CAPE Disability Classification & Conditions

Question 1

According to IDEA 2004, how many disability categories are recognized for special education eligibility?

Accepted Answer

13

Answer

10

Answer

11

Answer

12

Question 2

Which classification system rates gross motor function in individuals with cerebral palsy on a scale of Level I to Level V?

Accepted Answer

Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)

Answer

ASIA Impairment Scale

Answer

Functional Independence Measure (FIM)

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Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS)

Question 3

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) follows which inheritance pattern, explaining why it almost exclusively affects males?

Accepted Answer

X-linked recessive

Answer

Autosomal dominant

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Autosomal recessive

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X-linked dominant

Question 4

A student with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy would MOST typically demonstrate which pattern of involvement?

Accepted Answer

Primarily lower extremity involvement with relative sparing of the arms

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Primarily upper extremity involvement with relative sparing of the legs

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Involvement limited to one side of the body only

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Equal involvement of all four extremities

Question 5

According to AAIDD, intellectual disability is defined by significant limitations in intellectual functioning AND which other domain?

Accepted Answer

Adaptive behavior

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Language development delay

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Low academic achievement only

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Social communication differences

Question 6

Down syndrome is most commonly caused by which chromosomal abnormality?

Accepted Answer

Trisomy of chromosome 21

Answer

Deletion of chromosome 15q11-q13

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Monosomy of the X chromosome

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Duplication of chromosome 7q11.23

Question 7

Which type of muscle tone abnormality is MOST prevalent in individuals with cerebral palsy, accounting for roughly 80% of all cases?

Accepted Answer

Spasticity (increased, velocity-dependent muscle tone)

Answer

Hypotonia (decreased muscle tone)

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Athetosis (involuntary writhing movements)

Answer

Ataxia (impaired balance and coordination)