LD 37 Disabilities

Question 1

Disability

Answer 1

A physical or mental impairment that limits a persons major life activities

Ex. Walking, seeing, hearing, learning, interacting, working, etc

Question 2

Physical disabilities

Answer 2

Aka neurological disorders which can also be caused by illness or injury

• deaf
• blind
• brain or spinal injury

Question 3

Developmental disabilities

Answer 3

Manifest before 18 and can continue indefinitely

Ex.

• mental retardation
• cerebral palsy
• epilepsy
• autism
• down syndrome

Question 4

Mental disability

Answer 4

A group of disorders that can cause disturbances in thinking or feeling

*two primary disorders: thought (schizo) and mood disorders (bipolar)

Question 5

Mental Retardation

Answer 5

*not the same as mental illness

A below average intellectual functioning or deficits in adaptive behavior

Question 6

Indicators of mental retardation

Answer 6

Impaired communication
Short attention span 
Poor sense of time
Immature social relations 
Overly compliant 
Difficulty with simple task
Poor understanding of consequences and actions

Question 7

Cerebral Palsy

Answer 7

Cerebral (Brain) Palsy (impaired body movements)
*a large group of chronic conditions that affect body movements and coordination

• loss of motor control
• limited range of motion
• involuntary jerk movements
• slow slurred speech

Question 8

Autism

Answer 8

Developmental disability that affects the ability to function and interact with others

• don’t like being touched
• sensitive to noise
• fascinated by shiny objects
• repetitive movements like rocking
• social isolation
• Echolalia (repeating what others say)

Question 9

Epilepsy

Answer 9

Brain disorder that causes seizures when clusters of nerve cells send out the wrong signals
*cannot be cured but controlled by meds

Question 10

Indicators of Epilepsy

Answer 10

Starring spells 
Tick like movements 
Slurred speech 
Lips smacking 
Eyes rolling 
Urination

Question 11

Lanterman Petris Short Developmental Disabilities Act

Answer 11

Written to establish CA responsibility for services for people with developmental disabilities. Intent was to maximize the services to prevent removing the disabled from their home communities

Question 12

Traumatic Neurological Disorder

Answer 12

A physical disability caused by injury to the spine or brain

Question 13

Traumatic Brain Injury

Answer 13

An alteration in brain function caused by an external force (open or closed head injury)

Question 14

Inidicators of mental illness

Answer 14

Fearfulness
Inappropriate behavior 
Extreme rigidity(not flexible) 
Excitability 
Impaired self care(doesn't take care of self) 
Hallucinations 
Delusions 
Clinical depressions

Question 15

Schizophrenia

Answer 15

Most common thought disorder

• bizarre delusional thinking
• hallucinations
• incoherent
• poor reasoning

*mental illness

Question 16

5150

Answer 16

Any person, as a result to mental illness is a:
Danger to themselves
Danger to others
Gravely disabled
May upon probable cause be detained by peace officers for up to 72 hours
*must determine there is a mental illness

Question 17

Some Mental Illnesses are ?

Answer 17

• clinical depression
• Bipolar disorder
• Schizo
• postpartum depression
• PTSD
• personality disorder