Issues In The Developmental Approach To Mental Retardation
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| Author | : Robert M. Hodapp |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 352 |
| Release | : 1995-01-27 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 9780521467575 |
Issues in the Developmental Approach to Mental Retardation is one of the first books exclusively devoted to applying the theories, findings and approaches used in work with nonretarded children to several types of retarded individuals. The editors and contributors define the developmental approach and explore theoretical issues as they relate to retarded populations. Problems involving similar sequences of development, cross-domain relations, the environment, and motivation are all discussed, as is the importance of separating the various etiological groups for research and intervention purposes. The contributors also examine the nature of development in specific etiological groups; types of retardation that are addressed include: cultural-familial retardation, Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, autism, and children with sensory and motor handicaps. This significant volume demonstrates how data from nonretarded development can inform work with retarded populations and how findings from children with mental retardation enrich developmental theory.
| Author | : Institute of Medicine |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 458 |
| Release | : 2001-01-01 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 0309170931 |
Brain disordersâ€"neurological, psychiatric, and developmentalâ€"now affect at least 250 million people in the developing world, and this number is expected to rise as life expectancy increases. Yet public and private health systems in developing countries have paid relatively little attention to brain disorders. The negative attitudes, prejudice, and stigma that often surround many of these disorders have contributed to this neglect. Lacking proper diagnosis and treatment, millions of individual lives are lost to disability and death. Such conditions exact both personal and economic costs on families, communities, and nations. The report describes the causes and risk factors associated with brain disorders. It focuses on six representative brain disorders that are prevalent in developing countries: developmental disabilities, epilepsy, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and stroke. The report makes detailed recommendations of ways to reduce the toll exacted by these six disorders. In broader strokes, the report also proposes six major strategies toward reducing the overall burden of brain disorders in the developing world.
| Author | : Jacob A. Burack |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 788 |
| Release | : 1998-02-28 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 9780521446686 |
This book reviews theoretical and empirical work in the developmental approach to mental retardation. Armed with methods derived from the study of typically developing children, developmentalists have recently learned about the mentally retarded child's own development in a variety of areas. These areas now encompass many aspects of cognition, language, social and adaptive functioning, as well as of maladaptive behavior and psychopathology. In addition to a focus on individuals with mental retardation themselves, familial and other "ecological" factors have influenced developmental approaches to mental retardation. Comprised of twenty-seven chapters on various aspects of development, this handbook provides a timely, comprehensive guide to understanding mental retardation and development.
| Author | : Edward Zigler |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 1999-08-13 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 9780521639637 |
This volume, first published in 1999, provides a single resource for all those working in mental retardation.
| Author | : Edward Zigler |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 1986-08-29 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 9780521318785 |
Understanding Mental Retardation draws on our knowledge of normal development to inform their discussion of various aspects of retardation.
| Author | : R. C. Scheerenberger |
| Publisher | : Brookes Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 344 |
| Release | : 1987 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : National Research Council |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 351 |
| Release | : 2002-08-09 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0309083230 |
Current estimates suggest that between one and three percent of people living in the United States will receive a diagnosis of mental retardation. Mental retardation, a condition characterized by deficits in intellectual capabilities and adaptive behavior, can be particularly hard to diagnose in the mild range of the disability. The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) provides income support and medical benefits to individuals with cognitive limitations who experience significant problems in their ability to perform work and may therefore be in need of governmental support. Addressing the concern that SSA's current procedures are consistent with current scientific and professional practices, this book evaluates the process used by SSA to determine eligibility for these benefits. It examines the adequacy of the SSA definition of mental retardation and its current procedures for assessing intellectual capabilities, discusses adaptive behavior and its assessment, advises on ways to combine intellectual and adaptive assessment to provide a complete profile of an individual's capabilities, and clarifies ways to differentiate mental retardation from other conditions.
| Author | : Jacob A. Burack |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 432 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 0195305019 |
We know considerably more about persons with intellectual disability than we did even a decade ago. Seeking to improve and increase upon this knowledge, this book provides a map to continue sophisticated and precise research, to inspire professionals involved with intellectual disability, and to better the lives of persons affected by it.
| Author | : Dante Cicchetti |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 962 |
| Release | : 2006-03-31 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 0470050063 |
Developmental Psychopathology, Volume 3, Risk, Disorder, and Adaptation provides a life span developmental perspective on "high-risk" conditions and mental disorders. Moreover, it examines developmental pathways to resilient adaptation in the face of adversity.
| Author | : Patricia Howlin |
| Publisher | : SAGE |
| Total Pages | : 826 |
| Release | : 2011-01-31 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 1473971217 |
Over the last four decades, breakthroughs in genetic knowledge, together with the emergence of disciplines devoted to the scientific study of developmental disorders have resulted in much greater awareness of the many different behavioural and genetic phenotypes involved. It is now evident that not only do different disorders have different causes and different manifestations, but different neurological and biochemical bases, different responses to intervention, and different life courses. Reflecting the enormous changes that have taken place in our knowledge and understanding of developmental disorders, this groundbreaking international volume brings this vast and complex field together for the first time. The Editors have collected together the world′s leading academic scholars and clinicians, to explore how current research across a range of different disciplines can inform clinical practice and help to improve the lives of individuals and their families.
