Intellectual disability : an inability to cope with an intellectually demanding world /

The construct of intellectual disability has developed over centuries and has had different functions at different times; from a concept that was used to describe people from whom society needed protecting from in the late to 19th and early 20th centuries, to one used to describe people who are unab...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Whitaker, Simon (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Basingstoke] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Temas:
Developmental disabilities.
People with mental disabilities.
Intellectual disability.
Adaptability (Psychology)
Intellect.
Intellectual Disability
Adaptation, Psychological
Developmental Disabilities
Intelligence
Persons with Mental Disabilities.
Troubles du développement.
Personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle.
Déficience intellectuelle.
Adaptation (Psychologie)
Intelligence.
mentally handicapped.
intellectual disability.
Educational psychology.
Inclusive education > mainstreaming.
Teaching of specific groups & persons with special educational needs.
Intelligence & reasoning.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Education.
Intellectual disability
Intellect
Developmental disabilities
People with mental disabilities
Educational systems & structures.
Educational strategies & policy.
Teaching of students with special educational needs.
Cognition & cognitive psychology.
Social welfare & social services.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. History and Definitions
  • 2. The Concept of Intelligence
  • 3. Measuring Intelligence
  • 4. The Concept and Measurement of Adaptive Behaviour
  • 5. Acquiring a Diagnosis and the Prevalence of Intellectual Disability
  • 6. Causes of Intellectual Disability
  • 7. Problems with the Current Definition
  • 8. Intellectual Disability Reconceptualised and Redefined.

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