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ableism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔the prejudice and negativity that result in undervaluing the abilities and
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humanity of those whose bodies or minds function different from the majority of the population
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Alzheimer's disease - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a progressive, degenerative disease with insidious onset,
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characterized by multiple cognitive deficits and significant decline in functioning
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Asperger's syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔one type of autism spectrum disorder that is no longer being
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applied as a specific diagnosis, but shares characteristics of social pragmatic communication disorders
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auditory discrimination - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔the ability to hear similarities and differences between
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sounds
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auditory motor match - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔the process whereby awareness of sound results in a
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movement or response, and a cognitive connection is made
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autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a neurological condition that is characterized by
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difficulties in communication, social, and emotional behavior, often involving limited and repetitive
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patterns and functionality for individuals with this condition
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autonomic nervous system (ANS) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔the web of nerves and ganglia, divided into
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parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems, that control and regulate involuntary behavior
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,behavioral disorder - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a problem in social behavior that is sufficiently extreme as to
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interfere with the learning process (often emotional disorder is considered)
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Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BM-GIM) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a method of
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transformational therapy that uses selected pieces of classical music as catalysts for visual imagery that is
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shared by the listener with a trained facilitator
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child life specialists - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔professionals working primarily in medical settings for the
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benefit of children and families, by providing play and diversional activities, as well as preparation for
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medical procedures, to help them deal with the stress of hospitalization and to enhance their well-being
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communication disorder - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a disability which is characterized by the difficulty in or
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inability to process, send, transfer, or comprehend thought
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cultural humility - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔an approach to multiculturalism applied to healthcare and other
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fields, with an orientation to others that emphasizes their cultural identities, as defined by those persons
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dementia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a set of symptoms characterized by deterioration in cognitive
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functioning, particularly memory, abstract thinking, judgment, and problem solving
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developmental disability - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a severe, chronic, mental, or physical impairment (or set
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of impairments) originating in childhood, resulting in significant functional limitations in behavior, learning,
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language, and/or physical development
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entrainment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔synchronization of behavior, mood, or physiological response to an
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external rhythm
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evidence-based practice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔the use of the most up-to-date and valid research for
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making clinical decisions
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, existential therapy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a system of psychotherapy emphasizing the search for
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meaning and constructing meaning from difficult or challenging life experiences
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fine motor dexterity (coordination) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔the use of small muscles for reaching,
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grasping, and manipulating objects
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forensic psychiatry - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔the branch of psychiatry devoted to legal problems and
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infractions of law that concerns competency to stand trial, rehabilitation, and treatment of offenders
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gerontology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔the study of aging, characteristic behaviors of older adults, and
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conditions associated with the late life
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gestalt therapy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a system of psychotherapy which emphasizes the individuals lived
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experience in the moment, based on self-responsibility and the ability to self-regulate
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hospice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a setting for terminally ill individuals that provides services by an
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interdisciplinary team, with spiritual and emotional support and medical care, in preparation for end of life
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Huntington's disease - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a genetic disorder, affecting the central nervous system and
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causing involuntary movements and contortions; subtle problems with mood and cognition may be
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affected
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inclusion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔the concept referring to placing children with special needs in the
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classroom with peers of the same age, and importing support and prescribed related services to that
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classroom
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Individualized Education Plan (IEP) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a written plan of instruction for each child with
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special needs, which includes statements of present functioning, long- and short-term goals and objectives,
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required services and related information
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