PSY 034 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Old Age, Delusional Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Psychology (PSY)
• Course: PSY 034
• Professor: Tootle

Document Summary

Mental retardation: display a general intellectual functioning that is well below average; poor adaptive behavior (difficulty in areas such a communication, home living, self direction, work, or safety) intelligence quotient (iq): indicated general intellectual ability. Most consistent feature is that person learns very slowly. About 80-85% of all people with mental retardation in this category. Typically receive this diagnosis earlier in life that individuals with mild retardation because they demonstrate clear deficits in language development and play during preschool years. Typically demonstrate basic motor and communication deficits during infancy. Very noticeable at birth or early infancy. With training, can learn basic skills (walking, some talking and feeding themselves) Have small head, flat face, slanted eyes, high cheekbones, and sometimes protruding tongue. Display moderate degrees of intellectual functioning, language impairments, and in some cases behavioral problems. Fetal alcohol syndrome: mother drinks too much alcohol during pregnancy.