Deck 14: Lifespan Perspectives With Developmental Disabilities Barbara Yoshioka Wheeler, Amy Lyle, Catherine Arnold, Marian Williams, Karen Kay Imagawa, and Min Ah Kim

Question 1

What percent of the world's population is said to live with some form of disability?

A) 10%
B) 15%
C) 20%
D) 25%

Answer 1

15%

Question 2

What type of disability is attributable to a mental or physical impairment that manifests before age 22?

A) Learning disability
B) Physical disability
C) Developmental disability
D) Mental disability

Answer 2

Developmental disability

Question 3

How many core principles underlie services provided to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families?

A) 3
B) 5
C) 6
D) 10

Answer 3

5

Question 4

What type of care views the family as the constant thread in the child's life?

A) Family-centered care
B) Person-centered care
C) Community-centered care
D) Least restrictive environment care

Question 5

What type of planning places the person at the center of the decision-making process?

A) Community decision planning
B) Family-centered planning
C) Person-centered planning
D) Least restrictive environment planning

Question 6

What is one parental response to having a child with disabilities?

A) Anxiety
B) Shock
C) Grief
D) Stubbornness

Question 7

What type of assessment uses systems and ecological perspectives to determine the level of the family's understanding of the child's disability?

A) Family assessment
B) Biopsychosocial assessment
C) Sibling assessment
D) Screening assessment

Question 8

What assessment surveys the perceived adequacy of the family's formal and informal networks of services and supports?

A) Screening assessment
B) Biopsychosocial assessment
C) Sibling assessment
D) Family assessment

Question 9

What assessment surveys the impact of other's lives on brothers or sisters?

A) Screening assessment
B) Sibling assessment
C) Family assessment
D) Biopsychosocial assessment

Question 10

What is the age range when assessments can be conducted to inform the Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP) for children?

A) 0-2 years
B) 4-6 years
C) 1-3 years
D) 0-12 years

Question 11

The areas assessed in an IFSP include physical, cognitive, communication, socioemotional, and adaptive developmental needs.

Question 12

Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act outlines access of grants by states and territories to implement a coordinated system of early intervention for infants and toddlers.

Question 13

Some of the services offered in the IFSP are special instruction, speech therapy, and physical therapy.

Question 14

The assessment conducted when a child exhibits disruptive, aggressive, or self-injurious behaviors in school is the functional behavior assessment.

Question 15

Sibling assessments are conducted to identify antecedents of the concerning behaviors and the context in which the behaviors occur.

Question 16

A mindfulness practice that works well for students with developmental disabilities is increasing the use of visual aids.

Question 17

Community inclusion is one of the core principles underlying services provided to individuals with disabilities and their families.

Question 18

Family assessment explores how sibling relationships represent a potential resource in the long-term care of the individual with a developmental disability.

Question 19

Transition is a normal phase that occurs at the age of 25 for most persons with disabilities.

Question 20

Name the three roles individuals with developmental disability may transfer to their therapist.

Question 21

What are two benefits of individuals with disabilities being in a homogenous or mixed disability advocacy group?

Question 22

Discuss at least three concerns about sexuality and relationships as it pertains to persons with developmental disabilities.

Question 23

Identify and describe the implications of two laws passed in the 1970s and/or 1980s for persons with disabilities and their families.

Question 24

Describe at least two steps used when helping a person with developmental disabilities prepare for life and access the adult services system.