Music Therapy CBMT Exam Questions
With Correct Answers 2024
Individuals .with .Disabilities .Education .Improvement .Act .(IDEA) .- .correct
.answer.Originally .passed .by .Congress .in .1975 .and .reauthorized .several .times, .most
.recently .in .2004, .the .IDEA .specifies .the .procedures .for .insuring .that .all .children .with
.disabilities .receives .a .free .appropriate .education .in .the .least .restrictive .environment
.possible. .It .also .includes .requirements .for .parental .involvement .and .due .process
.procedures .when .parents .or .guardians .disagree .with .a .school's .decision .regarding .their
.child.
Individualized .Education .Program .(IEP) .- .correct .answer.The .federal .special .education
.law .(IDEA) .requires .that .an .IEP .be .developed .by .a .team .for .each .student .receiving
.special .education .services. .The .IEP .must .contain .a .statement .of .the .student's .present
.levels .of .educational .performance, .annual .goals .related .to .areas .of .deficit, .short-term
.objective .describing .the .intermediate .steps .to .the .annual .goals, .criteria .and .procedures
.for .determining .the .achievement .of .the .objectives, .and .educational .services .to .be
.provided .to .the .student. .Any .changes .to .a .student's .IEP .must .be .agreed .upon .by .the
.entire .IEP .team. .Changes .cannot .be .made .unilaterally .by .one .individual.
Individualized .Family .Service .Plan .(IFSP) .- .correct .answer.A .plan, .similar .to .an .IEP, .by
.designed .for .young .children .(under .3 .years .of .age) .and .their .families. .An .IFSP .is
.somewhat .broader .than .an .IEP .in .that .it .also .specifies .services .and .resource .to .be
.provided .to .the .entire .family .in .support .of .the .child .with .disabilities.
Least .Restrictive .Environment .(LRE) .- .correct .answer.A .legal .term .from .the .IDEA .that
.specifies .that .students .with .disabilities .must .be .educated .as .close .to .the .same
.environment .as .their .typical .(nondisabled) .peers. .It .is .this .provision .on .which .inclusion .is
.based.
Manifestation .Determination .- .correct .answer.A .determination .that .a .student's
.inappropriate .behavior .is .not .a .result, .or .manifestation, .of .his .or .her .disability. .This .is
.usually .determined .in .a .hearing .and .is .required .when .a .student's .behavior .violates
.school .rules .and .before .the .school .can .undertake .disciplinary .action .that .might .result .in .a
.student's .suspension .from .school.
,Mnemonics .- .correct .answer.The .use .of .memory-enhancing .strategies .or .cues .to
.remember .something. .This .might .include .such .things .as .rhymes, .visualization .or
.acronyms.
Nonverbal .Learning .Disabilities .- .correct .answer.Refers .to .individuals .who .have .a .cluster
.of .disabilities .in .social .interaction, .math, .visual-spatial .and .tactual .tasks.
Peer .Tutoring .- .correct .answer.A .method .used .to .integrate .students .with .disabilities .into
.general .education .settings. .It .is .based .on .research .that .demonstrates .that .students .can
.effectively .tutor .one .another. .It .maximizes .active .student .engagement .with .an .academic
.task .and .can .also .improve .social .and .communication .skills. .One .particularly .effective
.form .is .Classwide .Peer .Tutoring .(CWPT).
Positive .Behavioral .Support .(PBS) .- .correct .answer.Using .methods .and .techniques .that
.support .desirable .and .appropriate .behavior .rather .than .punishing .undesirable .or
.inappropriate .behavior. .It .usually .consists .of .determining .what .types .of .reinforcers .would
.promote .appropriate .student .behavior .and .then .using .those .reinforcers .to .help .the
.student .engage .in .that .behavior.
Seizure .- .correct .answer.A .sudden .alternation .of .consciousness, .usually .accompanied
.by .motor .activity .and/or .sensory .phenomena, .caused .by .an .abnormal .discharge .of
.electrical .energy .in .the .brain.
Spina .Bifida .- .correct .answer.A .congenital .midline .defect .resulting .from .failure .of .the .bony
.spinal .column .to .close .completely .during .fetal .development. .It .may .occur .anywhere .from
.the .head .to .the .lower .end .of .the .spine. .Because .the .spinal .column .is .not .closed, .the
.spinal .card .can .protrude, .resulting .in .damage .to .the .nerves .and .paralysis .and/or .lack .of
.function .or .sensation .below .the .site .of .the .defect.
Stereotypic .Behaviors .- .correct .answer.Any .of .a .variety .of .repetitive .behaviors .that .are
.sometimes .found .in .individuals .who .are .have .autism, .blindness, .or .who .are .severely
.mentally .retarded. .May .include .such .things .as .rubbing .eyes, .hand .flapping, .swaying .from
.side .to .side, .etc.
Supported .Employment .- .correct .answer.A .method .of .integrating .people .with .disabilities
.who .cannot .work .independently .into .competitive .employment. .Includes .the .use .of .a .job
.coach .who .helps .the .person .with .disabilities .train .for .and .succeed .on .the .job.
Systematic .Instruction .- .correct .answer.Teaching .that .involves .instructional .prompts,
.consequences, .or .reinforcement,for .performance, .and .transfer .of .stimulus .control. .It .is
.usually .used .with .individuals .with .mental .retardation.
Traumatic .Brain .Injury .(TBI) .- .correct .answer.An .injury .through .the .brain .due .to .an
.accident .(not .conditions .present .at .birth, .birth .trauma, .or .degenerative .disease). .Results
.in .total .or .partial .disability .that .affects .educational .performance. .It .may .affect .any .or .all
.areas .of .cognition, .language, .memory, .attention, .judgment, .motor .skills, .behavior,
,.emotions, .problem .solving, .or .speech. .Because .as .the .brain .heals .the .symptoms .will
.change .over .time .TBI .requires .close .communication .among .education, .medical .and
.other .professionals, .and .parents/guardians.
Individual .Transition .Plan .(ITP) .- .correct .answer.The .IDEA .requires .that, .no .later .than
.age .16 .(or .earlier .if .appropriate), .each .student's .IEP .should .contain .a .statement .of
.needed .transition .services. .In .addition, .the .ITP .must .include .a .statement .of .linkages .and
.responsibilities .for .each .appropriate .agency .for .provide .those .services. .The .intent .is .to
.have .a .plan .in .place .to .facilitate .the .individual's .successful .transition .from .the .school
.setting .to .the .community.
Job .Coach .- .correct .answer.A .person .who .assists .workers .with .disabilities .to .be
.successful .in .a .job .setting. .A .job .coach .provides .vocational .assessment, .instruction,
.planning, .interaction .and .communication .assistance .with .employers, .and .other .services
.to .support .the .individual .in .a .job.
Americans .with .Disabilities .Act .(ADA) .- .correct .answer.The .ADA .is .a .civil .rights .law .for
.persons .with .disabilities .to .protect .them .from .discrimination .in .a .wide .range .of .activities,
.such .as .employment, .transportation, .public .accommodations, .and .telecommunications.
.This .is .not .the .primary .law .that .provides .protection .and .safeguards .educational .rights .of
.students .in .schools. .That .law .is .the .IDEA.
Carl .D. .Perkins .Vocational .and .Technical .Education .Act .- .correct .answer.Signed .into .law
.in .1998, .this .law .provides .federal .funds .for .occupationally-relevant .equipment, .vocational
.curriculum .materials, .materials .for .learning .labs, .curriculum .development .or .modification,
.staff .development, .career .counseling .and .guidance .activities, .efforts .for .academic-
vocational .integration, .supplemental .services .for .special .populations, .hiring .vocational
.staff, .remedial .classes, .and .expansion .of .tech .prep .programs. .In .special .education .its
.primary .benefit .is .that .it .requires .schools, .and .distributes .funds, .to .provide .vocational
.training, .planning .and .placement .for .students .with .special .needs.
Applied .Behavior .Analysis .- .correct .answer.An .approach .often .used .with .children .with
.autism, .although .it .can .be .used .for .other .purposes .as .well. .It .breaks .a .skill .or .task .down
.into .smaller .units .or .steps. .The .teacher .practices .each .step .with .the .child, .helping .the
.child .to .connect .the .smaller .steps .with .the .larger .task .or .skill. .The .teacher .uses .prompts
.and .reinforcements .to .assist .and .encourage .the .child .to .correctly .perform .each .step .with
.the .prompts .and .reinforcers .gradually .reduced .until .the .skill .is .self-maintained .by .the
.child
P.L. .99-457 .- .correct .answer.Passed .in .1986, .this .law .(Education .of .the .Handicapped .Act
.Amendments) .established .early .intervention .for .young .children .from .birth .to .age .three
.and .their .families.
TEKS .- .correct .answer.Texas .Essential .Knowledge .and .Skills, .these .is .the .state .required
.curriculum .for .all .public .schools .in .Texas. .The .TEKS .lists .the .skills .students .should .have
.mastered .at .various .grade .levels .in .all .academic .subjects. .The .TEKS .do .not .provide
, .information .about .resources .to .teach .the .skills .or .how .to .evaluate .them. .It .is .simply .a .list
.of .those .skills. .A .teacher .can .tell, .for .children .at .any .grade .level, .the .prerequisite .skills .the
.students .should .already .have .mastered .and .which .skills .the .students .will .need .to .master
.next.
Attention .Deficit-Hyperactivity .Disorder .(ADHD) .- .correct .answer.ADHD .is .a .neurological
.disorder .that .can .result .in .lack .of .attention, .impulsivity .and/or .hyperactivity. .The .three
.types .of .ADHD, .as .defined .by .the .DSM-IV-, .are .Predominately .Inattentive .Type,
.Predominately .Hyperactive-Impulsive .Type, .and .Combined .Type, .which .incorporates .the
.all .the .characteristics .of .the .other .two .types. .ADHD .is .not .an .identified .disability .under .the
.IDEA, .but .students .with .the .disability .may .be .served .under .the .Other .Health .Impaired
.category .of .the .IDEA, .or .under .the .Learning .Disabilities .or .Seriously .Emotionally
.Disordered .categories .since .there .is .a .large .overlap .between .ADHD .and .these .other
.disabilities.
Perseveration .- .correct .answer.Perseveration .means .to .keep .doing .the .same .thing .again
.and .again. .This .is .a .common .characteristic .of .individuals .with .autism .spectrum .disorder,
.as .well .as .other .types .of .disabilities. .It .may .manifest .itself .in .repeating .an .action .multiple
.times .and .not .being .able .to .stop.
Echolalia .- .correct .answer.Echolalia .is .to .repeat .back .something .that .has .already .been
.said, .exactly .as .it .is .said. .You .might .ask, ."What's .your .name?" .and .the .person .will .reply
.back, ."What's .your .name?" .While .many .children .with .autism .exhibit .this .characteristic, .it
.does .not .fit .the .definition .in .the .question .stem .and, .thus, .it .is .not .the .correct .word .for .this
.question.
Encephalitis .- .correct .answer.Encephalitis .literally .means .an .inflammation .of .the .brain,
.but .it .usually .refers .to .brain .inflammation .caused .by .a .virus. .It .has .no .impact .on .the .sense
.of .thirst.
Asthma .- .correct .answer.Asthma .is .caused .by .an .inflammation .or .obstruction .of .the .air
.passages, .making .it .difficult .to .breath. .It .does .not .affect .thirst.
Diabetes .- .correct .answer.This .disorder, .caused .by .the .body's .inability .to .produce .insulin
.can .sometimes .result .in .insulin .shock, .which .is .sometimes .signaled .by .an .increased .level
.of .thirst. .Both .asthma .and .cystic .fibrosis .are .breathing .disorders .not .related .to .thirst.
Cystic .Fibrosis .- .correct .answer.Cystic .fibrosis .results .from .a .buildup .of .mucus .in .the
.lungs .or .gastrointestinal .tract .that .interferes .with .breathing .or .digestion.
Epilepsy .- .correct .answer.Epilepsy .is .a .neurological .condition, .which .affects .the .nervous
.system. .Epilepsy .is .also .known .as .a .seizure .disorder .. .It .is .usually .diagnosed .after .a
.person .has .had .at .least .two .seizures .that .were .not .caused .by .some .known .medical
.condition .like .alcohol .withdrawal .or .extremely .low .blood .sugar. .
The .seizures .in .epilepsy .may .be .related .to .a .brain .injury .or .a .family .tendency, .but .most .of
.the .time .the .cause .is .unknown.