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Mental Retardation in America
Author | : Steven Noll |
Publsiher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 524 |
Release | : 2004-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780814782484 |
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The expressions "idiot, you idiot, you're an idiot, don't be an idiot," and the like are generally interpreted as momentary insults. But, they are also expressions that represent an old, if unstable, history. Beginning with an examination of the early nineteenth century labeling of mental retardation as "idiocy," to what we call developmental, intellectual, or learning disabilities, Mental Retardation in America chronicles the history of mental retardation, its treatment and labeling, and its representations and ramifications within the changing economic, social, and political context of America. Mental Retardation in America includes essays with a wide range of authors who approach the problems of retardation from many differing points of view. This work is divided into five sections, each following in chronological order the major changes in the treatment of people classified as retarded. Exploring historical issues, as well as current public policy concerns, Mental Retardation in America covers topics ranging from representations of the mentally disabled as social burdens and social menaces; Freudian inspired ideas of adjustment and adaptation; the relationship between community care and institutional treatment; historical events, such as the Buck v. Bell decision, which upheld the opinion on eugenic sterilization; the evolution of the disability rights movement; and the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
Mental Retardation in America
Author | : Steven Noll,James Trent |
Publsiher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 524 |
Release | : 2004-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780814782477 |
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The expressions "idiot, you idiot, you're an idiot, don't be an idiot," and the like are generally interpreted as momentary insults. But, they are also expressions that represent an old, if unstable, history. Beginning with an examination of the early nineteenth century labeling of mental retardation as "idiocy," to what we call developmental, intellectual, or learning disabilities, Mental Retardation in America chronicles the history of mental retardation, its treatment and labeling, and its representations and ramifications within the changing economic, social, and political context of America. Mental Retardation in America includes essays with a wide range of authors who approach the problems of retardation from many differing points of view. This work is divided into five sections, each following in chronological order the major changes in the treatment of people classified as retarded. Exploring historical issues, as well as current public policy concerns, Mental Retardation in America covers topics ranging from representations of the mentally disabled as social burdens and social menaces; Freudian inspired ideas of adjustment and adaptation; the relationship between community care and institutional treatment; historical events, such as the Buck v. Bell decision, which upheld the opinion on eugenic sterilization; the evolution of the disability rights movement; and the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
The Best of AAMR
Author | : Jan Blacher,Bruce L. Baker |
Publsiher | : AAMR |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Adaptability (Psychology) |
ISBN | : 9780940898769 |
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A historical reference that chronicles parental involvement - or the surprising lack of - in mental retardation services from 1876 to 2000 in America.
Understanding Mental Retardation
Author | : Patricia Ainsworth (M.D.),Pamela C. Baker |
Publsiher | : Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781604730531 |
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CONSUMER HEALTH . What measures can parents and advocates take to insure that people who have mental retardation live full, rewarding lives from infancy to old age?. Understanding Mental Retardation explores a diverse group of disorders from their biological roots to the everyday challenges faced by this special population and their families. With parents and those who care for people who have mental retardation in mind, Patricia Ainsworth and Pamela C. Baker write in a style that is at once accessible, informative, and sympathetic to the concerns of those affected. The authors provide practical information that will assist families and other advocates in obtaining needed services. They discuss assessment and treatment, education and employment, social and sexual adjustment, as well as regulatory and legal issues. This book covers the causes of mental retardation, the signs and symptoms of the most common forms of these disorders, and issues of prevention. For the sake of comparison, the book describes basic concepts of normal human development and references the history of Western civilization's responses to those with mental retardation. Understanding Mental Retardation sheds new light on mental illnesses that can complicate the lives of those with mental retardation, and the way symptoms of mental illness may appear confused or masked in a patient with mental retardation. Along with information on treatments and diagnoses, the book offers contact information for governmental resources, as well as a brief summary of the legal issues pertaining to mental retardation in America. Patricia Ainsworth is an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and has a private practice in Ridgeland, Mississippi. She is the author of Understanding Depression (University Press of Mississippi). Pamela C. Baker is director of the South Mississippi Regional Center in Long Beach, Mississippi. She is also an independent consultant in management and disabilities administration and co-editor of Embarking on a New Century: Mental Retardation at the End of the 20th Century .
A History of Mental Retardation
Author | : R. C. Scheerenberger |
Publsiher | : Brookes Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : UOM:39015012461565 |
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Mental Retardation
Author | : United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Secretary's Committee on Mental Retardation |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 1962 |
Genre | : Intellectual disability |
ISBN | : UOM:39015072131595 |
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Inventing the Feeble Mind
Author | : James Trent |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2016-11-01 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780199396207 |
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Pity, disgust, fear, cure, and prevention--all are words that Americans have used to make sense of what today we call intellectual disability. Inventing the Feeble Mind explores the history of this disability from its several identifications over the past 200 years: idiocy, imbecility, feeblemindedness, mental defect, mental deficiency, mental retardation, and most recently intellectual disability. Using institutional records, private correspondence, personal memories, and rare photographs, James Trent argues that the economic vulnerability of intellectually disabled people (and often their families), more than the claims made for their intellectual and social limitations, has shaped meaning, services, and policies in United States history.
Mental Retardation
Author | : United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Secretary's Committee on Mental Retardation |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 1963 |
Genre | : Intellectual disability |
ISBN | : SRLF:D0001316074 |
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