Mental Retardation: An Introduction to Intellectual Disability / Edition 7

by Mary Beirne-Smith, James Patton, Shannon Kim

Overview

This market-leading book provides educators with the most current information about the many facets of mental retardation and intellectual disabilities from a life-cycle perspective. The authors provide comprehensive yet concise coverage of all relevant content and also show relationships between theory and practice, decode the terminology used in the field, and relate these terms and concepts to the reality of the classroom, the world of work, and the life of the community.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780131181892
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	08/09/2005
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	576
Product dimensions:	7.95(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.40(d)

Table of Contents

I. BASIC CONCEPTS.

1. Historical Perspectives.

2. Definition and Terminology.

3. Assessment of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.

4. Individual Rights and Legal Issues.

II. BIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, AND SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL RETARDATION.

5. Psychological Aspects of Intellectual Disability.

6. Biological Aspects and the Promises Prevention (Polloway and Smith).

7. Family Considerations (Trainor).

III. CHARACTERISTICS OF MENTAL RETARDATION.

8. Characteristics of Persons with Mild Mental Retardation.

9. Characteristics of Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities.

IV. Programming and Issues Across the Lifespan.

10. Infancy and Early Childhood (Dietrich)

11. School Years.

12. Adult Years.

IV. FUTURE ISSUES.

13. Assistive Technology Applications.

Epilogue.

Glossary.

References.

Name Index.

Subject Index.