Mental Retardation: Nature, Cause, and Management

by Baroff,George S.

• ISBN13: 9781583910009
• ISBN10: 158391000X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Mental Retardation, now in the third edition, was hailed as a "classic" when it was first published in the 1970's. This edition provides up-to-date material on the major dimensions of mental retardation-its nature, its causes, both biological and psychological, and its management.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
The Nature of Mental Retardation
On the Nature of Intelligence	2	(6)
Issues Related to Classification as ``Mentally Retarded''	8	(4)
Prevalence and Causation	12	(1)
Defining Mental Retardation	13	(13)
On the Nature of Intellectual Functioning in Mental Retardation	26	(5)
The Quality of Thinking in Persons with Mental Retardation	31	(4)
Adaptive Functioning: Problems and Potential	35	(11)
Mental Retardation as a ``Developmental'' Disorder	46	(1)
Impact of Mental Retardation on the Family	47	(4)
Summary	51	(1)
Possible Discussion Questions	52	(1)
Appendix	52	(8)
Notes	60	(1)
Personality and Mental Retardation
Overview	61	(1)
On Personality Itself	62	(8)
Applying the Personality Model to Persons Who Are Retarded	70	(22)
Summary	92	(1)
Possible Discussion Questions	93	(1)
Notes	94	(1)
Biological Factors in Mental Retardation: Chromosomal and Genetic
Overview	95	(1)
Some Basic Biological Concepts	95	(6)
Chromosomes and Mental Retardation	101	(23)
Genetic Disorders: Genes and Mental Retardation	124	(26)
Summary	150	(1)
Possible Discussion Questions	151	(1)
Nongenetic Biological Factors: Prenatal, Perinatal, and Postnatal
Overview	152	(1)
Prenatal Causes	152	(18)
Perinatal Hazards	170	(4)
Postnatal Hazards	174	(9)
Major Neurological Disorders Often Associated with Mental Retardation: Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy	183	(17)
Summary	200	(1)
Possible Discussion Questions	201	(1)
Notes	201	(1)
Psychological Factors in Mental Retardation
Overview	202	(1)
Psychological Experience and Intellectual Development	202	(3)
Conditions of Gross Deprivation	205	(4)
Defining a ``Favorable'' Developmental Environment	209	(2)
Children Reared in Large Group-Care Settings	211	(3)
Children Reared by Retarded Parents	214	(3)
Foster Children and Adopted Children	217	(4)
Twin Studies	221	(5)
Prevention of Mental Retardation Through Early-Childhood Education	226	(10)
Summary	236	(1)
Possible Discussion Questions	237	(1)
Note	237	(1)
Introduction to Services and Supports
Overview	238	(1)
The ``Right'' to Services and Supports	239	(12)
Normalization, Choice, and the ``Quality of Life''	251	(4)
Summary	255	(1)
Possible Discussion Questions	256	(1)
Notes	256	(1)
Services and Supports to Children and Youth
Overview	257	(1)
Prevention	257	(1)
Services to Preschool-aged Children	258	(10)
Services to School-aged Children and Youth	268	(35)
Summary	303	(1)
Possible Discussion Questions	304	(1)
Notes	305	(1)
Services and Supports to Adults
Overview	306	(1)
Introduction to Adult Services and Supports	306	(2)
Educational Needs in Adulthood	308	(12)
Vocational and ``Day'' Services	320	(8)
Recreational and Leisure Services	328	(5)
Sexuality	333	(6)
Residential Services	339	(6)
Health Needs	345	(3)
Family-Support Services	348	(1)
Older Persons with Mental Retardation	349	(8)
Summary	357	(1)
Possible Discussion Questions	357	(2)
Maladaptive or ``Challenging'' Behavior: Its Nature and Treatment
J. Gregory Olley
Overview	359	(1)
Behavior Problems and Mental Retardation	359	(2)
Diagnosing Behavior Disorders	361	(1)
Treatment Approaches	362	(8)
Severe Maladaptive or Challenging Behaviors and Their Treatment	370	(24)
Summary	394	(1)
Possible Discussion Questions	394	(2)
Psychiatric Disorders in Mental Retardation
J. Gregory Olley
George S. Baroff
Overview	396	(1)
Identifying Psychiatric Disorders in Mental Retardation	396	(2)
Major Psychiatric Disorders in Mental Retardation	398	(22)
Related Developmental Disorders	420	(9)
Summary	429	(1)
Possible Discussion Questions	430	(3)
References	433
Index	000