Mental retardation : nature, cause, and management / George S. Baroff with J. Gregory Olley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baroff, George S., author.

Olley, J. Gregory, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual disability.

People with mental disabilities--Care.

People with mental disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (510 p.)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 The Nature of Mental Retardation; On the Nature of Intelligence; Issues Related to Classification as ""Mentally Retarded""; Prevalence and Causation; Defining Mental Retardation; On the Nature of Intellectual Functioning in Mental Retardation; The Quality of Thinking in Persons with Mental Retardation; Adaptive Functioning: Problems and Potential; Mental Retardation as a ""Developmental"" Disorder; Impact of Mental Retardation on the Family; Summary; Possible Discussion Questions; Appendix; Notes

2 Personality and Mental RetardationOverview; On Personality Itself; Applying the Personality Model to Persons Who Are Retarded; Summary; Possible Discussion Questions; Notes; 3 Biological Factors in Mental Retardation: Chromosomal and Genetic; Overview; Some Basic Biological Concepts; Chromosomes and Mental Retardation; Genetic Disorders: Genes and Mental Retardation; Summary; Possible Discussion Questions; 4 Nongenetic Biological Factors: Prenatal, Perinatal, and Postnatal; Overview; Prenatal Causes; Perinatal Hazards; Postnatal Hazards

Major Neurological Disorders Often Associated with Mental Retardation: Cerebral Palsy and EpilepsySummary; Possible Discussion Questions; Notes; 5 Psychological Factors in Mental Retardation; Overview; Psychological Experience and Intellectual Development; Conditions of Gross Deprivation; Defining a ""Favorable"" Developmental Environment; Children Reared in Large Group-Care Settings; Children Reared by Retarded Parents; Foster Children and Adopted Children; Twin Studies; Prevention of Mental Retardation Through Early-Childhood Education; Summary; Possible Discussion Questions; Note

6 Introduction to Services and SupportsOverview; The ""Right"" to Services and Supports; Normalization, Choice, and the ""Quality of Life""; Summary; Possible Discussion Questions; Notes; 7 Services and Supports to Children and Youth; Overview; Prevention; Services to Preschool-aged Children; Services to School-aged Children and Youth; Summary; Possible Discussion Questions; Notes; 8 Services and Supports to Adults; Overview; Introduction to Adult Services and Supports; Educational Needs in Adulthood; Vocational and ""Day"" Services; Recreational and Leisure Services; Sexuality

Residential ServicesHealth Needs; Family-Support Services; Older Persons with Mental Retardation; Summary; Possible Discussion Questions; 9 Maladaptive or ""Challenging"" Behavior: Its Nature and Treatment; Overview; Behavior Problems and Mental Retardation; Diagnosing Behavior Disorders; Treatment Approaches; Severe Maladaptive or Challenging Behaviors and Their Treatment; Summary; Possible Discussion Questions; 10 Psychiatrie Disorders in Mental Retardation; Overview; Identifying Psychiatrie Disorders in Mental Retardation; Major Psychiatrie Disorders in Mental Retardation

Related Developmental Disorders

Notes:

First published by Brunner/Mazel, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-82246-3

1-58391-001-8

1-315-82030-7

1-317-82247-1

9781315820309

OCLC:

882251801