PSY345H5 Chapter 14: Physical Disabilities, Health Disorders, and Traumatic Brain Injury
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14: physical disabilities, health disorders, and traumatic brain injury. Physical disabilities: disabilities that can affect a person s ability to move about, use the arms and legs, and/or to breathe independently. Orthopedic impairment: an impairment such as an amputation, the absence of a limb, or a condition associated with cerebral palsy that may affect physical and educational performance. Other health impaired: a category of disability that includes students with limited strength as a consequence of health problems. Cerebral palsy (cp): a neuromuscular disorder caused by damage to one or more specific areas of the brain, most often occurring during fetal development; before, during, or shortly following birth; or during infancy. Cerebral refers to the brain, palsy speaks to muscle weakness and poor motor control. Secondary conditions can develop with cp, which may improve, worse, or remain the same. Although cp is not curable , carefully targeted interventions and therapies may improve an individual s functioning.
