Autism - Answer- DSM IV: disturbances in:
1) development rates and/or sequence
2) response to sensory stimuli
3) speech, language, cognitive
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4) capacity to relate to others
Apraxia - Answer- a disorder of planning & positioning in the proper sequence the speech muscles to articulate words. Can understand speech but can not relay information or is delayed in response
Aphasia - Answer- inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion
Osteogenesis Imperfecta - Answer- autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue characterized by brittle bones that fracture easily, Brittle bone disease
Spina Bifida - Answer- congenital defect in the spinal column characterized by the absence of vertebral arches, often resulting in pouching of spinal membranes or tissue
monoplegia - Answer- paralysis of a single limb
hemiplegia - Answer- paralysis of one side of the body
paraplegia - Answer- paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma)
diplegia - Answer- paralysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body
triplegia - Answer- Paralysis of three limbs
quadiplegia - Answer- paralysis below neck
atonia - Answer- lack of normal muscular tension or tonus
ataxia - Answer- inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements
cataracts - Answer- clouding of the lens, often in elderly
presbyacusis - Answer- abnormal physiological deterioration of auditory system, most common disorder in elderly w/ hearing loss
presbyopia - Answer- loss of visual acuity (cant read fine print, etc)
tardive dyskinesia - Answer- due to long term use of certain medications patients will exhibit involuntary facial grimace, movement of arms and legs, rocking motions, and abnormal tongue and lip movements
Parkinson's - Answer- degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. involuntary contractions of skeletal muscles, tremos and rigidity
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - Answer- disorder caused by a virus of the central nervous system. decrease in intellectual functioning and difficulty in coordinating movement. fatal.
Huntington's Disease - Answer- hereditary, middle-age onset
involuntary movement of limbs and facial muscles
Alzheimer's Disease - Answer- steady gradual decline in cognitive function, lapse in judgement, change in personality, bizarre thought patters, decreased personal hygeine
Dementia - Answer- multiple cognitive deficits
- loss of short term memory and ability to retain new information
- loss of learned information, long term memory
-decrease in speech, writing, gross & fine motor skills
Personality Disorders, Cluster C - Answer- anxiety & fear: OCPS, avoidant, dependent disorders
Personality Disorders, Cluster B - Answer- dramatic emotional, & erratic personality disorders: antisocial, borderline, historonic
Personality Disorders, Cluster A - Answer- individual is odd or eccentric: paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal personality disorders
Hypomanic - Answer- less intense manic episodes
Hallucinations - Answer- sensory experiences without environmental stimuli
Delusions - Answer- beliefs that lack any basis in reality and maintained by patient
schizophrenia - Answer- profound alterations in thinking, sensory perception, affect, and behavior. DSM IV: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech/behavior, social withdrawal
Contingent Social Reinforcement - Answer- receive concrete items such as stickers, coins, etc when demonstrating correct behavior. earning enough may get you a prize/privilege
Differential Reinforcement - Answer- reward appropriate behavior and ignore inappropriate behav.
Sever/Profound Mental Retardation - Answer- 4-6% of people with mental disability, subnormal intelegence
Moderate mental retardation - Answer- 1-2nd grade level, can follow 1-3 steps/instructions
Mild Mental Retardation - Answer- 6th grade level
Mental Retardation - Answer- limited in 2 or more areas:
communication
self care
home living
social skills
community use
self direction
health and safety
functional academics
Alto flute - Answer- G, perfect 4th descending
English Horn - Answer- F, perfect 5th descending
Sop/Tenor Saxophone - Answer- Bb
Baritone Sax - Answer- Eb, descending maj 6
Trumpet - Answer- Bb, descending maj 2
Asperger's Syndrome - Answer- a childhood disorder at the high-functioning end of the autistic spectrum; characterized by impaired social interest and skills and restricted interests; intelligence is usually above average and language is not delayed or deficient. often have eccentric or repetitive behavior, problems with social skills, preoccupied with rituals, limited range in interests, coordination impairmen [Show Less]