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NU 126 Exam 6 Study Guide with
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autism spectrum disorder - Ans:✔✔-group of disorders characterized by a total lack of responsiveness to
people, gross language deficits or distortions, pronominal reversal and metaphoric language, and bizarre
responses to various aspects of the environment
asperger's syndrome - Ans:✔✔-neurological difference that mainly affects social interaction, including
emotional processing and a person's ability to read facial cues and body language
rett syndrome - Ans:✔✔-a rare neurodevelopment disorder that is exclusively in females and affects
every aspect of life
ADHD - Ans:✔✔-persistent pattern of inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity which is frequent and more
severe than what is observed at a comparable level of development
intellectual disability - Ans:✔✔-intellectual functioning with IQ less than 70 and have limitations in
adaptive functioning
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mild intellectual disability - Ans:✔✔-develop communication and social skills with minimal sensorimotor
impairment and are often indistinguishable from children with normal IQs; can perform ADLs and are
capable of vocational training and independent living; conceptual domain of mid-elementary school level
moderate intellectual disability - Ans:✔✔-develop communication, social and academic skills slower,
conceptual domain of an elementary school level with reading commonly at a 1st-3rd grade level; able to
perform ADLs but need assistance with conceptual tasks of daily life; may not interpret social cues
appropriately
severe intellectual disability - Ans:✔✔-delayed or absent speech development; require assistance with
ADLs but can perform simple tasks with help; need support and may live in a supervised setting;
generally dont marry or have kids and have a shorter lifespan; may partake in maladaptive behaviors
profound intellectual disability - Ans:✔✔-mostly nonverbal and dont learn how to read; most are able to
learn simple tasks; sensory and physical impairments requiring supervision to support functioning; life
expectancy is 4-20 years
enuresis - Ans:✔✔-repeated voiding of urine in bed or clothing; may be voluntary or involuntary -
considered normal until age 5
encopresis - Ans:✔✔-the repeated passage of feces into inappropriate places, such as clothing or the
floor, by a child who is at least 4 years of age either chronologically or developmentally
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FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
NU 126 Exam 6 Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
autism spectrum disorder - Ans:✔✔-group of disorders characterized by a total lack of responsiveness to
people, gross language deficits or distortions, pronominal reversal and metaphoric language, and bizarre
responses to various aspects of the environment
asperger's syndrome - Ans:✔✔-neurological difference that mainly affects social interaction, including
emotional processing and a person's ability to read facial cues and body language
rett syndrome - Ans:✔✔-a rare neurodevelopment disorder that is exclusively in females and affects
every aspect of life
ADHD - Ans:✔✔-persistent pattern of inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity which is frequent and more
severe than what is observed at a comparable level of development
intellectual disability - Ans:✔✔-intellectual functioning with IQ less than 70 and have limitations in
adaptive functioning
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mild intellectual disability - Ans:✔✔-develop communication and social skills with minimal sensorimotor
impairment and are often indistinguishable from children with normal IQs; can perform ADLs and are
capable of vocational training and independent living; conceptual domain of mid-elementary school level
moderate intellectual disability - Ans:✔✔-develop communication, social and academic skills slower,
conceptual domain of an elementary school level with reading commonly at a 1st-3rd grade level; able to
perform ADLs but need assistance with conceptual tasks of daily life; may not interpret social cues
appropriately
severe intellectual disability - Ans:✔✔-delayed or absent speech development; require assistance with
ADLs but can perform simple tasks with help; need support and may live in a supervised setting;
generally dont marry or have kids and have a shorter lifespan; may partake in maladaptive behaviors
profound intellectual disability - Ans:✔✔-mostly nonverbal and dont learn how to read; most are able to
learn simple tasks; sensory and physical impairments requiring supervision to support functioning; life
expectancy is 4-20 years
enuresis - Ans:✔✔-repeated voiding of urine in bed or clothing; may be voluntary or involuntary -
considered normal until age 5
encopresis - Ans:✔✔-the repeated passage of feces into inappropriate places, such as clothing or the
floor, by a child who is at least 4 years of age either chronologically or developmentally
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