It is during this crucial period, a mother's exposure to drugs and/or disease may result in hindered brain growth in the fetus
What is the prenatal period
100
This theorist proposed that cultural deprivation can be a cause of mental retardation
Who is Reuven Feuerstein
BONUS: Name his Theory
100
It was in this decade that the term "feeble-minded" wqas changed to mentally retarded
What are the 1960s
200
The lack of oxygen during birth is referred to as this cause
What is Anoxia
200
Children need adequate stimulation during the first years of life in order to develop these kinds of connections
What are Neural Connections
200
Mild, Moderate, Severe and Profound mental retardation
What are the 4 levels of mental retardation
300
During cell division two of the 21st chromosomes stick together, creating one cell with one copy that dies and one cell with three copies that divide
What is Down Syndrome or Trisomy 21
300
Being exposed to little or no human contact can have detrimental effects on an individuals development, as seen with this example of a feral child.
Who is Genie
300
2% of individuals diagnosed with mental retardation at this level, require full time care
What is profound mental retardation
400
This percentage of cases that cannot be attributed to any known cause or are thought to be a result of social and environmental influence
What is 75%
400
Brain scans can reveal the size of a child's brain, a child who has been severely neglected is more likely to have what size of a brain in comparison to a child who has not been neglected
What is a smaller sized brain
400
DD and MID may infer mental retardation
What are education terms.
BONUS: What do these acronyms stand for?
500
Facial features include short eye openings, an elongated, flattened area between mouth and nose, thin upper lip, flattened cheeks and nasal bridge
What are characteristics of children born with FAS
500
Conditions that involve a deprivation of normal stimulation may play a primary role in the etiology of mental retardation
What are Adverse Sociocultural Conditions
500
An IQ of 46, according to the DSM, places individuals in this category