International Review of Research in Mental Retardation (eBook)

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2002 | 1. Auflage
298 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-049569-9 (ISBN)

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International Review of Research in Mental Retardation is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes, etc. of mental retardation. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences.

Inhalt

Cover 1
Contents 6
Contributors 10
Preface 12
Chapter 1. Characterizations of the Competence of Parents of Young Children with Disabilities 16
I. Introduction 16
II. Purpose and Approach 19
III. Contrasting Models of Parenting Competence 21
IV. Literature Analysis 22
V. Descriptive Characterizations 35
VI. Summary and Conclusion 38
Appendix: Citations for Rated Articles 40
Reference 44
Chapter 2. Parent–Child Interactions When Young Children Have Disabilities 50
I. Introduction 50
II. The Significance of Parents and Parenting 52
III. The Prominence of Bidirectional and Transactional Models 52
IV. Child Interaction Abilities: What Does the Child Bring to the Interaction? 54
V. Parent–Child Interactions: What Does the Parent Bring to the Interaction? 61
VI. Toward an Adaptational Model of Parental Interactive Behavior 65
VII. The Role of Parental Affect and the Family Ecology as Context 67
VIII. Studies about Interventions to Promote Responsive Parent–Child Interactions 71
IX. Conclusions and Future Research Directions 75
References 78
Chapter 3. The Early Child Care Study of Children with Special Needs 86
I. Introduction 86
II. The Early Child Care Study of Children with Special Needs 88
III. Conclusions 114
References 117
Chapter 4. Diagnosis of Autistic Disorder: Problems and New Directions 122
I. Introduction 122
II. Early Identification of Autistic Disorder 124
III. Ontogeny of Development 126
IV. Differentiating Autistic Disorder and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders 131
V. Autistic Disorder and Asperger’s Disorder 133
VI. Diagnostic Tools 138
VII. Summary 142
References 143
Chapter 5. Social Cognition: A Key to Understanding Adaptive Behavior in Individuals with Mild Mental Retardation 150
I. Introduction 150
II. Social–Cognitive Processes in Individuals with MMR: A Review and Synthesis of Existing Research 156
III. The Storehouse of Social Knowledge 182
IV. Implications for Adaptive Behavior 184
References 190
Chapter 6. Proxy Responding for Subjective Well-Being: A Review 198
I. The Data for This Review 200
II. Data Eliminated Due to Unreliability 204
III. Data Eliminated Due to Objective Content 204
IV. Processes That Damage Proxy Accuracy 205
V. Processes That Might Enhance Proxy Accuracy 211
VI. A Synthesis 212
VII. Conclusion and Summary 216
References 217
Chapter 7. People with Intellectual Disabilities from Ethnic Minority Communities in the United States and the United Kingdom 224
I. Introduction 224
II. Race, Ethnicity, and Culture 226
III. Increasing Ethnic Diversity: Challenges to Prevailing Theory and Research in Intellectual Disabilities 228
IV. Prevalence Rates, Numbers, and Characteristics of People with Intellectual Disabilities across Different Ethnic Communities 230
V. Families from Minority Ethnic Communities with a Person with Intellectual Disabilities 234
VI. Conclusions: A Research Agenda 244
References 249
Chapter 8. Perception and Action in Mental Retardation 256
I. Introduction 256
II. Perceptual, Cognitive, and Action Components of Intelligence 260
III. Perceptual Deficits in Mental Retardation 264
IV. Motor Learning 274
V. Abilities and Real Skills 280
VI. Speed–Accuracy and Motor Control 283
VII. Motor Learning and Control: Concluding Comments 286
References 288
Index 294
Contents of Previous Volumes 304

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.2.2002
• Mitarbeit: Herausgeber (Serie): Laraine Masters Glidden
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Pädagogische Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Test in der Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• ISBN-10: 0-08-049569-9 / 0080495699
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-049569-9 / 9780080495699