3rd Edition
Ellis' Handbook of Mental Deficiency, Psychological Theory and Research
Edited By William E. MacLean Jr.
Copyright 1997
508 Pages
by
Routledge
508 Pages
by
Routledge
508 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the 16 years since the publication of the second edition of this volume, psychological theory and research in mental retardation has continued to expand and extend scientific, theoretical, and clinical understanding of this most complex and challenging human condition. Explicit effort has been made to translate theory and research into useful and efficacious assessment, intervention,... Read more
Contents: Preface. Contributors. Part I: Introduction. A.A. Baumeister, Behavioral Research: Boom or Bust? D.L. MacMillan, D.J. Reschly, Issues of Definition and Classification. Part II: Contemporary Psychological Perspectives on Mental Retardation. T.L. Whitman, M. O'Callaghan, K. Sommer, Emotion and Mental Retardation. L.A. Thompson, Behavioral Genetics and the Classification of Mental Retardation. R.M. Hodapp, E. Zigler, New Issues in the Developmental Approach to Mental Retardation. S.L. Odom, A.P. Kaiser, Prevention and Early Intervention During Early Childhood: Theoretical and Empirical Bases for Practice. Part III: Psychological and Psychomotor Processes. C.L. Dulaney, N.R. Ellis, Rigidity in the Behavior of Mentally Retarded Persons. N.W. Bray, K.L. Fletcher, L.A. Turner, Cognitive Competencies and Strategy Use in Individuals with Mild Mental Retardation. P.D. Tomporowski, V. Tinsley, Attention in Mentally Retarded Persons. T. Nettlebeck, C. Wilson, Speed of Information Processing and Cognition. K.M. Newell, Motor Skills and Mental Retardation. Part IV: Social, Communicative, and Adaptive Processes. S. Greenspan, P.F. Love, Social Intelligence and Developmental Disorder: Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities, and Autism. H.N. Switzky, Individual Differences in Personality and Motivational Systems in Persons with Mental Retardation. S.F. Warren, P.J. Yoder, Communication, Language, and Mental Retardation. Z. Stoneman, Mental Retardation and Family Adaptation. S.R. Schroeder, R.E. Tessel, P.S. Loupe, C.J. Stodgell, Severe Behavior Problems Among People with Developmental Disabilities.
Biography
William E. MacLean Jr.
