Exam 6: Exceptionalities and Families

Which stage of parental response is characterized by involvement, comprehension, acceptance, and/or adjustment?

With increased inclusion of students with disabilities in neighborhood schools and other general education settings and other attendant factors, some siblings experience a greater risk for behavior problems.

Attempts to avoid dealing with the anxiety produced by a disabling condition is manifested in the stage.

One of the essential components of family-centered support includes focusing on the role of the neighbors in providing support to the family.

Raymundo has been an extremely supportive spouse, and the day-to-day physical and psychological support he provides his wife is invaluable. Which is true?

Research has indicated that grandparents can play a particularly influential role during the in helping their own children respond appropriately to their child with a disability.

Many mothers have difficulty conquering a tendency to be overprotective of a child with a disability. Describe this unique dilemma, as it affects the mother and the child as he/she reaches late adolescence.

At what stage are parents best able to receive and comprehend information concerning their child who has a disability?

Training in understanding of the nature of the disability is suggested for

Identify and discuss five types of training for siblings, grandparents, and others.

A father's response, in contrast to the mother's response, to a child with a disability tends to be more strongly affected by _.

Services for children with disabilities are now being directed at the

Identify relevant factors that contribute to spousal happiness and success in families of children with disabilities.

Teachers, health care providers, and social service professionals who embrace a philosophy focus on the strengths and capabilities of the family.

Parents who use cognitive coping in dealing with their children with disabilities do the following:

Jim is aware of his newborn's vision loss but is anxious and fearful about his ability to cope with the demands of caring for his newborn. Jim is likely experiencing

Kim is extremely protective of her daughter with Down syndrome. She has decided not to allow her daughter to participate in a community training program offered at the high school because she feels it would not be safe. In her desire to protect her child, she is

Describe how grandparents and other extended family members can provide support for families of children with disabilities.

Discuss the social-ecological approach as a process for parental adjustment to a child with a disability.

Parents are most likely to begin to understand the actual demands of raising a child with a disability during the stage of