August 7‚ 2010 Mental Retardation In This Paper we will see and described the many social problems that mentally retarded people must deal on a daily basis‚ including intellectual disabilities how they will survive in their everyday lives if they are not capable to live because of their lack of knowledge. So there are so many disadvantages if you suffer a Mental Retardation. And also in this paper we can see the different meanings and definitions about Mental Retardation‚ the Disadvantages
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Mental retardation is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as: communicating‚ taking care of him or herself‚ and social skills. These limitations will cause a child to learn and develop more slowly than a typical child. Children with this disability may take longer to learn to speak‚ walk‚ and take care of their personal needs such as dressing or eating. It is likely that they will to have trouble learning in school‚ but they will learn. It just
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Down Syndrome My favorite television series is “The Secret Life of an American Teenager.” The character Tom has Down syndrome. Tom struggles with communicating with girls‚ coping with the death of his biological parents‚ and meeting people that accepts his disability. He later finds friends with the same disability and the girl of his dreams. Trisomy 21‚ known as Down syndrome is a condition in which extra chromosomes cause delays in the way a child develops mentally and physically. (Webster)
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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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Evaluating Mental Retardation The history of mental retardation originated during the era of therapeutic papyri of Thebes‚ Egypt (Biasini‚ Bray‚ Grupe‚ & Huffman). Although the concept was unclear‚ because of complications in translation‚ these documents evidently refer to psychological and biological disabilities due to damages of the brain (Biasini). Those assumed to posses these developmental disabilities were habitually victims of infanticide and homicide. The se outcasts were often sold
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MENTAL RETARDATION Mental Retardation is a major health‚ social and economic problem to the entire nation. Unfortunately‚ it has been cloaked in an aura of myth and stigma that reflect a lack of knowledge and understanding. The primary purpose of this study was to contact an empirical survey identifying the current status of public knowledge about mental retardation. Concomitant objectives were (a) to elicit what attitudes the public has toward mental retardation‚ and (b) to identify and relate
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Mild Mental Retardation Speech and Language Disorders Introduction: Mild mental retardation is a lifelong disability that limits both the intellectual function and the adaptive behavior during the period of development. It first appears in children under the age of 18 and occurs in 2.5-3% of the population. There are a number of factors that cause mental retardation and most of the causes are chromosomal‚ metabolic and environmental. Symptoms appear once the child is born and later in childhood
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Autism and Mental Retardation Appendix F CheckPoint: Autism and Mental Retardation This is to be uploaded in the assignments section (along with your Certificate of Originality) by Friday‚ Day 5. Respond to the following: 1. List the primary features of autism. The primary feature of autism are lack of responsiveness‚ language problems‚ communication problems‚ limited imaginative play‚ rigid behavior‚ unusual motor movements‚ overstimulation‚ as well as under stimulation. 2. Which
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MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK ASSIGNMENT MALATHI PRIYANKA.R II MSW SUBMITTED ON 02/04/2013 CONTENT TOPICS | PG.NO | * Introduction * Medico-legal issues * Medico-legal issues in medical practice * Labelling a case as medico-legal case * Examples of Medico-legal issues * General guidelines for dealing with medico-legal cases * Precautions to be taken in medico-legal case * Consumer Protection Act and Medical Profession * Patient ’s rights and Consumer Protection
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Profound Mental Retardation Mental Retardation – is a developmental disability that first appears in children under the age of 18. It is defined as an intellectual functioning level (as measured by standard tests for intelligence quotient) that is well below average and significant limitations in daily living skills (adaptive functioning). Description Mental retardation occurs in 2.5-3% of the general population. About 6-7.5 million mentally retarded individuals live in the United States alone
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