Psychology 2043A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Deafblindness, Eating Disorder, Dominance (Genetics)

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2043A/B
• Professor: Gerald Goldberg

Document Summary

Severe and profound disabilities- function intellectually within the lowest 1 percent of their particular age groups or have delays of two or three standard deviations in tow or more areas of development. Multiple disabilities- how evidence of independent and interdependent deficits in two or more areas of functioning. The conditions are not additive but cumulative and present a unique condition. Primary disability- causes the child to differ in learning or behavior. Secondary- other conditions that arise and are present. 2)children with combined disabilities may be registered for services with a variety of agencies. 3)children who are counted in terms of their primary disability. Injuries to the cns account for many of the disabilities. Usher"s syndrome- a condition of familial nerve deafness associated with pigment degeneration of the retina. Accounts for more then half the deaf-blindness in adults. Three types: profound hearing loss with gradual rp. 3)type iii- mild haring impairment with slow onset to visual disability.