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Handbook of Behavior Modification with the Mentally Retarded

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  • © 1981

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Editors:
  1. Johnny L. Matson

    1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA

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  2. John R. McCartney

    1. Jemison Center, Partlow State School and Hospital, Tuscaloosa, USA

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Part of the book series: Computer Applications in the Earth Sciences (CAES)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Behavior Modification Research with the Mentally Retarded

    • Thomas L. Whitman, John W. Scibak
    Pages 1-28

  3. Toilet Training for the Mentally Retarded

    • John R. McCartney, Jeffrey C. Holden
    Pages 29-60

  4. Self-Injurious Behavior

    • Stephen R. Schroeder, Carolyn S. Schroeder, Johannes Rojahn, James A. Mulick
    Pages 61-115

  5. Treating Self-Stimulatory Behavior

    • Floyd O’Brien
    Pages 117-150

  6. Teaching Self-Help Skills to the Mentally Retarded

    • Luke S. Watson Jr., Randy Uzzell
    Pages 151-175

  7. Reducing Aggressive Behavior of Mentally Retarded Persons

    • Alan C. Repp, Andrew R. Brulle
    Pages 177-210

  8. Training Skills for Community Adjustment

    • Allen Marchetti, Johnny L. Matson
    Pages 211-246

  9. Vocational and Social Work Behavior

    • Frank R. Rusch, Richard P. Schutz
    Pages 247-280

  10. Language Acquisition

    • James F. McCoy, Joseph A. Buckhalt
    Pages 281-330

  11. Academic Training

    • Paul Weisberg, Richard A. Packer, Roberta S. Weisberg
    Pages 331-411

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 413-414
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Mental retardation has probably existed for as long as mankind has inhabited the earth. References to seemingly retarded persons appear in Greek and Roman literature. Examination of Egyptian mummies suggests that some may have suffered from diseases associated with mental retardation. Mohammed advocated feeding and housing those without reason. There is other evidence for favorable attitudes toward the retarded in early history, but attitudes var­ ied from age to age and from country to country. The concept of remediation did not emerge until the nineteenth century. Earlier, in 1798, ltard published an account of his attempt to train the "wild boy of Aveyron." A rash of efforts to habilitate retarded persons followed. Training schools were developed in Europe and the United States in the 1800s; however, these early schools did not fulfill their promise, and by the end of the nineteenth century large, inhumane warehouses for retarded persons existed. The notion of habilitation through training had largely been abandoned and was not to reappear until after World War II.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA

    Johnny L. Matson

  • Jemison Center, Partlow State School and Hospital, Tuscaloosa, USA

    John R. McCartney

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Handbook of Behavior Modification with the Mentally Retarded

  • Editors: Johnny L. Matson, John R. McCartney

  • Series Title: Computer Applications in the Earth Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7130-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1981

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4615-7132-2Published: 12 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-7130-8Published: 14 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1567-8296

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 414

  • Topics: Clinical Psychology, Behavioral Therapy

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