major problem for many people with Down syndrome. Why? They develop their skills at a later age. They are similar to other children‚ it’s just they are slower than others. Tom often stuttered‚ but he could hold a conversation with someone. Mental retardation is a big effect on children with this condition‚ but they are still allowed to attend school. Schools have special programs that these students are able to attend. Those programs help them with
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix F Autism and Mental Retardation Respond to the following: 1. List the primary features of autism. Extremely unresponsive‚ uncommunicative‚ repetitive‚ rigid‚ changing events that the child is use to doing on a daily basis can result in an outburst where he or she becomes angry and very confused‚ loud noises can cause an outburst as well for some 2. Which explanation for autism is no longer considered valid and lacks research support? The sociocultural
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What Causes Mental Retardation In Children? Giving birth to a child is‚ perhaps‚ the most significant event in the life of almost any woman. Though today women often prefer to follow a career rather than give birth to children‚ the majority of young mothers state that it is a life-changing experience. Without a doubt‚ a beautiful healthy child is the most valued and loved living being for every mother. But‚ unfortunately‚ a certain percentage of children are born with different deviations‚ both
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A Psychological View of Benjy ’s Mental Retardation Benjamin Compson‚ a character from The Sound and the Fury‚ is the youngest child of Jason and Caroline Compson who has round the clock supervision. His keepers say‚ "he been three years old thirty years" (Faulkner 17). Mental retardation is a condition that is associated with a person who develops slowly. "The label mentally retarded is applied when someone is significantly below average in general intellectual functioning (IQ less than 70)
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The term “retardation” has often been used in society as a word to insult ones intelligence. However‚ Metal Retardation (MR) is a serious illness thousands of people suffer from each day. Due to historical negative connotations of retardation‚ the term Intellectual Disability (ID) has been adapted as a means of describing the disorder. MR has been recognized as a neurodevelopmental disorder‚ which impairs ones intellectual and adaptive functioning capability. Often times an IQ score less than 70
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when mental retardation comes into place. In my report I will be talking about mental retardation and the different kids of mental illnesses. Mental retardation is often thought of a disease ( Mental retardation 1 ). Disease would be the wrong term. Mental retardation is a term for wide range or conditions ( Mental retardation 1 ). The meaning of mental retardation depends on what society demands of the individual in learning skills‚ and social responsibility ( Mental retardation
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Mental retardation: introduction: Mental retardation (MR) is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood‚ characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors. It has historically been defined as an Intelligence Quotient score under 70.Once focused almost entirely on cognition‚ the definition now includes both a component relating to mental functioning and one relating to individuals’ functional skills in their environment. As a
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a physical cause for mental disorders. Soon Sigmund Freud came along and he and his followers showed that mental illness can be a function of environmental factors. But even after these alternative ways of viewing and understanding mental illness‚ along with the new scientific advances‚ the general public at this time period in the early 1900’s still had no real
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One of the most common and disabling psychological disorders encountered within mental health and general medical settings is that of an anxiety disorder (Dattilio & Kendall 2000). Research has indicated that people with learning disabilities are more prevalent to psychological disorders than the general population (Hassiotis et al 2000) consequently it could be hypothesised that prevalence rates of anxiety disorders are similar if not greater within the learning disabled population. Professional
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Movie Review 11-1-2012 “Radio” The movie I picked to review was one I had not seen before‚ “Radio” starring Cuba Gooding Jr and Ed Harris. It is based on a true story of James Robert “Radio” Kennedy and tells the story of how a man who is mentally retarded becomes friends with the high school football coach. The coach befriends Radio after some of his players have bullied and hurt him. The movie opens with Radio pushing his cart through the street and shows a woman moving her child away
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