Personality Development in Individuals With Mental Retardation

by Edited by Edward Zigler , Dianne Bennett-Gates , Foreword by Donald Cohen

• ISBN13: 9780521630481
• ISBN10: 0521630487
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-08-13
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This volume culminates more than 40 years of theory and research in the field of mental retardation. As a champion of developmental approach, Edward Zigler emphasizes the importance of personality and motivation factors in understanding the behavior of individuals with mental retardation. He argues that personality, emotions, and motivation should be recognized as important determinants in the performance of retarded individuals just as they are with nonretarded individuals. In addition to summarizing Zigler's developmental formulation of mental retardation, this volume integrates the work of several major researchers as it elaborates the relationship between personality-motivation and cognitive performance. Empirical work is augmented with practical implications for professionals involved in identifying, educating, and integrating mentally retarded individuals into society. As there is no other single publication that combines the issues, theories, and research with practical implications, this book makes a significant contribution to the field of mental retardation.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	ix	(2)
List of Tables	xi	(2)
Foreword	xiii
Donald J. Cohen
1 The Individual with Mental Retardation as a Whole Person	1	(16)
Edward Zigler
2 Cognitive Performance and Learned Helplessness in Mentally Retarded Persons	17	(30)
John R. Weisz
3 Developmental and Experiential Variables in the Self-Images of People with Mild Mental Retardation	47	(23)
Marion Glick
4 Intrinsic Motivation and Motivational Self-System Processes in Persons with Mental Retardation: A Theory of Motivational Orientation	70	(37)
Harvey N. Switzky
5 Motivation for Social Reinforcement: Positive- and Negative-Reaction Tendencies	107	(23)
Dianne Bennett-Gates
Edward Zigler
6 Expectancy of Success in Individuals with Mental Retardation	130	(15)
Dianne Bennett-Gates
Edward Zigler
7 Effectance Motivation and the Performance of Individuals with Mental Retardation	145	(20)
Dianne Bennett-Gates
Edward Zigler
8 Outerdirectedness in Individuals with and without Mental Retardation: A Review	165	(41)
Jayne Bybee
Edward Zigler
9 Assessing Personality Traits of Individuals with Mental Retardation	206	(20)
Edward Zigler
Dianne Bennett-Gates
Robert M. Hodapp
10 Parenting, Etiology, and Personality-Motivational Functioning in Children with Mental Retardation	226	(23)
Robert M. Hodapp
Deborah J. Fidler
11 Personality-Motivation: New Ties to Psychopathology, Etiology, and Intervention	249	(22)
Elisabeth M. Dykens
Index	271