Introduction to Developmental Disabilities - Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards based on Week 1 lecture covering course requirements, historical background of disabilities, asylums, clinical definitions (WHO, AAIDD, DSM-5), statutory definitions, and theoretical perspectives.

Shanidar I

A Neanderthal man from 50,000 years ago found in Northern Iraq with significant head trauma and limb impairments, representing the earliest known evidence of disability requiring community support.

Idiocy

A historical term derived from 'idiot' used to classify 'feeble-mindedness' and describe individuals with undesirable characteristics during the early asylum era.

Public Definition of Disability

The generally known or assumed meaning of disability held by the general public without direct experience, which constantly changes based on cultural and societal perceptions.

Clinical Definition of Disability

A definition of disability based on scientific knowledge and utilized within professional, academic, and clinical settings.

Mental Retardation (WHO ICD-10)

Defined by the WHO in 1990 as a condition of arrested or incomplete development of the mind, characterized by impairment of skills manifested during the developmental period.

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

A 2001 WHO classification system that defines disability in the context of functioning and personal/environmental factors rather than purely inherent pathology.

Intellectual Disability (AAIDD 2010)

A disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills, originating before age 18.

Conceptual Domain (DSM-5)

An adaptive functioning domain in the DSM-5 that includes skills in language, reading, writing, math, reasoning, knowledge, and memory.

Social Domain (DSM-5)

An adaptive functioning domain in the DSM-5 referring to empathy, social judgment, interpersonal communication skills, and the ability to make and retain friendships.

Practical Domain (DSM-5)

An adaptive functioning domain in the DSM-5 centering on self-management in personal care, job responsibilities, money management, recreation, and organizing school and work tasks.

Developmental Disability (1970 Definition)

A disability attributed to mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or other neurologically handicapping conditions found to be related to mental retardation or requiring similar treatment.

Developmental Disabilities (2000 DD Act)

Severe, life-long disabilities attributable to mental and/or physical impairments manifested before age 22, resulting in substantial limitations in 3 or more areas of major life activities.

Postmodernism (Disability Perspective)

A perspective asserting that whether a behavior is typical or atypical depends on the observer, supporting multiple truths and emphasizing cognitive diversity over deficits.

Article Review Presentation

An in-person oral presentation summarizing and critically reviewing a peer-reviewed empirical article or case study published within the last 10 years.

Term Paper (PY 454)

An independent research paper on an approved ID/DD course topic written in APA 7th edition format utilizing a minimum of 7 sources.