History and Philosophy of Disability and Long Term Care
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1. Regular assistance given over a sustained period of time to help people with permanent or long term medical conditions is called:
- a. legitimacy
- b. support
- c. long term care
- d. acute care
2. For each question 2a-2d, select 1 answer from the following list:
2a. A biological, psychological, cognitive or sensory state that is both atypical and publicly acknowledged _____.
- a. medical diagnosis
- b. activity
- c. legitimate
- d. impairment
2b. An atypical condition that is publicly asserted by a medical professional._____
- a. medical diagnosis
- b. activity
- c. legitimate
- d. impairment
- a. medical diagnosis
- b. activity
- c. legitimate
- d. impairment
2d. Sanctioned or rightful. ______
- a. medical diagnosis
- b. activity
- c. legitimate
- d. impairment
3. In ancient Greece, no care was given to children who were born with physical deformities because:
- a. there was no research on how to best care for these children
- b. these children were not considered to be human
- c. parents had insufficient funds to provide care
- d. children were to be seen and not heard
4. Pension funds were available to men injured in war during early civilizations because
- a. The men were in need of medical care
- b. The community was afraid of these men
- c. The men were valued for their contributions to the state
- d. The men were smart enough to lobby the government for funds
5. Early Jewish civilizations believed that:
- a. atypical appearance was acceptable in all domains of the community
- b. atypical activities were treatable
- c. atypical appearance was non-human
- d. none of the above
6. In Ancient Greece which human variations were both feared and respected.
- a. congenital anomalies
- b. activity that today would be consistent with what is labeled mental illness
- c. atypical mobility
- d. blindness
7. Atypical activity in ancient Greece such as "not seeing" or "not hearing" were believed to be caused by ___
- a. punishment for sinful acts
- b. lack of religious faith
- c. demons
- d. bacteria
8. In the Middle Ages, human experiences such as "lameness" were prevalent because of:
- a. extensive poverty
- b. ignorance
- c. tolerant attitudes
- d. uneven pavements
9. During the Middle Ages, Catholicism evolved a new explanation for the existence of atypical activity. What was it?
- a. bacteria
- b. insanity
- c. an opportunity for people to be charitable to those who were considered needy
- d. angry gods caused hardship
10. Long term care in the Middle Ages was delivered by nurses.
- True
- False
11. In the middle ages, individuals who acted in ways that would be consistent with what today is labeled as mental retardation were considered to be:
- a. divine
- b. crazy
- c. brain damaged
- d. inhuman
12. The church had little impact on how our current institutional care developed.
- True
- False
13. In the late 1800s, which of the following field of study was important in creating theories of abnormality?
- a. statistics
- b. genetics
- c. religion
- d. abnormal psychology
14. Moral explanations for atypical human activity disappeared after 1850.
- True
- False
- a. reflected advancing knowledge of anatomy in the culture
- b. was a contest of who could paint best
- c. was developed by physician-painters
- d. all of the above
16. Following the emergence of industrialization, one of the most important determinations of the legitimacy of human activity was:
- a. morality
- b. physical ability
- c. diligence
- d. the ability to earn
17. In colonial America, atypical activity that was believed to be under one's control was frequently
- a. valued as more worthy of service support than atypical activity that is not controllable
- b. valued as less worthy of service support than atypical activity that is not controllable
- c. valued as more worthy of service support than atypical activity resulting from injury sustained in war
- d. considered to be divine
18. In early America services were equally accessible to all regardless of wealth.
- True
- False
19. Poorhouses were developed to
- a. provide rehabilitative care
- b. provide financial security to those who could not fend for themselves
- c. remove the poor from communities
- d. provide good living conditions for those who could not afford to do so for
20. The influx of immigrants had the following impact on eligibility for formal care:
- a. increasing diversity on what constituted atypical activity was noted among communities;
- b. previous informal care networks were disrupted;
- d. numerous approaches to who was considered worthy of care appeared;
- c. all of the above