What Has Changed in the Field of Early Childhood Regarding

question 5

Multiple Choice

What has changed in the field of early childhood regarding the term special needs?

• A) Special needs is now a speculative term defined by practitioners only.
• B) A new term that requires extensive terminology and diagnosis.
• C) There has been an attitudinal change regarding who has special needs.
• D) Special needs now refers to those who have been identified using three criteria.

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Definitions:

Brain Stem

The part of the brain connecting the spinal cord with the forebrain and cerebrum, controlling vital functions such as breathing and heart rate.

Body Temperature

The measure of the body's ability to generate and get rid of heat, reflecting the balance between heat production and heat loss, crucial for proper physiological functioning.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain responsible for producing hormones that control body temperature, hunger, moods, release of hormones from many glands, especially the pituitary gland, sleep, and thirst.

Appetite

The natural desire or urge to eat, which is regulated by physiological mechanisms in response to the body's energy needs.