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Intellectual Disability Flashcards

1
Q

What is a learning disability?

A

Condition of arrested or incomplete development of the mind, which is especially characterized by impairment of skills, manifested during the developmental period

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What is an intellectual disability?

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Deficits in intellectual functioning (IQ<70), deficits in adaptive functioning, developmental aetiology before 18 years

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3
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What are the O’Brien principles?

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Learning disabled people will continue to grow and develop given an appropriate environment
They are worthy of all the dignity and rights of any citizen

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4
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What is the most commonly used test to test IQ?

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WAIS

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5
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How do you test IQ in children?

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WISC

Preschool: WPPSI

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6
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3 main categories of tests for diagnosing intellectual disability

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Psychometric assessment (WAIS, WISC, WPPSI)
Clinical findings
Adaptive behaviour

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7
Q

64% of people have an IQ between

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85-115

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___ % of the population has an IQ of less than 70

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2.5

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9
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95% of the population has an IQ between

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75-135

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10
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What is happening to the number of learning disabled people? Why?

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Growing, due to increased life expectancy and increased survival of premature babies

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What is the Flynn effect?

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Average rate of increase seems to be about 3 IQ points per decade
10 points per generation
Increases in attention and of semantic and episodic memory

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12
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Why has the Flynn effect occurred?

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Schooling
Nutrition
Test familiarity
Largely unknown

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13
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What is happening to the Flynn effect? Why?

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Slowing down

Gaming, less books and conversation

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14
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Average IQ of ______ ethnicities is _______ than European

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Asian, higher

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15
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In ______ countries IQ is higher than in ______ countries

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Developed

Developing

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16
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Who has the highest IQ?

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Ashkenazi Jews!

17
Q

What is NOT an intellectual disability

A

Dyslexia or any educational difficulty
Not acquired
Cognitive decline due to psychosis
Dementia

18
Q

Borderline ID

A

70+

19
Q

Mild ID

A

50-69

20
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Moderate ID

A

35-49

21
Q

Severe ID

A

20-34

22
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Profound ID

A

<20

23
Q

Most common ID ?

A 
Mild, IQ 50-69 
Mental age 9 to 12 
Delayed speech 
Capable of unskilled or semi-skilled work 
Social and emotionally immature
Full independence
24
Q

Is Borderline ID in the ICD-10?

A

No

25
Q

Intellectual disability vs learning difficulty

A

Intellectual - below average IQ and lack of skills needed for daily living
Learning - weaknesses in certain academic skills (dyslexia, etc)

26
Q

Dual diagnosis in people with LD

A

Psychiatric disorder

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