Deck 13: Children With Physical Disabilities, Health Impairments, and Multiple or Severe Disabilities

Question 1

Discuss cerebral palsy, including the causes and the four different forms of the disorder and how this affects the child's education.

Answer 1

Cerebral palsy is a disorder of movement and posture caused by damage to the motor control centers of the brain. It can affect muscle tone and interfere with voluntary movement. This can occur before birth, during the birth process, or after birth from an accident or injury. This disorder will affect all aspects of their education from assessing cognitive abilities to IEP programming. Using the information processing model will
help the teacher to determine where the problems are and then address them from that model.
The four types are spastic, dyskinetic, ataxic, and mixed.
(1)Spastic cerebral palsy has abnormally high muscle tone, that increases with activity. Teachers need to be careful of quick movements or getting the student too excited that will increase their abnormally high muscle tone.
(2) Dyskinetic cerebral palsy has muscle tone that is changing constantly and involves the whole body. These students may need more technology assistance for academic and life skills.
(3) Ataxic cerebral palsy affects voluntary movement involving balance. Standing for activities may be more difficult for this student and may need assistance in this area. (4) Mixed cerebral palsy is a combination of the other three and will be different for each child.

Question 2

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease that affects a child's

A) breathing alone.
B) respiration and digestion.
C) intelligence and motor ability.
D) neurological development.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Why is it difficult to develop a succinct definition of multiple and severe disabilities?

A) Because of the varied and diverse combination of characteristics possessed by these children
B) Because of the difficulties of recognizing multiple disabilities
C) Because the medical profession has refused to recognize multiple disabilities
D) Because only individuals who have had the cause of their disabilities diagnosed can be included in the definition

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The most common condition involving impairments in vision and hearing that worsens over time is

A) Usher syndrome.
B) cerebral palsy.
C) Prader-Willi syndrome.
D) fetal alcohol syndrome.

Question 5

The most common type of neural tube defect is

A) cerebral palsy.
B) muscular dystrophy.
C) spina bifida.
D) Duchenne's dystrophy.

Question 6

Cerebral palsey includes four major classifications: (a) ________________, and (d) _________________.

Question 7

Kelly has cystic fibrosis. Her disease is one that affects many organs in the body, especially the

A) lungs.
B) kidneys.
C) liver.
D) brain.

Question 8

Muscle tone that is abnormally high and that increases during activity is characteristic of

A) extrapyramidal cerebral palsy.
B) choreoathetoid cerebral palsy.
C) spastic cerebral palsy.
D) mixed type cerebral palsy.

Question 9

An inherited, progressive disorder of the muscles that affect movement and function is called

A) cerebral palsy.
B) muscular dystrophy.
C) spina bifida.
D) TBI.

Question 10

Sickle cell anemia, asthma, attention deficit disorders, diabetes, and epilepsy are all conditions categorized as ____________________ by IDEA 2004.

Question 11

New have created advances in mobility, communication, and independent functioning for individuals with physical disabilities.

A) laws
B) technologies
C) curricula
D) schedules

Question 12

_________________ refers to a disorder of movement and posture caused by damage to the motor control centers of the brain.

Question 13

The first major legislative act for individuals with physical disabilities was passed in

A) 1917.
B) 1954.
C) 1975.
D) 1990.

Question 14

A form of cerebral palsy that affect the abnormal voluntary movement involving balance

A) ataxic.
B) mixed.
C) dyskinetic.
D) myclonic.

Question 15

According to the Department of Education (2009), approximately what percentage of the students who receive special education services in this country have been identified as having multiple disabilities?

A) 0.07 percent
B) 1.6 percent
C) 2.2 percent
D) 5 percent

Question 16

The movement served as a model for the American disabilities rights movement.

Question 17

A blank expression, lack of awareness of surroundings, and an inability to be awakened are characteristic of

A) a myclonic seizure.
B) an absence seizure.
C) a tonic-clonic seizure.
D) a mixed seizure.

Question 18

When cerebral palsy affects just one side of the body, the paralysis is called

A) diplegia.
B) hemiplegia.
C) quadriplegia.
D) paraplegia.

Question 19

Movements that are uncoordinated, uncontrolled, and jerky are characteristic of

A) extrapyramidal cerebral palsy.
B) ataxia cerebral palsy.
C) spastic cerebral palsy.
D) mixed type cerebral palsy.

Question 20

Ken sustained an injury to his spinal cord that resulted in paralysis in both legs. Ken's condition is referred to as

A) diplegia.
B) hemiplegia.
C) paraplegia.
D) quadriplegia.

Question 21

The goal of inclusion is simply to improve the student with disabilities' social competence.

Question 22

Discuss some of the problems related to educational assessment with students with physical disabilities.

Question 23

Which of the following is an example of a functional skill?

A) Folding clothes
B) Folding a sheet of paper
C) Sitting at a desk
D) Smiling at a friend

Question 24

If you want to teach a skill to an individual with multiple disabilities, it is best to

A) use precision teaching.
B) teach the skill in the environment in which it will be used.
C) teach using direct instruction.
D) use applied behavioral analyses.

Question 25

One of the major research findings about including persons with multiple and severe disabilities in general education classrooms is that the participation increases their

A) self-management and time management skills.
B) cognitive and communication skills.
C) social and interpersonal skills.
D) recreational and leisure skills.

Question 26

Teachers can facilitate the social and emotional adjustment of their students with physical disabilities by

A) increasing the understanding of the disability.
B) deemphasizing the quality of life.
C) providing work that is easy for them.
D) decreasing the feelings of self-control.

Question 27

Most students with physical disabilities are now being educated in

A) private schools.
B) public schools.
C) schools for cognitively impaired children.
D) schools for the physically disabled.

Question 28

Elizabeth, a 15-year-old with severe disabilities, has learned to make a bed at school in the life-skills program. She is unable to make her bed at home, however, most likely because

A) her bed at home is too dissimilar to the bed at school.
B) she cannot generalize the skill from one environment to another.
C) her bed at home is more difficult to make than the bed at school.
D) her teacher is not there to help her.

Question 29

The identification of children with physical disabilities and health impairments is primarily the responsibility of

A) educational diagnosticians.
B) parents.
C) physicians.
D) teachers.

Question 30

An example of an RtI Tier III support for a student with physical disabilities is

A) general classroom instructional support.
B) occupational therapy sessions.
C) an in-class tutor for mathematics.
D) small group sessions focused on communication skills.

Question 31

Age-appropriate skills are based on the child's

A) mental age.
B) developmental stage.
C) social and cognitive ability levels.
D) chronological age.

Question 32

An expanded core curriculum for students with physical disabilities

A) includes functional and life skills.
B) can only be provided by a physical therapist.
C) can only be provided in a self-contained special education classroom.
D) can only be provided in RTI Tier I.

Question 33

Special learning aids are sometimes needed by students who are physically disabled. Which of the following professionals is primarily responsible for determining the specific aids the child needs?

A) The occupational therapist
B) The regular classroom teacher
C) The special education teacher
D) The teacher aide

Question 34

Skills that promote autonomous behavior, independence in making choices about leisure activities, and safety skills are called

A) compensatory skills.
B) developmental skills.
C) self-determination skills.
D) preventive skills.

Question 35

Adaptive positioning equipment is used to

A) help children perform functional skills.
B) promote good body alignment.
C) allow children with physical disabilities to participate in sports.
D) all of these.

Question 36

Two concepts that reflect the trend to have students with multiple disabilities to make decisions about their own lives are

A) normalization and actual participation.
B) self determination and self advocacy.
C) role valorization and authentic participation.
D) self application and self promotion.

Question 37

The main objective of the primary and secondary curricula for students with severe disabilities is

A) earning a high school diploma.
B) attending a vocational or technical school.
C) developing functional skills.
D) securing full-time employment.

Question 38

If a skill is to be functional, it should be

A) vocationally oriented.
B) academically oriented.
C) based on strategy use.
D) age appropriate.

Question 39

An assessment procedure that can be effective in evaluating the progress of students with severe disabilities is

A) portfolio assessment.
B) norm-referenced assessment.
C) standardized achievement testing.
D) individual intelligence testing.

Question 40

Which of the following is true concerning epilepsy?

A) It is very difficult to diagnose.
B) Most people with epilepsy have below-normal intelligence.
C) Medication usually prevents adequate performance in school.
D) It can usually be controlled by medication.

Question 41

A person who plans for and assists an individual with disabilities in the transition from high school to a community setting is called a

A) rehabilitation counselor.
B) parent.
C) transition coordinator.
D) job coach.

Question 42

A Dynavox is an example of

A) a type of medication for seizure disorders.
B) an augmented and alternative communication device.
C) an adaptive positioning device.
D) an auditory integration systems.

Question 43

Family members of children with severe disabilities can benefit from

A) counseling.
B) economic assistance.
C) qualified respite care for their child.
D) all of these.

Question 44

Transition programs from school to adult life aim for lifestyles for people with multiple and severe disabilities that

A) develop their participation in the world of work.
B) prescribe their relationships with others.
C) avoid the need for extensive use of public transportation.
D) include complex tasks and supervising others.