Power Search
Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
Understanding Mental Retardation
Contributor(s): Zigler, Edward (Author), Hodapp, Robert M. (Author)

View larger image

 ISBN: 0521318785     ISBN-13: 9780521318785
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $57.94  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 1986
Qty:

Annotation: Understanding Mental Retardation constitutes an up-to-date guide to current research and theory for specialists and students alike. Throughout, Edward Zigler and Robert M. Hodapp draw on our knowledge of normal development to inform their discussion of various aspects of retardation. Two introductory chapters provide the developmental framework for this discussion. Topics addressed include issues of definition, classification, and prevalence; motivation and personality factors; intervention in the lives of organically and so-called familial retarded persons; the possibility of ???miracle cures???; and the problems of institutionalization and mainstreaming. The authors??? clear presentation and judicious evaluation of the available evidence will attract the attention of a wide audience.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Psychopathology - General
- Medical | Psychiatry - General
- Medical | Mental Health
Dewey: 616.858
LCCN: 85031444
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.99" W x 8.96" L (0.90 lbs) 306 pages
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Understanding Mental Retardation constitutes a guide to research and theory for specialists and students alike. Throughout, Edward Zigler and Robert M. Hodapp draw on our knowledge of normal development to inform their discussion of various aspects of retardation. Two introductory chapters provide the developmental framework for this discussion. Topics addressed include issues of definition, classification, and prevalence; motivation and personality factors; intervention in the lives of organically and so-called familial retarded persons; the possibility of 'miracle cures'; and the problems of institutionalization and mainstreaming. The authors' clear presentation and judicious evaluation of the available evidence will attract the attention of a wide audience.
 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!