July 14th, 2016 Romeo & Juliet/West Side Story

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: Mental Disabilities.

Level#1

Mental disabilities are conditions that interfere with a person's ability to think, learn, or speak. Mentally disabled people can be healthy people. They are not mentally ill. Mental disabilities are caused by birth defects. For example, a person may be born mentally retarded. People with mental retardation have a limited ability to learn.

1. What are mental disabilities?





2. Can a mentally disabled person be healthy?





3. Are mentally disabled people mentally ill?







Level#2

Mental disabilities are conditions that interfere with a person's ability to think, learn, or speak. Mentally disabled people can be healthy people. They are not mentally ill. Mental disabilities are caused by birth defects. For example, a person may be born mentally retarded. People with mental retardation have a limited ability to learn. Illness or injury can also cause mental disabilities. Strokes or severe head injuries can leave a victim completely paralyzed, unable to speak, think, or learn. Stokes for example, occur when a blood clot prevents blood from reaching the brain. When that happens, the part of the brain that did not receive enough blood is damaged.

1. What are mental disabilities?





2. Are mentally disabled people unhealthy, and are they mentally ill?





3. What causes mental disabilities, and give an example of a mental disability?









Level#3

Mental disabilities are conditions that interfere with a person's ability to think, learn, or speak. Mentally disabled people can be healthy people. They are not mentally ill. Mental disabilities are caused by birth defects. For example, a person may be born mentally retarded. People with mental retardation have a limited ability to learn. Illness or injury can also cause mental disabilities. Strokes or severe head injuries can leave a victim completely paralyzed, unable to speak, think, or learn. Stokes for example, occur when a blood clot prevents blood from reaching the brain. When that happens, the part of the brain that did not receive enough blood is damaged. Another illness that affects the brain is Alzheimer's disease. This disease strikes older people, causing them to become forgetful. Alzheimer's disease weakens and kills brain cells. Over time, the person loses his or her mental powers of reasoning and becomes confused. This is no cure yet for Alzheimer's.

1. Explain what mental disabilities are, and about the physical and mental health of a mentally disabled person.






2. Explain what causes mental disabilities, give an example, and explain how a person with mental retardation is affected.






3. Explain what other causes of mental disability are, and what can result from a stroke or a severe head injury.









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