PSYC 3850 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Intellectual Disability, Mental Deficiency Act 1913, Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3850
• Professor: Carol Anne Hendry

Document Summary

Naming, deining and classifying cids: all three processes are important when characterizing individuals with cids. Evoluion of the deiniion: early descripions of individuals with cids date back to 1500 bc, atempts were made to difereniate between cids and mental illness and to idenify possible causes. Aamd/aamr/aaidd deiniions: the associaion known by several names over the years has provided deiniions since. Classiicaion of cids: cids have been classiied by eiology, mental ability (iq), educaional needs, and more recently, by levels of needed support. Prevalence: the number of individuals with cids is generally reported to be about 1% of the populaion but varies based on age, geographic region, socioeconomic status, and ethnic background. Naming: involves the assignment of a speciic term or label to a condiion or disability, the speciic term that is chosen to represent the condiion can impact percepions and aitudes about that condiion, mental retardaion . Persons -> american associaion for the study of the feebleminded -> american.