NUR 2214 Module 2
1. cognitive impairment
Answer
any type of mental difficulty or deficiency; diagnosis made after a period of suspicion by family
or health professionals
2. 1. intellectual function - IQ of 70-75 or below
2. impairment in 2 of 10 adaptive skills
3. younger than age 18 at time of diagnosis
Answer
What are 3 defining characteristics of intellectual disability?
3. - delayed/unable to meet developmental milestones or educational goals
- not responsive to contact or lack of interest in environment
- decreased alertness to voice and/or movement
- irritable
- poor eye contact
Answer
s/sx of cognitive impairment (5)
4. - intrauterine infection and intoxication
- trauma (prenatal, perinatal, postnatal)
- metabolic or endocrine disorders
- inadequate nutrition
- unknown prenatal influences
- chromosomal anomalies
, - prematurity, low birth weight, postmaturity
- psychiatric disorders with onset in childhood
- environmental influences
Answer
potential causes of cognitive impairment (9)
5. cerebral palsy (CP)
Answer
conditions of early onset of impaired movement/posture, abnormal muscle tone and
coordination; permanent disability but non-progressive
6. prenatal brain abnormalities including
Answer
- gross abnormalities of the brain
- vascular occlusion
- laminar degeneration
- low birth weight
- anoxia
- hypoxic infarction or hemorrhage
Answer
what are thought to be potential causes of CP? (6)
7. spastic CP
1. cognitive impairment
Answer
any type of mental difficulty or deficiency; diagnosis made after a period of suspicion by family
or health professionals
2. 1. intellectual function - IQ of 70-75 or below
2. impairment in 2 of 10 adaptive skills
3. younger than age 18 at time of diagnosis
Answer
What are 3 defining characteristics of intellectual disability?
3. - delayed/unable to meet developmental milestones or educational goals
- not responsive to contact or lack of interest in environment
- decreased alertness to voice and/or movement
- irritable
- poor eye contact
Answer
s/sx of cognitive impairment (5)
4. - intrauterine infection and intoxication
- trauma (prenatal, perinatal, postnatal)
- metabolic or endocrine disorders
- inadequate nutrition
- unknown prenatal influences
- chromosomal anomalies
, - prematurity, low birth weight, postmaturity
- psychiatric disorders with onset in childhood
- environmental influences
Answer
potential causes of cognitive impairment (9)
5. cerebral palsy (CP)
Answer
conditions of early onset of impaired movement/posture, abnormal muscle tone and
coordination; permanent disability but non-progressive
6. prenatal brain abnormalities including
Answer
- gross abnormalities of the brain
- vascular occlusion
- laminar degeneration
- low birth weight
- anoxia
- hypoxic infarction or hemorrhage
Answer
what are thought to be potential causes of CP? (6)
7. spastic CP
