music therapy exam 2 Flashcards
3 elements pf the definition of intellectual disabilities given by the AAIDD
- Limitations in intellectual functioning (determined by IQ score)
- Significant Limitations in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills
- Manifests during the developmental years before the age of 18
What are the classifications of intellectual disabilities?
Mild mental retardation IQ 50-55 to 70
Moderate mental retardation 35-45 to 50-55
Severe mental retardation 20-25 to 35-40
Profound mental retardation below a 20 or 25
6 main goal areas addressed in music therapy for persons with ID
- Music therapy for developmental and emotional behaviors
- Development of motor skills
- Development of communication skills
- Development of pre-academic skills attention-following directions- eye contact
- Development of academic skills
- /development of leisure skills.
Name 2 specific music therapy interventions with this population and what area of need they would address
developing social skills-group work
Developing motor skills
PL 94-142
IDEA
IEP
PL 94-142 Education for all handicapped children act 1975
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1990
IEP - Individualized Education Program
What is PDD and ASD
Pervasive Developmental Disorder (invludes aspergers syndrome Childhood disintegrative disorder and Rett’s syndrome)
ASD
Autism Spectrum Disorder (Delays in the development of socialization and communication skills )
What does AAC and PECS stand for?
Alternative and augmentative communication (dynavox ashley)
PECS
Picture exchange comminucation system (ashley)
3 main areas of struggle for those with ASD
Social Interaction
Use of Language to communicate
Symbolistic or imaginary play
2 typical goals with ASD and a music therapy intervention that might address each
Increase attention span
increase fine and gross motor skills
Develop social skills
Reduce anxiety, tantrum, and hyperactivity
What are the Characteristics of Cerebral Palsy?
Cerebral-having to do with the brain
Palsy-the way a person moves or positions their body
*non progressive disorder of movement and posture/motor abnormalities
*Caused by damage to the motor area of the brain
*85-90% of damage occurs during pregnancy
10-15% are acquired
3 out of the 7 types
- Spastic- muscles are stiff or cannot be relaxed
- Athetiod- difficulty controlling muscles of the body. arms and legs flutter or move suddenly.
- Ataxia- children walk slowly with swaying trunk. feet apart and arms help up for balance
What are the Characteristics of spina bifida?
Open defect in the spinal column
*Caused by abnormal fetal development
Failure of vetebral arches to close before birth
*most disabling condition among children
includes paralysis of the bladder in all cases and paralysis of the bowels also in some
*90% also have hydrocephalus (water on the brain) which also causes intellectual disability
other forms of spina bifida include:
meningcele-spinal cord protrudes through opening at the back of the spinal column
myelomeningocele-spinal cord and meninges develop outside of the body
What are the characteristics of muscular dystrophy?
Progressive weakness of all the muscles of the body
degeneration of muscle cells, replaced by fat and fibrous tissue
most are wheelchair bound by the age of 10
death occurs in the late teens
Disease itself isn’t fatal- death is caused by the weakening of the heart and breathing
Duchenne is the most common
- usually occurs before the age of 3
- awkward movements
- poor posture
- tip-toeing
- weakness moves from the feet up
3 types of goals in working with physically disabled children and what they include?
educational- focus on academics but also includes social, emotional, and physical skill development.
Rehabilitative- focus on remedial or compensatory therapy for physical deficits, such as movement, posture, respiration, sensory perception.
Developmental: Focus on enhancing normal development by filling life with normal activities equal to the current developmental stage
what are 3 of the 6 treatment areas for this population and a music therapy intervention
- Motor Skills
- Communication Skills
- Cognitive skills
- Social skills
- Emotional skills
- Musical skills
Define Gerontology
a study of one or more apsects of aging. medicine, psychology, sociology, recreation therapy, physical therapy, nursing and music therapy
Define Geriatrics
Medical subspecialty concerned with the care of elderly patients and treatment of their medical problems