| Description |
xiii, 238 pages ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Definition of mental retardation -- Part I. Overview and development: 1. Definition, theoretical model, framework for assessment, and operational definitions; 2. Evolution of the definition of mental retardation; 3. Multidimensionality of mental retardation -- Part II. Diagnosis: 4. Assessment of intelligence; 5. Assessment of adaptive behavior; 6. Diagnosis and clinical judgment -- Part III. Classification: 7. Classification systems; 8. Etiology and prevention -- Part IV. Supports: 9. Supports and their application to people with mental retardation; 10. Physical and mental health; 11. Public responsibility in the provision of supports -- Part V. Implications: 12. Implications of the 2002 system |
| Summary |
AAMR takes the best of its landmark 1992 definition and incorporates the latest scientific and clinical research to produce a definition of mental retardation for the 21st century. An international committee of scholars, educators, psychologists, physicians, researchers, and service providers developed the 2002 definition. In fact, the 10th edition proposes more than just a definition of mental retardation. It lays out an entire system to diagnose and classify mental retardation, including the tools necessary to plan supports for the individual with mental retardation. This classification system integrates theory with practical needs, including case studies and activities, which make it more useful, integrated, and compatible with other classification systems. The accompanying workbook and forms include everything needed to incorporate the new definition system into existing programs |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1992 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Intellectual disability -- Classification.
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Intellectual disability -- Classification.
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| Author |
American Association on Mental Retardation.
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| LC no. |
2002066469 |
| ISBN |
0940898810 |
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