Mental Retardation and Down Syndrome

Question 1

The most current approach to programming in the field of mental retardation is a functional, _____ model

Answer 1

integrated

Question 2

What can be defined as disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills?

Answer 2

mental retardation

Question 3

What are the 3 criteria for defining mental retardation?

Answer 3

• IQ falls 2 SD below norm
• deficits in adaptive function
• occurs under the age of 18

Question 4

The cause of mental retardation is unknown in __% of cases

Answer 4

80%

Question 5

Mental retardation is _ times more prevalent among men than women.

Answer 5

4

Question 6

__% of all people with mental retardation have a mild form, __% a moderate form, and _% a severe or profound form

Answer 6

75

20

5

Question 7

What is the most prevalent form of mental retardation?

Answer 7

Down’s syndrome

Question 8

Mental retardation is diagnosed through the administration of a standardized intelligence test and can be confirmed if the IQ is __ or lower

Answer 8

75

Question 9

What are 3 instruments most commonly used for the assessment of intellectual functioning?

Answer 9

• Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
• Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV
• Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children

Question 10

Other than low IQ, what are typically the presenting symptoms in individuals with intellectual disabilities?

Answer 10

impairments in adaptive functioning

Question 11

What are adaptive skills?

Answer 11

skills considered to be central to successful life functioning

Question 12

Mental retardation is confirmed if a person has deficits in 2 or more adaptive functioning areas, what are 9 areas?

Answer 12

• communication
• self-care
• home living
• social skills
• community use
• self-direction
• health and safety
• functional academics
• leisure