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True or False: there is one universal definition of disability - Answers✔false
4 phenomena of Nagi's model of disablement - Answers✔Active pathology, impairment,
functional limitation, disability
Active pathology - Answers✔interruption of normal cellular processes
Impairment - Answers✔abnormality of the tissue, organ and body system level
Functional limitation - Answers✔restrictions in the performance of the person
disability - Answers✔expression of physical/mental limitation in a social context
what does disability represent? - Answers✔a gap between what a person can do and what society
expects them to do
what percent of the population is disabled? - Answers✔17%
what is the largest minority group seeking employment? - Answers✔disabled
what is the average age of disability onset? - Answers✔35.7
most common disabilities - Answers✔back and spinal injuries, bulging disc, spinal stenosis,
sciatica
bulging disc - Answers✔disc separating vertebrae degenerates and pushes on spinal cord
spinal stenosis - Answers✔narrowing of open spaces in the spine
sciatica - Answers✔the compression of sciatic nerve (large nerves that control lower muscles)
true or false: depression is often not viewed as a disability - Answers✔true
populations most affected by depression - Answers✔-45-64 years of age
-women
-individuals of minority status
-less than a high school education
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-divorced
-unemployed
-without health insurance
who is typically affected by post traumatic stress disorder? - Answers✔veterans or people that
have gone through a traumatic experience such as physical harm or near physical harm
multiple sclerosis - Answers✔degeneration of myelin sheath, insulation of nerves, messages
don't get through
is multiple sclerosis progressive or static? - Answers✔progressive
cerebral palsy - Answers✔-non progressive
-congenital
-caused by damage to brain during pregnancy, birth or three years after birth
parkinson's disease - Answers✔-progressive
-caused by a decrease in dopamine, which sends signals to other neurons to coordinate
movement
spinal cord injury - Answers✔-caused by a traumatic injury or infection of the spinal cord
-extent of injury is based on where the injury or infection occurred
paraplegia - Answers✔thoracic level or below (mid to low spinal cord)
tetraplegia - Answers✔cervical (upper spinal cord) level injury
muscular dystrophy - Answers✔-congenital
-caused by a mutation of the dystrophin gene
-primarily affects males
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Answers✔-nerve cells break down and die
-unknown cause
-progressive
-slightly more men than women
-military
trans-humeral - Answers✔upper arm amputation
trans-femoral - Answers✔upper leg amputation
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CHLH 330 Exam 1 Study Guide Questions
And Answers 100% Verified.
True or False: there is one universal definition of disability - Answers✔false
4 phenomena of Nagi's model of disablement - Answers✔Active pathology, impairment,
functional limitation, disability
Active pathology - Answers✔interruption of normal cellular processes
Impairment - Answers✔abnormality of the tissue, organ and body system level
Functional limitation - Answers✔restrictions in the performance of the person
disability - Answers✔expression of physical/mental limitation in a social context
what does disability represent? - Answers✔a gap between what a person can do and what society
expects them to do
what percent of the population is disabled? - Answers✔17%
what is the largest minority group seeking employment? - Answers✔disabled
what is the average age of disability onset? - Answers✔35.7
most common disabilities - Answers✔back and spinal injuries, bulging disc, spinal stenosis,
sciatica
bulging disc - Answers✔disc separating vertebrae degenerates and pushes on spinal cord
spinal stenosis - Answers✔narrowing of open spaces in the spine
sciatica - Answers✔the compression of sciatic nerve (large nerves that control lower muscles)
true or false: depression is often not viewed as a disability - Answers✔true
populations most affected by depression - Answers✔-45-64 years of age
-women
-individuals of minority status
-less than a high school education
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-divorced
-unemployed
-without health insurance
who is typically affected by post traumatic stress disorder? - Answers✔veterans or people that
have gone through a traumatic experience such as physical harm or near physical harm
multiple sclerosis - Answers✔degeneration of myelin sheath, insulation of nerves, messages
don't get through
is multiple sclerosis progressive or static? - Answers✔progressive
cerebral palsy - Answers✔-non progressive
-congenital
-caused by damage to brain during pregnancy, birth or three years after birth
parkinson's disease - Answers✔-progressive
-caused by a decrease in dopamine, which sends signals to other neurons to coordinate
movement
spinal cord injury - Answers✔-caused by a traumatic injury or infection of the spinal cord
-extent of injury is based on where the injury or infection occurred
paraplegia - Answers✔thoracic level or below (mid to low spinal cord)
tetraplegia - Answers✔cervical (upper spinal cord) level injury
muscular dystrophy - Answers✔-congenital
-caused by a mutation of the dystrophin gene
-primarily affects males
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Answers✔-nerve cells break down and die
-unknown cause
-progressive
-slightly more men than women
-military
trans-humeral - Answers✔upper arm amputation
trans-femoral - Answers✔upper leg amputation
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