Handbook of Behavior Modification with the Mentally Retarded
Editors: Matson, J. L. (Ed.)
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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.
- Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Behavior Modification Research with the Mentally Retarded
Pages 1-28
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Toilet Training for the Mentally Retarded
Pages 29-60
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Self-Injurious Behavior
Pages 61-115
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Treating Self-Stimulatory Behavior
Pages 117-150
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Teaching Self-Help Skills to the Mentally Retarded
Pages 151-175
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Handbook of Behavior Modification with the Mentally Retarded
- Editors
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- J. L. Matson
- Series Title
- Computer Applications in the Earth Sciences
- Copyright
- 1981
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media New York
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4615-7130-8
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4615-7130-8
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4615-7132-2
- Series ISSN
- 1567-8296
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVI, 414
- Topics
