__________ factors cause Down syndrome, which produces mental retardation.

What will be an ideal response?


genetic

Down syndrome, is the result of a chromosomal abnormality (an additional chromosome or two), causes the brain damage which results in an IQ of 50 or less (100 is normal).

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In the analytic group, countertransference is seen as

a. a sign that the members have unfinished business with the group leader. b. a sign that the group leader is not competent to lead the group. c. consists of a therapist's unconscious emotional responses to a client based on the therapist's own past. d. evidence that members are reminded of key figures in their early years in the form of the leader.

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Model and technique factors account for what percentage of therapeutic change?

a. 15 b. 30 c. 40 d. 50

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Burnout may be characterized by what levels?

a. person, place, and time. b. worker, institution, and environment. c. trait, state, and activity. d. past, present, and future.

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Which of the following is true of age and intellectual disability (ID)?

a. Only children can be diagnosed with ID. b. In order to be diagnosed with ID, onset of the intellectual and adaptive functioning problem must be in early childhood. c. There is no age criterion for ID; anyone could develop difficulties at any age and be diagnosed with the condition. d. ID is continuous with Alzheimer’s dementia; when diagnosed in those above age 18, the diagnosis would be Alzheimer’s dementia.

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