Week 13 - Intellectual Disability

Question 1

Intellectual Disability has replaced ____ _____

Answer 1

Mental Retardation

Question 2

3 Key components of an ID:

Answer 2

• limitation in intellectual functioning
• limitation in adaptive functioning
• occurs before age 18

Question 3

Intellectual Functioning is scored by

Answer 3

IQ

Question 4

A significant limitation in intellectual functioning is ___ standard deviations (SD) below the mean

Answer 4

2

Question 5

Etiology often unknown for ____ cases (IQ of 50-70);

cause tends to be known for ___ cases (IQ <50)

Answer 5

mild

severe

Question 6

a ____ type of changes result in ID

Answer 6

genetic

Question 7

Two most common Genetic causes of ID (2 syndromes)

Answer 7

• Down Syndrome

* Fragile X syndrome

Question 8

Down Syndrome cause:

Answer 8

an extra 21st chromosome

Question 9

Cause of Fragile X syndrome:

Answer 9

a mutation of the fragile site on the X chromosome

Question 10

____ _____ a degenerative brain and nervous system (neurological) syndrome that results in difficulty with eyesight and processing visual information

Answer 10

Cortical Atrophy

Question 11

_______ abnormal accumulation of
cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain
causing increased intracranial pressure and
progressive enlargement of the skull which can
cause ID

Answer 11

Hydrocephalus

Question 12

______ a premature fusion of the skull causing
a reduction in space for the brain to grow resulting in
intracranial pressure and ID

Answer 12

Craniostenosis

Question 13

Not Genetic birth defects:

Answer 13

• Cortical Atrophy
• Hydrocephalus
• Craniostensosis

Question 14

Environmental Birth Defects:

Answer 14

exposure to chemical agents such as alcohol (fetal alcohol syndrome),
and nonprescription drugs,
maternal conditions

Question 15

________ condition where blood phenylalanine (amino acid) levels of the mother exceed normal levels causing ID of the fetus

Answer 15

hyperphenylalaninemia

Question 16

condition seen in pregnancy which is a combination of high blood pressure and protein in the urine, can cause seizures in the mother and lack of oxygen supply to the baby if untreated. Lack of O2 supply to the baby can cause ID.

Answer 16

Toxemia OR preeclampsia

Question 17

A virus that infects a person for life

Answer 17

Cytomegalovirus

Question 18

Maternal Condtions

Answer 18

• hyperphenylalaninemia
• Toxemia
• Cytomegalovirus

Question 19

Cortical atrophy

Answer 19

shrinkage of the posterior part of

the brain causing ID

Question 20

___ ____incomplete closure of the embryonic neural tube (a narrow sheath that closes to form the brain and spinal cord)which can cause ID

Answer 20

Spina bifida

Question 21

autosomal dominant gene disorder

Answer 21

carrier by either parent with a 50% risk of an offspring getting the
disease

Question 22

autosomal recessive gene disorder

Answer 22

carried by BOTH parents with a 25% risk of an offspring getting the disease

Question 23

inherited sex linked (X chromosome) gene disorder

Answer 23

affecting male offsprings with female offsprings at risk for being a carrier of the disease`

Question 24

IQ of a young adult with Down syndrome is ___

Answer 24

50

Question 25

The IQ of a young adult with down syndrome is equivalent to the mental age of an ___ or ___ year old child

Answer 25

8 or 9

Question 26

TRUE or FALSE: ID is the least frequent developmental disability

Answer 26

FALSE: most

Question 27

TRUE or FALSE: Boys are 1.5 times more likely to have ID than girls

Answer 27

TRUE

Question 28

Test that evaluates the receptive, expressive, and written communication skills of the child

Answer 28

The Communication Domain

Question 29

Test that measures personal behavior as well as domestic and community interaction skills.

Answer 29

The Daily Living Skills Domain

Question 30

Test that covers play and leisure time, interpersonal relationships, and various coping skills.

Answer 30

The Socialization Domain

Question 31

Test that measures both gross and fine motor skills

Answer 31

The Motor Skills Domain

Question 32

_____ ID – IQ < 20/25 identified at ____

Answer 32

Profound

Infancy

Question 33

____ ID – IQ 20/25 to 35/40

identified in ___ ____

Answer 33

Severe

early childhood

Question 34

____ ID – IQ 35/40 to 50/55

identified in ___ ____

Answer 34

Moderate

early childhood

Question 35

___ ID – IQ 50-55 to 70/75

identified in _____ _____

Answer 35

Mild

Elementary School