There are over 100 different forms of arthritis.
Your answer:
True
False
The absence of a portion of a limb is considered an orthopedic impairment.
Your answer:
True
False
Prostheses, which are artificial limbs, do not require any changes or adjustments once they are customized to the person.
Your answer:
True
False
According to the American Association on Mental Retardation, "mental retardation" is manifested after the age of 18.
Your answer:
True
False
Obsessions are persistent disturbing preoccupation with unreasonable ideas or feelings.
Your answer:
True
False
One consideration for inclusion of people with visual impairments is to always provide an orientation to the environment before their participation.
Your answer:
True
False
Most people who are deaf-blind are under the age of 65.
Your answer:
True
False
It is important to look at a person with a hearing impairment when speaking and maintain face to face contact.
Your answer:
True
False
ADA guarantees the use of animal assistants in public.
Your answer:
True
False
It is not necessary to ask the owners permission to approach their assistive animal since they are regarded as pets.
Your answer:
True
False
Which of the following conditions means cleft spine and is a congenital disability of the spinal column that occurs early in prenatal development, as the central nervous system is forming?
Your answer:
multiple sclerosis
spina bifida
arthritis
spinal cord injury
Which of the following disabilities are caused by a disease process?
Your answer:
arthritis
amputations
spinal cord injury & spina bifida
multiple sclerosis & muscular dystrophy
Which of the following disabilities is congenital?
Your answer:
spinal cord injury
arthritis
spina bifida
multiple sclerosis
A person with a spinal cord injury may experience which of the following physical changes?
Your answer:
a need for leg braces
human assistance for daily care
use of a wheelchair
all of the above
Which of the following describes injuries to the cervical (C) area or neck and is the most serious resulting in the greatest amount of disability?
Your answer:
prosthesis
paraplegia
amputation
quadriplegia
Which of the following is another name for childhood muscular dystrophy, the most common type, and displays the most rapid progression with a poor prognosis?
Your answer:
limb girdle
Duchenne
facio-scapulohumeral
musculature
The most common form of arthritis that affects people's joints and can result in swelling of the hands, feet, knees and other joints of the body is:
Your answer:
rheumatoid arthritis
muscular arthritis
osteoarthritis
physical arthritis
One of the more profound forms of arthritis that can result in severe inflammation that attacks the joints, but can also affect the skin, blood vessels, muscles, spleen, heart and eyes is:
Your answer:
rheumatoid arthritis
muscular arthritis
osteoarthritis
physical arthritis
Why would individuals choose to use a wheelchair even though they can walk?
Your answer:
to get a free ride
to conserve energy and get around more quickly
to fake people out
to be an easy target
Which of the following disabilities may NOT be apparent at birth or within the first year?
Your answer:
cerebral palsy
epilepsy
autism
mental retardation
Which of the following disabilities is most likely to occur later in life?
Your answer:
stroke
depression
epilepsy
traumatic brain injury
What is the difference between a person's intelligence quotient (IQ) and intelligence?
Your answer:
intelligence is only an estimate
the IQ score is more definite
the IQ score is only an estimate
the IQ score does not apply
Which of the following is NOT a factor mentioned that may affect IQ scores?
Your answer:
number of questions
pain or sickness
environmental differences
cultural differences
What is the best way to assist a person who is having a grand mal epileptic seizure?
Your answer:
clear the area so the person doesn't injure self
place something between teeth
try to restrain the person
call an ambulance immediately
How would you determine the best way to proceed with a participant who exhibits reflex crying?
Your answer:
Ignore the condition completely
Communicate with the individual to determine how they want to be treated
Understand that it reflects the person's mood
Treat the individual like a child and comfort them
Which of the following disabilities may result in the person having a normal range of intelligence despite behavioral deficits?
Your answer:
autism
clinical depression
cerebral palsy
all of the above
A severe visual impairment where a person's visual acuity can range between 20/70 and 20/200 or 30 degrees or less visual field is: considered to be:
Your answer:
low vision
cataracts
blindness
glaucoma
Legal blindness occurs when a person's visual field is 20 degrees or less and has a visual acuity of:
Your answer:
20/70 or less
20/200 or less in the better eye with correction
20/20 or less
20/20 or better
The amount of detail an individual sees compared to what a person with normal vision sees best describes:
Your answer:
visual field
night blindness
blindness
acuity
The entire area that can be seen at one time with the fixed eye best describes:
Your answer:
night vision
acuity
visual field
vision
A vascular disease that is the leading cause of blindness in the U.S. for people ages 20-74 is:
Your answer:
cataracts
detached retina
glaucoma
diabetic retinopathy
A blinding disease caused by increased pressure in the eye also known as "tunnel vision" is:
Your answer:
cataracts
glaucoma
detached retina
diabetic retinopathy
When deafness occurs before language skills have been acquired, it is classified as:
Your answer:
prelingual deafness
hard of hearing
hearing impaired
postlingual deafness
Hearing is measured by units of sound intensity called:
Your answer:
conduction
decibels (dB)
hearing aids
hertz (Hz)
The unit of measurement of the frequency of sound waves that describes pitch is called:
Your answer:
hearing aids
conduction
decibels (dB)
hertz (Hz)
Which of the following measurements of sound is considered to be normal hearing? (a whisper is at 20 dB)
Your answer:
from 25-40 dB
from 70-90 dB
beyond 90 dB
from 0-25 dB and up
Which of the following measurements of sound would be called deaf?
Your answer:
from 70-90 dB
from 0-25 dB and up
beyond 90 dB
from 25-40 dB
Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of hearing impairments?
Your answer:
conductive loss
central hearing loss
sensorineural hearing loss
physical loss
The state that occurs when a person is unable to understand speech through the ear alone, with or without a hearing aid is called:
Your answer:
hearing impaired
deafness
hard of hearing
deaf-blind
The term preferred by members of the deaf community when they experience mild to moderate hearing loss is:
Your answer:
hard of hearing
deaf-blind
deafness
hearing impaired
The field of study concerned with research, development, and service on assistive devices is called:
Your answer:
assistive technology
environmental technology
biotechnology
augmentative technology
The area of technology that includes devices that are implanted in, or attached to, the body to simulate more typical functioning is called:
Your answer:
environmental technology
augmentative technology
biotechnology
assistive technology
Which of the following are benefits associated with technological assistance?
Your answer:
increases independence
promotes expression/creativity
enhances self-esteem
all of the above
Which of the following is an example of technological adaptations that improves functioning without the aid of a human assistant?
Your answer:
robot assistance in the workplace
artificial pacemaker
hearing aids
transmitters placed throughout buildings
Which of the following is an example of technology that controls the environment?
Your answer:
robot assistance in the workplace
artificial pacemaker
transmitters placed throughout buildings
hearing aids
Which of the following best describes Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems?
Your answer:
are about the size of a large computer
helps individuals experience better communication
can be mounted on a wheelchair
all of the above
Which of the following is an example of a mobility aid for individuals who are visually impaired or blind?
Your answer:
guide dog
assistive dog
therapy dog
simian aid
Which of the following assistive animals can provide companionship for some people with depression and mental illness?
Your answer:
assistive dog
therapy dog
simian aid
guide dog
Which of the following assistive animals are trained to perform activities of daily living for owners with disabilities?
Your answer:
guide dog
assistive dog
therapy dog
simian aid
What percent of people who are blind use a dog?
Your answer:
10%
1%
50%
15%