Segment 3 Flashcards
Inability to adapt oneself to the ordinary environment. It is the individuals loss of power to regulate his actions
can make your life miserable and can cause problem in your daily life.
MENTAL DISORDER
Formerly known as “Mental Retardation”. It is characterized by below average intelligence or mental ability and a lack of skill necessary for day to day living.
Common mental disorder before the age of Eighteen (18)
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
Four Different Levels of Mental Retardation
MILD MENTAL RETARDATION. (IQ 50-70)
MODERATE MENTAL RETARDATION. ( IQ 35-55)
SEVERE MENTAL RETARDATION. ( IQ 20-25)
PROFOUND MENTAL RETARDATION. (UNDER 20-25)
Approximately 85% of the mentally retarded population
They can often acquire academic skills up to about the sixth grade level
MILD MENTAL RETARDATION ( educable )
About 10% of the mentally retarded population
They can carry out work and self care task with moderate supervision
MODERATE MENTAL RETARDATION ( trainable )
About 3-4% of the mentally retarded population
Master very basic self care skills and some communications skills.
SEVERE MENTAL RETARDATION ( dependent retarded )
Only 1-2% of the mentally retarded population
May be able to develop basic self care and communication skills
PROFOUND MENTAL RETARDATION ( life support retarded )
Mental quality that consists of the abilities to learn from experience, adapt to new situation, understand and handle abstract concepts, and use knowledge to manipulate one’s environment
HUMAN INTELLIGENCE
is a measurement of your intelligence and expressed in a number
INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT
IQ concept was developed by 1921 by who?
Wilhem Stern
Was commissioned by french government to create a testing system to differentiate intellectual normal children
Alfred Binet
From Binet’s work, the IQ scale called
BINET SCALE and later become SIMON BINET SCALE
Is considered to start around 140-145 IQ
Genius or Near Genius
An IQ under 70 is considered as
MENTAL RETARDATION
