Special Education Laws & Supports
This document is an individualized education plan created for students with disabilities.
What is an IEP (Individualized Education Plan)?
This response style involves giving up easily after failure or difficulty. Common in individuals with trauma. It was researched with dogs exposed to shock when attempting to escape. This led the dogs to make no attempt to escape even when shock was removed.
What is learned helplessness?
This relationship involves an older, experienced person guiding a younger person’s growth.
What is a mentor or mentorship?
This approach studies how problems develop over time using longitudinal studies.
What is the developmental psychopathology approach?
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This disorder involves extreme food restriction and fear of weight gain.
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
This placement means students with disabilities are educated in settings as close as possible to general education classrooms.
What is the least restrictive environment?
The opposite of a fixed mindset. This belief involves thinking abilities can grow with effort and learning.
What is a growth mindset?
A harmful strategy that involves ignoring a problem and hoping it will just go away.
Double Jeopardy
These factors increase the likelihood that a child will develop a problem. Opposite of protective factors.
What are risk factors?
This disorder involves binge eating without purging.
What is binge eating disorder?
This term describes educating students with disabilities full-time in regular classrooms with supports.
What is inclusion?
The opposite of a growth mindset. This belief leads a person to think abilities cannot change and reduces motivation to improve.
What is a fixed mindset?
These needs involve making decisions due to wanting friendship, acceptance, and popularity.
What are social motives?
Can be maladaptive, highly stressful, and lead to procrastination. This involves setting high and unrealistic standards. It is associated with a higher risk of suicidal ideation and depression.
What is perfectionism?
This drug type includes marijuana, which changes perception and thinking.
What are hallucinogens?
Double Jeopardy
A 2002 U.S. federal law, signed by President George W. Bush. It aimed to close the achievement gap by holding schools accountable for student performance through mandatory state testing in reading and math
What is No Child Left Behind (NCLB)?
This occurs when challenge and skill are both high, leading to deep focus and enjoyment. Often associated with losing track of time.
What is flow or the state of flow?
This coping strategy involves trying to directly solve the cause of stress.
What is problem-focused coping?
Stressors that last a long time, like ongoing family problems, discrimination, or an HIV diagnosis.
What is chronic?
This is the most common classification for alcohol.
What are depressants?
In 1990, this law updated Public Law (PL) 94-142 and emphasized access to education and support services for students with disabilities.
What is IDEA (Individuals With Disabilities Education Act)?
This concept explains staying focused and persistent toward long-term goals, especially when combined with skills and planning.
What is grit?
This ability refers to adjusting coping strategies depending on the situation.
What is coping flexibility?
Occurs when individuals turn their problems outward (for example, juvenile delinquency).
What is Externalizing Behaviors?
The term for criminal acts regardless of whether they are committed by a juvenile or an adult
What is an index offense?