CMN 554 Module 1 Study Guide | Questions and Answers | 2026 Update | 100% Correct - University of South Alabama.

CMN554- w
e w
e




Module1 Primary Study Guid we w
e we we we




e
Child &Adolescent Psychiatric Mental Health we w
e we we we




DSM-5-TRNeurodevelopmentalDisorders w
e w
e




Intellectual Disability: Diagnostic Criteria we we we




Intellectual developmental disorder (intellectual disability) is a disorder with onset during the developmental period that in
we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we




cludes both intellectual and adaptive functioning deficits in conceptual, social, and practical domains. The following thre
we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we




e criteria must be met:
we we we we




A. Deficits in intellectual functions, such as reasoning, problem solving, planning, abstract thinking, judgment, acad we we we we we we we we we we we we we




emic learning, and learning from experience, confirmed by both clinical assessment and individualized, standa
we we we we we we we we we we we w e we




rdized intelligence testing. we we




B. Deficits in adaptive functioning that result in failure to meet developmental and sociocultural standards for perso we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we




nal independence and social responsibility. Without ongoing support, the adaptive deficits limit functioning in
we we we we we we we we we we we we we we




one or more activities of daily life, such as communication, social participation, and independent living, across
we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we




multiple environments, such as home, school, work, and community. we we we we we we we we




C. Onset of intellectual and adaptive deficits during the developmental period. we we we we we we we we we




Note: The term intellectual developmental disorder is used to clarify its relationship with the WHO ICD-
we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we




11 classification system, which uses the term Disorders of Intellectual Development. The equivalent term intellectual disa
we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we




bility is placed in parentheses for continued use. The medical and research literature use both terms, while intellectual disa
we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we




bility is the term in common use by educational and other professions, advocacy groups, and the lay public. In the United Sta
we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we




tes, Public Law 111-
we we we




256 (Rosa’s Law) changed all references to “mental retardation” in federal laws to “intellectual disability.” Specify curren
we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we




t severity (see Table 1): F70 Mild
we we we we we we




F71Moderate w
e we




F72 Severe F7 we we




3Profound
w
e




1

,Intellectual Disability:Table 1 – Severity levels for intellectual disability
we we we we we we we we we




2

, Global Developmental Delay
we we




This diagnosis is reserved for individuals under the age of 5 years when the clinical severity level cannot be reliabl
we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we




y assessed during early childhood. This category is diagnosed when an individual fails to meet expected developmental mi
we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we




lestones in several areas of intellectual functioning and applies to individuals who are unable to undergo systematic assess
we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we




ments of intellectual functioning, including children who are too young to participate in standardized testing. This categor
we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we




y requires reassessment after a period of time.
we we we we we we we




3