Question 1

Parent empowerment refers to

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A)   assisting parents in becoming active participants in their child's education.
B)   a parent advocacy group for single working mothers.
C)   the process of grieving that many parents of children with disabilities go through.
D)   None of these.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following is an appropriate role for special education personnel working with families?

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A)   To direct and evaluate program services
B)   To facilitate the identification and procurement of services
C)   To prescribe and direct the provision of appropriate services
D)   To diagnose family needs and identify appropriate servicesE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Children who have impairments that result in limited strength,vitality,or alertness would be included in which of the following categories?

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A)   Autism
B)   Intellectual impairments
C)   Health impairments
D)   Language impairmentsE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

One of the assumptions of the family-focused approach is that

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A)   professionals should counsel parents as to an appropriate level of involvement in their child's program.
B)   involving and supporting families is likely to be less effective than just treating the child, but it is more cost-effective when parents are not adversarial.
C)   professionals should attend to family priorities for goals and services, even when those priorities differ substantially from professional priorities.
D)   while intervention and support of families has little influence on the child with a disability, it is important to educate families and encourage parent advocacy.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

The part of the Information Processing Model that is the decision-making aspect is the

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A)   input function.
B)   output function
C)   executive function.
D)   emotional context.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Match each statement to the item listed below.
-A method of academic intervention to help children facing difficulties in school.

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A)  Interindividual differences
B)  Intraindividual differences
C)  Response intervention
D)  Family empowerment
E)  Medical modelF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Identify five common sources of stress for families with children who are exceptional.For each source of stress,cite ways the field of special education has changed to support families.

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Question 8

Prevalence is difficult to measure because

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A)   parents over disclose that their child has a disability.
B)   professionals do not always agree on the criteria used to identify children with disabilities.
C)   incidence numbers are so similar professionals use them instead.
D)   child count is not conducted in most areas.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

A family-centered model has a _____________ orientation towards the disability.

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A)   pathology
B)   strengths
C)   options
D)   fixedE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

The recognition that society and schools have a responsibility for exceptional students stemmed in large part from the activities of

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A)   educational diagnosticians.
B)   the children's parents.
C)   regular education teachers.
D)   school counselors.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

The shift away from the medical model of defining exceptionality is the result of

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A)   increasing recognition of the influence of the environment.
B)   increasing use of technology
C)   increasing emphasis on parent advocacy.
D)   increasing concern regarding cultural bias.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Siblings of children with disabilities

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A)   spend considerably less time with their parents than does the child with a disability.
B)   typically have many unverbalized questions about the child with a disability.
C)   tend to need professional help to cope with the lack of parental attention.
D)   tend to be "spoiled" since parents of children with disabilities tend to overcompensate with their nondisabled children.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Which of the following is not a high-incidence disability?

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A)   Hearing impairment
B)   Learning disabilities
C)   IDD
D)   Emotional and Behavior disorderE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Which of the following is not a low-incidence disability?

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A)   Visual impairment
B)   Multiple disabilities
C)   Speech impairment
D)   Orthopedic impairmentE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following is not an example of a low-incidence category?

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A)   Autism
B)   Visual impairments
C)   Hearing impairments
D)   Orthopedic impairmentsE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

A child with a hearing impairment is an example of a child with the following exceptionality:

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A)   intellectual difference
B)   sensory difference.
C)   physical difference.
D)   multiple and severe handicapping condition.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Intraindividual differences

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A)   consider how a child compares to other children.
B)   are not useful in developing individual plans of instruction.
C)   are the differences in abilities within the same child.
D)   are measured by intelligence tests.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Education intervention based on an ecological model would involve

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A)   looking for the medical causes of the disability.
B)   treating the medical condition causing the disability.
C)   examining the interaction of the individual's characteristics with the environment's demands.
D)   attempting to change the environment without reference to the individual.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Interindividual differences are differences that exist

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A)   Interindividual differences are differences that exist
B)   between a child and his or her background.
C)   but are not observable in the child
D)   between different areas of a single child's development.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Most professionals now view disabilities as

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A)   an environmental problem.
B)   a problem within the child.
C)   the result of interactions between the child and the environment.
D)   the fault of the parents.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Exam 1: Children with Exceptionalities and Their Families

Which of the following is not an example of a low-incidence category?

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Prevalence is difficult to measure because

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Children who have impairments that result in limited strength,vitality,or alertness would be included in which of the following categories?

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Parent empowerment refers to

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Intraindividual differences

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A family-centered model has a _____________ orientation towards the disability.

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A child with a hearing impairment is an example of a child with the following exceptionality:

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Which of the following is not a low-incidence disability?

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Education intervention based on an ecological model would involve

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Identify five common sources of stress for families with children who are exceptional.For each source of stress,cite ways the field of special education has changed to support families.

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The shift away from the medical model of defining exceptionality is the result of

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Most professionals now view disabilities as

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The part of the Information Processing Model that is the decision-making aspect is the

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Which of the following is an appropriate role for special education personnel working with families?

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The recognition that society and schools have a responsibility for exceptional students stemmed in large part from the activities of

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Which of the following is not a high-incidence disability?

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One of the assumptions of the family-focused approach is that

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Siblings of children with disabilities

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Interindividual differences are differences that exist

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Match each statement to the item listed below. -A method of academic intervention to help children facing difficulties in school.

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