PSY 338 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Heritability, Phenylketonuria, Class Action
15 Oct 2018
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Lecture 5 intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder) 1967 us supreme court overturn racial integrity act (1924: persons deemed feeble minded, insane, idiotic, imbecile, epileptic were sterilized under racial integrity act. Verbal ability = single biggess predictor in outcome for individuals w/ autism. 35% of individuals (college age) in partner relationship experience/partake in physical aggression: 1/6 individ will have been sexually assaulted on campus. Now many special programs (i. e. teaching programs, special olympics) for individuals that are intellectually deficient. Prior to mid-19th century children and adults w/ intellectual disabilities ignored/feared by medical profession. Intellectual disability significant limitation in intellectual function and adaptive behav which begins before age 18. 1950 national association for retarded children formed. 1962 jfk formed president"s panel on mental retardation. Sterilization program in nc started in 1929 and cont to 1974. Nc would pay back ,000 (expecting around 200 ppl) and could pay less if more people had. 7,600 sterilized against their will decided to come forward.
