Midterm 1 Flashcards
Define: Intellectual disability
Immature reaction to environmental stimuli and below average social and academic performance
When is the “developmental period”?
Time between conception and 18th birthday
What is the new name for the American Association of Mental Retardation?
American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
What are adaptive skills?
Conceptual, social and practical skills that people have learned so that they can function in their everyday lives
What percentage of people estimated to have an intellectual disability have a mild intellectual disability?
75%
What increases the risk of having a child with down syndrome?
The older a mother is when she gives birth, the higher the risk of having a child with down syndrome.
Abnormality resulting from maternal ingestion of alcohol during pregnancy is called:
Fetal alcohol syndrome
What are some physical features of fetal alcohol syndrome?
- Upturned nose
- Thin upper lip
- Smooth philtrum
- Flat nasal bridge
List several primary disabilities associated with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome:
- Impulsive actions
- Money and time problems
- Slow thinker
- Resistant to change
- Poor judgement
- Poor memory
List several secondary disabilities associated with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome:
- Poor social relationships
- Mental health issues
- Irritability/ fatigue
- Anger, aggressiveness
- Self-Destructive
Define: Metal-cognition
Awareness of strategies needed to perform task and ability to self-regulate
List the types of Neurodevelopmental disorders:
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Learning disabilities
- Intellectual developmental disorders
Define: Sensitive period
Period of time that is optimal for development of particular capacity
Define: Critical Period
Limited time span during which children are biologically prepared to display adaptive pattern of development
Define: Plasticity
Brain’s ability to change
What are the different aspects of a diagnoses?
- Severity
- Duration
- Pervasiveness
- Degree of impairment
List 4 types of attachment patterns:
- Secure
- Avoidant
- Anxious
- Disorganized
Discuss reactive attachment disorder:
- Inadequate caregiving
- neglect
- emotionally withdrawn
Discuss disinhibited social engagement disorder:
- Child willing to accept strangers who are not attachment figures.
What is the theory of the mind?
Study of one’s ability to understand one’s own or another person’s mental state, perspective taking, empathy
_____ shift focus from family to peers.
Adolescents
List three processes of the social brain:
- Neocortical areas process sensory information
- Sensory systems help us predict others’ behaviour based on physical movements.
- Higher cortical areas let us construct an inner model of our social world.
What is an autism spectrum disorder characterized by?
Characterized by:
- difficulty in social interactions
- communication
- stereotypical and or repetitive behaviours
At what age do symptoms of Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) emerge?
8-12 months
What are some features of conduct disorder (CD)?
- Actively violate the rights of others and the rules of society
- behaviour gets more violent/destructive as they age
- Can include physical fights, destroying property, breaking laws
- show a lack of connectedness
What is Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)?
- Children show anger and defiance but do not act violently towards others or destroy property.
______ adjustment is a big factor of wellbeing.
Psychological
What are four actions that benefit one’s health?
- Sleep
- Exercise
- Eat well
- Spend time with friends
Define: Cohesion
Emotional closeness felt toward family members (don’t want to be too close as this may cause separation anxiety)
Define: Flexibility
Ability to change and adapt
Define: Communication
sharing information, ideas, and feelings
How to take a professional approach with families:
- Empathize
- Value individuals, and diversity
- Communicate regularly
- Consider family situation
- Invite family participation
What is family conferencing?
A process of collaborative planning in situations where decisions need to be made for children or youth.
What is full inclusion?
Student w/E being places in neighbourhood schools, and in general classrooms
Arguments in favour of full inclusion:
- Labelling is harmful to people
- Separate education has not been shown to be effective
- Students w/E should be viewed as a minority group
- Ethics are more important than empirical evidence
- Fosters awareness, exposure, and acceptance
Arguments against full inclusion:
- Teachers are spread thin trying to reach students w/E at the same time as the other children
- Not relying on scientific evidence is irresponsible
Define: Modifications
Any kind of change
Define: Accomodations
Making some kind of change that does not impact the difficulty (level remains the same)
Define: Adaptations
Some modification that results in a less difficult material. Changes in content.
List the best practices of inclusion:
- Research based
- Family centred
- Bias free
- Transdisciplinary approach
Define: Culture
broad term reflects wide range of beliefs, practices and attitudes
List 5 Elements of culture:
- values and typical behaviour
- language or dialects
- nonverbal communication
- awareness of one’s cultural identity
- world views or general perspectives
Define: Subculture
A group that has beliefs and behaviours that are different from the main groups within a culture or society
Define: Socialization
The process by which people acquire the beliefs, values and behaviours considered desirable or appropriate by the society (or group) to which they belong
Define: Behavioural genetics
scientific study of how genotype interacts with environment to determine attributes
Define: Heritability
amount of variability in a trait that is attributable to hereditary factors
Define: Non-shared environment
Influences that people living together do not share, should make individuals different from each other
Define: Shared environment
influences that people living together share that should make individuals similar to each other
Define: Canalization
cases where genes limit development to a small number of outcomes
A prevailing philosophy in education concerns the ability to make personal choices,, regulate one’s own life and be a self-advocate. This concept is termed:
Self determination
A method of instruction in which the curriculum is delivered mainly in english at a level commensurate with need is referred to as:
a. Native Canadian emphasis
b. Protected english emphasis
c. Person centered approach
d. Sheltered english approach
d. Sheltered english approach
Two dimensions of behaviour disorder are:
a. internalizing and externalizing
b. withdrawal and disinterest
c. exterior and interior
d. hostility and aggression
a. internalizing and externalizing
According to the authors of the text, multicultural special education has two primary objectives:
a. ensuring that ethnicity is not mistaken for exceptionality
b. increasing visibility of people with exceptionality in the macro-culture
c. lobbying for services
d. increasing understanding of exceptionality as a micro culture.
a. ensuring that ethnicity is not mistaken for exceptionality
d. increasing understanding of exceptionality as a micro-culture
What are the arguments of those in favour of full inclusion?
- The concept of full inclusion involves immersing students with exceptionalities into a general classroom. There are many arguments to support full inclusion. One argument to support it has to do with labelling being perceived as harmful. Labelling can be harmful because the person with the exceptionality may be mislabelled, and may internalize the label, which may negatively affect self perception. A second argument is that full inclusion fosters collaborative learning which fosters understanding and interpersonal skills for working with a diverse group of people. Full inclusion may also help to build tolerance to accept people who are different. People with an exceptionality should be viewed as any other minority group whose difficulties become a problem for the rest of society which can foster discrimination and prejudice- and segregation could increase. The evidence to conclusively support special education is not fully developed therefore morals should dictate rather than specific evidence. Thus, a number of arguments can be used to support full inclusion.
Define: Conduct disorder
A disorder characterized by overt, aggressive, disruptive behaviour or covert antisocial acts, such as stealing, lying, and fire setting
What are the four components of assessing ADHD?
- medical examination
- Clinical interview
- Teacher and parent rating scales
- Behavioural observations
It is estimated that 3-5% of school age children have which disorder?
ADHD
In terms of ADHD; _____ outnumber ______ as much as 5 to 1
boys; girls
When a child suffers from ADHD, what areas of the brain are affected?
- Frontal lobes
- Basal ganglia
- Cerebellum
Which neurotransmitters are involved with ADHD?
- Dopamine
- Norepinephrine
Common co-existing conditions associated with ADHD are:
- learning disabilities
- Emotional or other behavioural disorders
- Substance abuse
What are two types of treatment for ADHD?
- Psychosocial intervention (ie CBT, social skills training, support groups)
- Medical intervention (ie pharmacological)
What causes ADHD?
- Heredity
- Exposure to toxins
- Imbalance in two neurotransmitters
What are some of the psychological and behavioural characteristics of learners with ADHD?
Barkley’s Theory:
- behavioural inhibition
- executive functioning
- time awareness and management
- persistent goal-directed behaviour
What are some medication considerations for learners with ADHD?
- Scientific studies support the effectiveness of medication, and most authorities on ADHD favour its use
- children should not be encouraged to see the medication as a replacement for self-initiated behavioural control
What are some things to consider with respect to early intervention for learners with ADHD?
- Diagnosing ADHD in early childhood is difficult (young children typically have short attention spans and are motorically active)
What factors are important for preschoolers with ADHD?
- principles of classroom structure
- teacher direction
- functional behavioural assessment
- Contingency based self-management
What are some things to consider with respect to transition to adulthood for learners with ADHD?
- adults with ADHD tend to have less positive outcomes than the general population in terms of employment, marriage and family, and general social well-being
What is a therapeutic technique often recommended for adults with ADHD?
Coaching
List a few behavioural disorders:
- ADD
- DBD
- ADHD
- Conduct Disorder
- Oppositional Defiance Disorder
Characteristics of behavioural disorders:
- Inappropriate behaviours
- Inappropriate feelings
- Difficulty with peer relationships
- Difficulty with learning
How is EBD classified?
- behaviour is extreme
- behaviour is chronic
- Behaviour unacceptable because of social or cultural expectations
What are two broad dimensions of behaviour?
- Externalizing
- Internalizing
- It is estimated that in the U.S. 6-10% of school age children have what disorder?
EBD (Emotional Behaviour Disorder)
What makes EBD difficult to identify?
- The child is young and it is difficult to determine severity of problem
- there is an error in teacher judgement
- the child does not exhibit problems at school
List a few characteristics of someone with EBD:
- Typically below average IQ (less than 90)
- Underachievers
- Aggressive, acting out behaviour (externalizing)
- Immature, withdrawn behaviour (internalizing)
Define: Emotional and behaviour disorders
- is more than a temporary, expected response to stressful events in the environment
- is consistently exhibited in two different settings, at least one of which is school
- is unresponsive to direct intervention in general education, or the child’s condition is such that general education interventions would be insufficient
How are emotional and behavioural disorders classified?
- based on the primary dimensions of externalizing (acting against others) and internalizing (acting against self)