Overview

This manual serves as a consolidated source of major findings from psychological science and practice in the field of mental retardation. Chapters in this volume address such broadly-ranging topics as adaptive behaviour, neuropsychology, biological factors in prevention and treatment, cultural considerations, sexuality, and interdisciplinary collaboration in service delivery. Changes in the way mental retardation is defined have mainly reflected changing conceptions of how it should be measured. One important goal of this book is to institute a workable definition that provides guidelines for recognising and classifying mental retardation on the basis of psychological assessment. The standards and practices highlighted in this volume should serve as a starting point for further advances as well as for a more profound understanding of the developmental and behavioural processes that are involved in mental retardation and other disorders of human development.

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Author:   John W. Jacobson ,  James A. Mullick
Publisher:   American Psychological Association
Imprint:   American Psychological Association
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   1.420kg
ISBN:  

9781557983411

ISBN 10:   1557983410
Pages:   540
Publication Date:   01 January 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I Foundations: Definition of Mental Retardation; The Social Ecology of Mental Retardation; Classification of Mental Retardation; Psychometrics; Intellectual Development, and the Structure of Adaptive Behaviour. Part II Assessment and Diagnosis: Mental Retardation and Assessment of Cognitive Processes; Everyday Intelligence and Adaptive Behaviour - A Theoretical Framework; Adaptive Development; Survival Roles, and Quality of Life; Psychopathology in Mental Retardation; Major Technical Breakthroughs in the Diagnosis of Mental Retardation; Behavioural Assessment; Assessment of Quality of Life. Part III Prevention and Treatment: Prevention - Social and Educational Factors and Early Intervention; Prevention - Biological Factors; Cultural Considerations in Assessment, Diagnosis and Intervention; Communicating Assessment Results in Mental Retardation; Cognitive and Vocational Interventions for School-Age Children and Adolescents with Mental Retardation; Assessment and Therapy for Families Coping with Mental Retardation; Parent Training - Sexuality and Sexual Development; the Mentally Retarded Offender; Psychopharmacology; Applied Behavioural Intervention; Behaviour Therapies - A Multimodal Diagnostic and Intervention Model; And Counselling and Psychotherapy. Part IV Service Delivery: Management and Organisational Issues in the Delivery of Psychological Services for People with Mental Retardation; Interdisciplinary Collaboration in the Practice of Mental Retardation; Wraparound Services; And Professional Advocacy and Legal Issues.

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