NURP 503 Exam 3 - Developmental Disabilities & Chronic Illness (100% correct answers)

American Disability Act definition correct answers (1990): Prohibits discrimination based on disability, ensures protection similar to the Civil Rights Act. Individuals w/ Disabilities Act definition correct answers Free appropriate public education and related services for all children, adolescents, and adults w/ disabilities. Chronic health condition definition correct answers Long-term, not curable, has residual features that result in limitations, requires special assistance or adaptation Developmental disability definition correct answers Severe, chronic disability of a person's 5 yrs or older; attributable to a mental or physical impairment or both Intellectual disability definition correct answers Presents as substantial limitations in cognitive functioning Manifests before 18 yo Defined by DSM-V as "significantly sub-average intellectual functioning; IQ < 70 Prevalence of disabilities: children correct answers 1 in 6 in the U.S. Down Syndrome correct answers Characterized by limited intellectual development Extra copy of chromosome 21 Transmission of Downs': Nondisjunction correct answers Responsible for 95% of cases NOT inherited Increases w/ maternal age Transmission of Downs: Translocation correct answers An extra chromosome 21 INHERITED from a parent Mosaicism correct answers Caused by abnormal cell division after fertilization More cells affected, the greater the number of characteristics Downs': Etiology correct answers A genetic predisposition to nondisjunction Autoimmune action Hormonal alterations in aging women Viral disease Environmental factors Frequency of intercourse T/F: The incidence of Downs' increasing with maternal age correct answers TRUE