Chapter 7 Lathom-Radocy

Question 1

What is chapter 7 about?

Answer 1

Music Therapy for individuals who have intellectual disabilities

Question 2

What levels are used to describe individuals with intellectual disabilities?

Answer 2

Mild, Moderate, Severe, and Profound

Question 3

What are three essential features of individuals with an intellectual disability?

Answer 3

1) deficits in general mental abilities - usually measured with tests of intelligence 2) impairment in adaptive functioning - considerations of personal independence and social responsibility. This is assessed by clinical evaluation and psychometric tests. 3) onset in the developmental period. Deficits are present during childhood or adolescence.

Question 4

What are some related terminologies included with individuals with intellectual disabilities?

Answer 4

Neurodevelopmental Disorders, older term was developmental disability

Question 5

What is comorbidity?

Answer 5

Co-occuring neurodevelopmental, medical, and physical conditions are frequent in intellectual disability, with rates of some conditions (e.g. mental disorders, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy) three to four times higher than the general population.