Question

1. Which of the following illnesses or conditions will NOT affect learning?

	A.	General malaise
	B.	Illness that results in respiratory distress
	C.	Tolerable or well-managed pain
	D.	Illness with limited rehabilitation potential
	E.	Severe pain

Answer 1

• Tolerable or well-managed pain will not affect learning. Since the pain is tolerable or well managed, learning ability remains unaffected.
• General malaise can affect learning, but only to a limited extent. General malaise can decrease concentration, and the inability to concentrate makes understanding and learning difficult, but only to a certain extent.
• Illnesses that result in respiratory distress can affect learning. Such illnesses have a negative impact on the learner's cognitive abilities.
• Illness with limited rehabilitation potential can also affect learning. Since illness requiring any kind of rehabilitation can have an adverse effect on the learner, it can affect learning. Even the illnesses that require limited physiotherapy or speech therapy can affect the learner from an emotional perspective and can lead to decreased learning ability.
• Severe pain can affect learning to a greater extent. Since any extreme painful condition can affect the cognition and memory of a learner adversely, it will result in decreased ability to learn.