Rmp 501 exam 1 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

RMP 501 Exam 1Disability - correct answer A reduction in ability or function as a result of an impairment ex: person reading newspaper will have marked difficulty Impairment - correct answer an identifiable organic or functional condition that may be permanent (ex. amputation) or temporary (ex. sprained ankle) ex: person with cataracts is visually impaired Handicap - correct answer Environmentally (or socially) imposed restrictions on the ind. with an impairment that results in a disadv...

Guidelines for using Person First Language - correct answer-Focus on people's similarities -Consider the person first--disability only if relevant -Emphasize abilities -Communicate dignity and respect -Know recent changes in term -Avoid stereotyping by grouping-"the disabled" -Avoid making disability into a noun -Avoid emotional/devaluing descriptors Developmental Disability - correct answerA severe chronic disability that... -is attributable to a mental or physical (or combo) impa...

Disability - correct answer -A reduction in ability or function as a result of an impairment ex: person reading newspaper will have marked difficulty Impairment - correct answer -an identifiable organic or functional condition that may be permanent (ex. amputation) or temporary (ex. sprained ankle) ex: person with cataracts is visually impaired Handicap - correct answer -Environmentally (or socially) imposed restrictions on the ind. with an impairment that results in a disadvantage; sit...

RMP 501 Exam 1 Disability - correct answer A reduction in ability or function as a result of an impairment ex: person reading newspaper will have marked difficulty Impairment - correct answer an identifiable organic or functional condition that may be permanent (ex. amputation) or temporary (ex. sprained ankle) ex: person with cataracts is visually impaired Handicap - correct answer Environmentally (or socially) imposed restrictions on the ind. with an impairment that results in a disa...