The Shift Away from the Medical Model of Defining Exceptionality

question 45

Multiple Choice

The shift away from the medical model of defining exceptionality is the result of

• A) increasing recognition of the influence of the environment.
• B) increasing use of technology.
• C) increasing emphasis on parent advocacy.
• D) increasing concern regarding cultural bias.

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Definitions:

Principle of Equivalence

The idea that different stimuli can be perceived as equivalent if they elicit the same response in a given context.

Determining Behavior

The factors or processes that influence or cause individuals to act in a particular way.

Alfred Adler

An Austrian medical doctor and psychotherapist known for founding the school of individual psychology, emphasizing the importance of feeling of inferiority and community feeling in the development of personality.

Carl Jung

Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, emphasizing the importance of the individual psyche and the personal quest for wholeness.