FRHD 2110 MIDTERM 1 ACTUAL EXAM / RECENT
UPDATED VERSION / 2025 – 2026 / MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND RELIABLE ANSWERS / 100%
SOLVED / ALREADY VERIFIED TEST GRADED A+
What is an impairment?
An abnormality of body structure and system function due to any
cause
What is a disability a consequence of?
An impairment
A handicap is a ___________ due to a ____________
Disadvantage; impairment
The term exceptionality has a lot of ______________
Heterogeneity
When is an at-risk status used?
When there is a likelihood of a particular outcome occurring
Give an example of an at-risk child.
When a child starts school, and have not been given the adequate
school supplies, or opportunities to read and speak
Can children who are medically fragile fall behind?
Yes, if they defer from their cognitive development
What is a developmental disability?
The term used to describe a number of conditions where the
individual is significantly behind other people in terms of
intellectual, social and life skills development
What is the connotation behind a developmental delay?
They will be able to catch up to their typically developing peers
,Can the term "retardation" still be heard in medical and social
settings?
Yes, but it has a negative connotation
What does handicappism lead to?
The assumption and practice of unequal treatment due to
differences
What is the people first approach?
We must remember that we are talking about people, and not their
exceptionality. It does not define who they are
What is inclusion?
Including all people, even those with exceptionalities in the same
classroom
What is mainstreaming?
The educational practice of integrating students with
developmental disability
What is integration?
The placement of children with special needs into education
programs
What is reverse integration?
A term used to describe the program in which children without
special needs participate in programs established for children with
special needs
What are some advantages with labelling?
Identification, intervention, adjustment, awareness
- helps us figure out specific strategies
What are some disadvantages of labelling?
Stigmatization, mislabelling, adjustment, self-fulfilling prophecies
What is the difference between incidence and prevalence?
Incidence is the number of new cases, and prevalence is the
number of existing cases
What is a dual diagnosis?
A developmental disability as well as mental health disorder
, What is co-morbidity?
Two things occurring at the same time
What is a secondary disability?
Those believed to have occurred as a result of the primary
disability (FASD)
What are the 4 steps in the educational intervention?
1. pre-referral intervention plan
2. team collaboration
3. IEP
4. monitor and review
What happens in step 1: pre-refferal?
Teacher modifies the environment/curriculum to try to determine
problem before referring to special education
Education is ___________ mandated
Provincially
What is the condition that results in the largest number of children
classified as having moderate intellectual disabilities?
Down syndrome
What is an example of an intellectual disability that can now be
avoided?
PKU
Describe a disability, and give an example
The inability to something that most people, with typical maturation
can
- ex. most 6-month old children cannot walk so it is not thought of
as a disability, however if they still cannot walk past typical
development then their inability is considered a disability
Disability is a result of the interplay between ___________ and
____________ environments
Physical and social
True or false: there has been a shift to move away from referring to
individuals as being disabled or handicapped
True, especially in educational fields
UPDATED VERSION / 2025 – 2026 / MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND RELIABLE ANSWERS / 100%
SOLVED / ALREADY VERIFIED TEST GRADED A+
What is an impairment?
An abnormality of body structure and system function due to any
cause
What is a disability a consequence of?
An impairment
A handicap is a ___________ due to a ____________
Disadvantage; impairment
The term exceptionality has a lot of ______________
Heterogeneity
When is an at-risk status used?
When there is a likelihood of a particular outcome occurring
Give an example of an at-risk child.
When a child starts school, and have not been given the adequate
school supplies, or opportunities to read and speak
Can children who are medically fragile fall behind?
Yes, if they defer from their cognitive development
What is a developmental disability?
The term used to describe a number of conditions where the
individual is significantly behind other people in terms of
intellectual, social and life skills development
What is the connotation behind a developmental delay?
They will be able to catch up to their typically developing peers
,Can the term "retardation" still be heard in medical and social
settings?
Yes, but it has a negative connotation
What does handicappism lead to?
The assumption and practice of unequal treatment due to
differences
What is the people first approach?
We must remember that we are talking about people, and not their
exceptionality. It does not define who they are
What is inclusion?
Including all people, even those with exceptionalities in the same
classroom
What is mainstreaming?
The educational practice of integrating students with
developmental disability
What is integration?
The placement of children with special needs into education
programs
What is reverse integration?
A term used to describe the program in which children without
special needs participate in programs established for children with
special needs
What are some advantages with labelling?
Identification, intervention, adjustment, awareness
- helps us figure out specific strategies
What are some disadvantages of labelling?
Stigmatization, mislabelling, adjustment, self-fulfilling prophecies
What is the difference between incidence and prevalence?
Incidence is the number of new cases, and prevalence is the
number of existing cases
What is a dual diagnosis?
A developmental disability as well as mental health disorder
, What is co-morbidity?
Two things occurring at the same time
What is a secondary disability?
Those believed to have occurred as a result of the primary
disability (FASD)
What are the 4 steps in the educational intervention?
1. pre-referral intervention plan
2. team collaboration
3. IEP
4. monitor and review
What happens in step 1: pre-refferal?
Teacher modifies the environment/curriculum to try to determine
problem before referring to special education
Education is ___________ mandated
Provincially
What is the condition that results in the largest number of children
classified as having moderate intellectual disabilities?
Down syndrome
What is an example of an intellectual disability that can now be
avoided?
PKU
Describe a disability, and give an example
The inability to something that most people, with typical maturation
can
- ex. most 6-month old children cannot walk so it is not thought of
as a disability, however if they still cannot walk past typical
development then their inability is considered a disability
Disability is a result of the interplay between ___________ and
____________ environments
Physical and social
True or false: there has been a shift to move away from referring to
individuals as being disabled or handicapped
True, especially in educational fields
