Intellectual Disability Is Defined as

question 139

Multiple Choice

Intellectual disability is defined as

• A) significantly below-average IQ alone.
• B) significant deficits in adaptive behavior alone.
• C) significantly below-average IQ and deficits in adaptive behavior.
• D) significantly below-average IQ and deficits in adaptive behavior and above-average skills in at least one academic area.

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Definitions:

Power-Assertive

A discipline strategy involving the use of power or authority to enforce rules and consequences.

Permission-Compliant

A behavioral pattern in which individuals conform to rules or standards in seeking approval or avoiding disapproval.

Permissive-Indulgent

A parenting style characterized by high responsiveness and low demandingness, often leading to children with poor self-regulation.

Regression

In statistics, a method for modeling the relationships between one or more independent variables and a dependent variable; in psychology, a defense mechanism leading to the temporary or long-term reversion of the ego to an earlier developmental stage rather than handling unacceptable impulses in a more adult way.