf of:
–abnormal brain function
–environmental stress
–a combination of these and other factors
ABOUT 1 IN 10 PPL will face a mental health problem at one point in their lives
ABOUT 5% OF AMERICANS HAVE SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS

Question 9

Types of Mental Illnesses

Answer 9

Depression
Bipolar disorder
Anxiety/ personality disorders
OCD
Schizophrenia
Eating Disorders
PTSD

Question 10

Causes of Mental Illnesses

Answer 10

1) . Biological Disorder
2) . Early Childhood Experience
3) . Stressful Situation or Event with which a Person Can’t Adequately Cope