Patsy Has Intellectual Developmental Disorder

question 130

Multiple Choice

Patsy has intellectual developmental disorder. She has minimal capacity for functioning in sensorimotor areas and needs nursing care. She shows basic emotional responses and responds to skills training in the use of her legs, hands, and jaw. She walks and has primitive speech capabilities. She is incapable of self-maintenance and has an IQ of 14. The severity of her intellectual developmental disorder is best described as ______.

• A) mild
• B) moderate
• C) severe
• D) profound

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Definitions:

Interneuronal Communication

The transfer of information between neurons within the nervous system, facilitating brain and body functions.

Gap Junctions

Specialized intercellular connections that facilitate direct electrical and chemical communication between cells.

Putative Neurotransmitter

A substance suspected to serve as a neurotransmitter in the brain or nervous system but not yet conclusively proven.

Conditions

Circumstances or factors that affect the outcome of a situation, experiment, or process.