Exam 3 Ch. 9-12

Question 1

Autism is a developmental disability that significantly affects a student’s verbal and nonverbal communication, social interaction, and:

Answer 1

Educational performance

Question 2

Autism is generally evident before age three and is manifested when the child resists environmental change, displays unusual responses to sensory experiences, and:

Answer 2

Engages in repetitive activities and stereotypical movements

Question 3

Approximately, what percent of students served by IDEA have autism?

Answer 3

7%

Question 4

Each of the following is a characteristic of autism except:

Answer 4

Typical language development

Question 5

Students with autism often have all or some of the following characteristics of communication except:

Answer 5

Articulation problems

Question 6

Atypical social development is characterized by each of the following except:

Answer 6

Too readily sharing enjoyment with others

Question 7

Which of the following involves repeated movements and verbalizations, such as motor movements, persistent attention to parts of objects, and strict adherence to routines?

Answer 7

Repetitive behavior

Question 8

When students engage in behavior that impedes their or other students’ learning, IDEA requires educators to consider using:

Answer 8

Positive behavior support

Question 9

Problem behavior seen in students with autism includes aggression, tantrums, property destruction, and which of the following?

Answer 9

Self-injurious behavior

Question 10

Problem behavior typically serves:

Answer 10

A communicative function

Question 11

Each of the following is a part of the definition of emotional disturbance except:

Answer 11

An inability in one or more of the basic psychological processes

Question 12

What percent of students are classified as having emotional or behavioral disorders according to the U.S. Department of Education?

Answer 12

About 6%

Question 13

Each of the following is a type of emotional or behavioral disorder except:

Answer 13

Repressive disorder

Question 14

Excessive and intense fear associated with being away from home, family, and others whom the child has a close attachment is:

Answer 14

Separation anxiety disorder

Question 15

An overwhelming attack resulting in rapid heartbeat, dizziness, and/or other physical symptoms is:

Answer 15

Panic disorder

Question 16

An extreme deviation in either a depressed or an elevated direction, or sometimes in both directions at the same time is:

Answer 16

Mood disorder

Question 17

The highest rate of depression occurs among:

Answer 17

Adolescent girls

Question 18

Verbal abuse, cyber abuse, and physical abuse are forms of:

Answer 18

Bullying

Question 19

A persistent pattern of antisocial behavior that significantly interferes with others’ rights or with schools’ and communities’ behavioral expectations is:

Answer 19

Conduct disorder

Question 20

People are classified as having schizophrenia if they have each of the following symptoms, except?

Answer 20

Organized, rapid speech

Question 21

Behaviors that are persistently aggressive or involve acting-out and noncompliant behaviors are:

Answer 21

Externalizing

Question 22

Which IDEA category includes ADHD?

Answer 22

Other health impairments

Question 23

Fidgeting, leaving the seat in the classroom, running or climbing excessively, difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities, blurting out answers, difficulty waiting to take turns, and talking excessively are characteristics of:

Answer 23

ADHD hyperactive/impulsive type

Question 24

Which of the following is not criteria for ADHD under APA definition?

Answer 24

Attributed to another disability

Question 25

What is the prevalence of ADHD in boys vs. girls?

Answer 25

Approximately 2 times as many boys have ADHD than girls

Question 26

Students with which type of ADHD are usually identified earliest?

Answer 26

Predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type

Question 27

For students who have inattentive type of ADHD, teachers should make sure students have enough time to shift from one activity to another, allow flexible limits for finishing work, simplify tasks that have multiple steps, and:

Answer 27

Teach organization skills

Question 28

The majority of children with ADHD have:

Answer 28

Combined type

Question 29

Most students with ADHD have IQ scores in what range?

Answer 29

Average

Question 30

66% of students with ADHD exhibit:

Answer 30

Internal and externalizing behaviors

Question 31

There is research to support brain differences in children with ADHD. Which of the following is not a brain difference noted in children with ADHD?

Answer 31

More activation in the frontal cortex

Question 32

The name of a plan written for a student who does NOT require special education services but needs some accommodations in the general education classroom is:

Answer 32

504 plan

Question 33

Intellectual disabilities are characterized by significant limitations both in:

Answer 33

Intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior

Question 34

According to IDEA, intellectual disabilities must manifest:

Answer 34

Before 18 years of age

Question 35

Each of the following is an assumption regarding the definition of intellectual disabilities except:

Answer 35

The condition is permanent, and even with personalized supports over a sustained period it does not improve.

Question 36

Services, resources, and personal assistance for enabling a person to develop, learn, and live effectively are called:

Answer 36

Supports

Question 37

Which of the following means providing services, resources, and personal assistance on a constant basis?

Answer 37

Extensive

Question 38

Two major characteristics of intellectual disabilities are limitations in intellectual functioning and which of the following?

Answer 38

Limitations in adaptive behavior

Question 39

Students with lower IQs tend to have which of the following?

Answer 39

Greater needs for supports to function at school

Question 40

Students with intellectual disabilities have an IQ that is which of the following?

Answer 40

Two or more standard deviations below the mean.

Question 41

The majority of students with intellectual disabilities have IQ ranges in which of the following?

Answer 41

50–55 to approximately 70

Question 42

The ability to transfer knowledge or behavior learned for doing one task to another task and to make that transfer across different settings or environments is which of the following?

Answer 42

Generalization

Question 43

Students with intellectual disabilities have difficulty transferring knowledge or behavior learned for doing one task to another task for each of the following reasons EXCEPT

Answer 43

They do not have the intellectual capacity to learn the skill