The Term Intellectual Disability Applies to an Individual with a Score

question 38

Multiple Choice

The term intellectual disability applies to an individual with a score significantly below average on a standard IQ test and significant deficits in ________.

• A) language
• B) performance skills
• C) adaptive functioning
• D) processing speed

---

Definitions:

Systems Theory

A theoretical framework that examines how various parts of a system (e.g., family, organization) are interconnected and influence each other.

Feedback Loops

A process in which the outputs of a system are circled back and used as inputs, thereby influencing the operation of the system itself.

Controlled Adaptation

The deliberate adjustment or modification of behavior or processes in response to changing conditions or environments.

Structural Family Therapist

A therapist trained in identifying and restructuring the organizational hierarchy and subsystems within a family to alleviate dysfunction.