The Rehabilitation Act

question 35

Multiple Choice

The Rehabilitation Act:

• A) requires all employers with 20 or more workers to take affirmative steps to employ the handicapped.
• B) has been recently amended to categorically remove those with AIDS from its protection.
• C) does not consider drug and alcohol abuse handicapping conditions for the purposes of the statute.
• D) states that a person addicted to cigarette smoking is handicapped under the Act.

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Definitions:

Psychiatrist

A medical doctor specialized in the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders.

Psychometrist

A specialist who administers and scores psychological tests, typically under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.

Cognitive

Relating to the mental actions or processes involved in acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Information Processing

The methods by which humans and computers take in, use, and output information, often compared to computer processing in cognitive psychology.