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51) Which of the following is NOT one of the three diagnostic criteria from the DSM-IV that must be met for a person to be labelled mentally retarded? A) The person must receive an IQ score of 70 or below. B) The person must show concurrent evidence of impaired functioning in adaptive behaviour. C) The person must be categorized as a level 7 or a level 8 on the General Deterioration Scale. D) The person must show evidence of onset of the disorder before the age of 18. 52) Most children with mental retardation fall in the ________ range. A) mild B) moderate C) severe D) profound 53) Among children with mental retardation, the fewest fall in the ________ range. A) mild B) moderate C) severe D) profound 54) Children with mild mental retardation can achieve up to a grade ________ level of useful reading and arithmetic with special education. A) 2 B) 4 C) 6 D) 8 55) Yolanda has mental retardation. Most people, however, don’t notice it, although she walks, talks, and feeds herself more slowly than most children. She needs occasional guidance when under unusual social or economic stress, but normally she can function on her own. She is capable of reading at a grade 6 level. Her IQ is 67. Her retardation is best described as ________. A) mild B) moderate C) severe D) profound 56) Brianna has mental retardation. She experienced noticeable delays in her motor development, especially speech, but she can learn simple communication, elementary health and safety habits, and simple manual skills. She can perform simple tasks in sheltered conditions and loves to participate in simple recreational activities. However, she is incapable of self-maintenance. Her IQ is 39 and she is unable to progress in functional reading and arithmetic. Her retardation is best described as ________. A) mild B) moderate C) severe D) profound 57) Winnie has mental retardation. She has few communication skills, although she understands and responds to some speech. She can conform to daily routines and repetitive activities and profit from systematic habit training, but she needs continuing direction and supervision in a protective environment. She experienced marked delay in motor development and has an IQ of 34. Her retardation is best described as ________. A) mild B) moderate C) severe D) profound 58) Leticia has mental retardation. 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. Her retardation is best described as ________. A) mild B) moderate C) severe D) profound 59) The most common chromosomal abnormality linked to mental retardation is ________. A) Klinefelter’s syndrome B) Turner’s syndrome C) Down syndrome D) fragile X syndrome 60) A defect or an extra chromosome on the _______ pair of chromosomes characterizes Down syndrome. A) 17th B) 19th C) 21st D) 23rd