International Review of Research in Mental Retardation, Volume 28
Subtitle: Personality and Motivational Systems in Mental Retardation (International Review of Research in Mental Retardation)
Contributors: Harvey N. Switzky (Editor); Laraine Masters Glidden (Series Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: July 2, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780123662286
Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Physiological Psychology; Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Developmental - General; Psychopathology - General; Psychology & Psychiatry / Cognitive Psychology; Psychology & Psychiatry / Pathological Psychology; Psychology-Cognitive Psychology; Psychology-Developmental - General
First sentence: The emerging view of mental retardation (MR) considers it to be a condition involving a complex interaction of cognitive deficits and self-relevant motivational processes, which places developmentally disabled individuals at a relative disadvantage for learning and adjustment (e.g., Haywood &amp; Switzky, l986; Switzky, 2001).