After reading this article you will learn about the meaning of mental retardation. The term mental retardation is of recent origin and emerged after medical, biological and psychological sciences accumulated enough knowledge. Earlier such people were referred to as "feeble minded or mentally deficient" implying that their conditions could not be improved and their cause was attributed to sin, heredity [...]
In this article we will discuss about the causes and problem of mental retardation. "Mental deficiency is characterized by inadequate intellectual of functioning in adaptive, associative and learning power, yet sufficient with I.Q. over fifty (50) to become socially adequate and occupationally competent with the help of special education facilities." Causes of Mental Retardation: Before we can decide what contribution [...]
After reading this article you will learn about: 1. Concept of Mental Retardation 2. Classification of Mental Retardation 3. Factors 4. Mental Retardation and Adjustment Problems 5. Social Psychological Factors 6. Assessment of the Mentally Sub-Normal 7. Statistics 8. Conclusion. Concept of Mental Retardation: With increased knowledge, higher education, community and fellow feeling the attitude of the society towards mentally [...]
