After reading this article you will learn about: 1. Concept of Mental Retardation 2. Classification of Mental Retardation 3. Factors 4. Mental Retardation and Adjustment Problems 5. Social Psychological Factors 6. Assessment of the Mentally Sub-Normal 7. Statistics 8. Conclusion. Concept of Mental Retardation: With increased knowledge, higher education, community and fellow feeling the attitude of the society towards mentally [...]
This article throws light upon the top ten methods of treatment for mental retardation in humans. The methods are: 1. Education 2. Trainable Mentally Retarded Children 3. Residential Placement 4. Psychotherapy 5. Individual Psychotherapy 6. Group Therapy 7. Behaviour Modification 8. Observational Learning 9. Prevention 10. Secondary and Tertiary Prevention. Method # 1. Education: (a) Educating parents (b) Educating the [...]
This article throws light upon the four levels of mental retardation in humans. The levels are: 1. Mild Mental Retardation 2. Moderate Retardation 3. Severe Retardation 4. Profound Mental Retardation. Level # 1. Mild Mental Retardation: About 90 per cent of the mentally retarded persons are found to belong to this category. They have I.Qs of 55 to 69. They [...]