My career

10 Special need education terms

This glossary will be useful for me in my English class. The theme in this class is "career". This glossary is about my career, special need education.

Awareness
Noun
knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.
Example: My grandma has a good awareness of her son situation
en: Conscience
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Behaviour
Noun
the way in which an animal or person acts in response to a particular situation or stimulus
Example: My uncle had bad behaviour when he was younger.
en: Comportement
Crisis
Noun
a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
Example: My uncle did a big crisis last night because he wanted to eat cookies.
en: Crise, désorganisation
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Disability
Noun
a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities. a disadvantage or handicap, especially one imposed or recognized by the law.
Example: My uncle has an intellectual disability.
en: Déficience
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Illness
Noun
a disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind
Example: My uncle illness was affected when her mom died, 23 years ago.
en: Maladie
Intervenor
Noun
a person who intervenes
Example: I am the intervenor of jessica’s uncle.
en: Intervenant
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Reinforcement
Noun
the process of encouraging or establishing a belief or pattern of behavior, especially by encouragement or reward.
Example: When my uncle has a good behaviour, my grandma gave him food reinforcement
en: Renforcement
Stimulus
Noun
a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue.
Example: The sound and the light are the biggest stimulus of my uncle.
en: Stimuli
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Welfare
Noun
the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group.
Example: My uncle welfare is when he is at the beach.
en: Bien-être
Withdrawal
Noun
Estrangement and isolation from others
Example: My uncle is in withdrawal because he insulted my mom.
en: Retrait
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