M. Hodapp / A. Burack / Edward Zigler (eds.)

Issues in the Developmental Approach to Mental Retardation

Herausgeber: Burack, Jacob A.; Zigler, Edward; Hodapp, Robert M.

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Produktbeschreibung

Issues in the Developmental Approach to Mental Retardation is one of the first books exclusively devoted to applying the theories, findings and approaches used in work with non-retarded children to several types of retarded individuals. The editors and contributors define the developmental approach and explore theoretical issues as they relate to retarded populations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9780521467575
• ISBN-10: 0521467578
• Artikelnr.: 21409909

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; 1. The developmental perspective in the field of mental
retardation Robert M. Hodapp, Jacob A. Burack and Edward Zigler; 2.
Differentiating mental retardation: the two-group approach and beyond Jacob
A. Burack; 3. One road or many? Issues in the similar sequence hypothesis
Robert M. Hodapp; 4. The similar-structure hypothesis and differential rate
of development in mental retardation Peter Munday and Connie Kasari; 5.
Neo-environmental perspectives on developmental theory Arnold Sameroff; 6.
The role of motivational factors in the functioning of mentally retarded
individuals Joseph Merighi, Mark Edison and Edward Zigler; 7.
Cultural-familial mental retardation: a developmental perspective on
cognitive performance and 'helpless' behavior John R. Weisz; 8. The
organization and coherence of developmental processes in infants and
children with Down syndrome Dante Cicchetti and Jody Ganiban; 9.
Developmental issues in fragile X syndrome Elisabeth Dykens and James
Leckman; 10. Deviance and developmental approaches in the study of autism
Fred R. Volkmar, Jacob A. Burack and Donald J. Cohen; 11. The issues of
multiple pathways in the development of handicapped children Claire B. Kopp
and Susan L. Recchia; 12. Summing up and going forward: new directions in
the developmental approach to mental retardation Robert M. Hodapp, Jacob A.
Burack and Edward Zigler.