Mental retardation : nature, cause, and management / / by George S. Baroff with J. Gregory Olley |
Autore | Baroff George S. |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (510 p.) |
Disciplina |
616.85/88
616.8588 |
Altri autori (Persone) | OlleyJ. Gregory |
Soggetto topico |
Intellectual disability
People with mental disabilities - Care |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-317-82246-3
1-58391-001-8 1-315-82030-7 1-317-82247-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458285803321 |
Baroff George S. | ||
New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mental retardation : nature, cause, and management / / George S. Baroff with J. Gregory Olley |
Autore | Baroff George S. |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (510 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.85/88 |
Soggetto topico |
Intellectual disability
People with mental disabilities - Care |
ISBN |
1-317-82246-3
1-58391-001-8 1-315-82030-7 1-317-82247-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791191103321 |
Baroff George S. | ||
Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mental retardation : nature, cause, and management / / George S. Baroff with J. Gregory Olley |
Autore | Baroff George S. |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (510 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.85/88 |
Soggetto topico |
Intellectual disability
People with mental disabilities - Care |
ISBN |
1-317-82246-3
1-58391-001-8 1-315-82030-7 1-317-82247-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817956603321 |
Baroff George S. | ||
Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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