Psychology 359 - Midterm (Lecture 1-7) questions with answers.

Psychology 359 - Midterm |\ |\ |\ |\




(Lecture 1-7) questions with |\ |\ |\ |\




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intellectual disability/disorder - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a
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condition of limited mental ability, indicated by an intelligence
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score of 70 or below and difficulty in adapting to the demands of
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life; varies from mild to profound. manifested before age 18.
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Concurrent w/ related limitations in at least |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




one or more of the following applicable
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adaptive skills areas: |\ |\ |\




|\ - Communication
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|\ - Self-care
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|\ - Home living
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|\ - Social skills
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|\ - Community use
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|\ - Self-direction
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|\ - Health and safety
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|\ - Functional academics
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|\ - Leisure & work
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,developmental disability - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Insufficient
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development of the brain, resulting in some level of dysfunction or
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impairment.


Syndromes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a number of symptoms
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occurring together and characterizing a specific disease or condition
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Deviations from the normative pathway - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Delay: slowing of development
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Deficit: absence or presence of abnormal behaviours
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Digression: pathway steers off the typical course
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Regression: Skills are lost and not regained
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Factors to Consider when Assessing Atypical Behaviour - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Cultural norms
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Situational norms |\




Gender norms
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Changes over time
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Developmental norms |\




Development has universals: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Sequence:
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temporal order
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, Structure: cross domain relations
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Continuities and Discontinuities: stages
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Risk Factors - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔chronic poverty, serious
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caregiver deficits, parental psychopathology, death of a parent,
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perinatal stress, community disasters, family break up,
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homelessness


Resilience: Individual Characteristics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔•
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Intelligence (measured as IQ) |\ |\ |\




• Appealing, sociable, easygoing disposition
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• Self-efficacy, self-confidence, high self-esteem • Perspective-taking
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skills
• Talents
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• Faith
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Resilience: Family Characteristics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔•
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Close relationship to caring parental figure
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• Appropriate parenting
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- Authoritative: warmth, structure, high expectations
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• Socioeconomic advantages
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• Connections to extended supportive family networks
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