Exam 4: Parents,Families,and Exceptionality

List and briefly describe three of the seven family functions.

Family functions are necessary to fulfill the individual and collective needs of the family.Which of the following is not one of those functions?

One source of aid that may relieve some of the burden of child care from the parents,while keeping the family system intact,is

The initial response to a child's disability is ambivalence.

"Inputs" in relation to family characteristics can include:

The involvement of families can have a beneficial effect on many different dimensions of school life including all EXCEPT

A common viewpoint of grandparents of children with disabilities as discussed in literature is that

The term "refrigerator moms" was coined by Bettelhiem.He used it to describe mothers as

Family interactions comprise the relationships and interactions among and between the various family subsystems.

All parents react to the news that their child has a disability in a predictable and sequential pattern.

In general,the initial phase of dealing with the news that a child has a disability is characterized by

When working with a family that has an exceptional child,it is important for teachers and other service providers to focus on the

In general,on learning that a child has a disability,fathers may be more concerned with

All of the following are examples of emotions that are part of the stages of parental reaction to disability except this:

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act has come to be designated as the "Parent's Law."

Which is a major factor in how a family reacts to change?

Research has indicated much higher divorce rates among families with children with disabilities compared to families without disabled children.

In creating a successful partnership with families who have a disabled child,caregivers should do all of the following except this:

Family characteristics are

When working with families from different cultural backgrounds,it is important to