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Elective Mutism: A Handbook for Educators, Counsellors and Health Care Professionals

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Authors:
  1. Norman H. Hadley

    1. Department of Educational Psychology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada

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Part of the book series: Neuropsychology and Cognition (NPCO, volume 5)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Elective Mutism: Nature and Characteristics

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    Pages 1-5

  3. Psychosocial Factors of Silence

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    Pages 6-23

  4. Communication and Elective Mutism

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    Pages 24-29

  5. Psychosocial Characteristics of Electively Mute Persons Part 1

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    Pages 30-35

  6. Psychosocial Characteristics of Electively Mute Persons Part 2

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    Pages 36-41

  7. Psychosocial Characteristics of Electively Mute Persons Part 3

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    Pages 42-51

  8. Theories of Elective Mutism

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    Pages 52-65

  9. Feigning the Silence User Role

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    Pages 66-74

  10. Direct Observation of Behavior

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    Pages 75-79

  11. Scatter Plot: Applications for Elective Mutism

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    Pages 80-88

  12. Why-Questions: Beyond Direct Observation

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    Pages 89-92

  13. Assessment of Electively Mute Behavior

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    Pages 93-104

  14. Elective Mutism Interview Schedule

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    Pages 105-139

  15. Treatment of Elective Mutism: Preliminary Considerations

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    Pages 140-148

  16. Earliest Communication During Treatment of Electively Mute Persons

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    Pages 149-158

  17. Follow-Up of Electively Mute Persons

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    Pages 159-168

  18. Unsystematic Informal Treatments

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    Pages 169-171

  19. Behavior Management Procedures Part 1

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    Pages 172-175

  20. Behavior Management Procedures Part 2

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    Pages 176-190
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About this book

Undeniably, language is at the core of human existence. Merleau-Ponty (1945) posited that thought and language are one - cognition being language; language, cognition. Although such a categorical stance can be challenged from a number of theoretical perspectives as dogmatic and nonveridical, the critical role of language in humanness is irrefutable. It is what defines and distinguishes creatures at the apex of the phylogenetic scale. The fact that cognition predates verbal fluency and can take various nonverbal forms does not diminish the pivotal role of language - it is a functional requisite, an imperative. More than a mere vehicle to express thought, it transforms, modifies and shapes much of cognition. It cannot be trivialized. On many grounds man is capably rivalled by lower forms of existence - the gazelle is more graceful; the lion is stronger; the cheetah is fleeter. It is through his use of symbols that man usurps the ascendant position. Cassirer in Essay on Man (1946) described man as animal symbolicum, the animal that creates symbols and a symbolic world. Through language, humans transcend time and are able to describe events temporally removed - to reflect on the past, to conjecture the future. With words man can paint pictures, muse and dream, embrace and console, persuade and corrupt, educate and be educated. Language is a preferred performatory domain, nowhere more than in Western Civilization.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Educational Psychology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada

    Norman H. Hadley

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Elective Mutism: A Handbook for Educators, Counsellors and Health Care Professionals

  • Authors: Norman H. Hadley

  • Series Title: Neuropsychology and Cognition

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8283-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1994

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-2418-8Published: 31 December 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4306-1Published: 08 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-8283-4Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0927-0116

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 244

  • Topics: Child and School Psychology, Methodology of the Social Sciences, Speech Pathology

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