Mental retardation

discovered after an increase of prevalence a particular birth defect like alcohol. Fetal alcohol syndrome is a group of abnormalities in babies born to a mother who consumes alcohol during their pregnancy. It’s the most common non-genetic cause of mental retardation in the United States. Over half of babies born today are born with fetal alcohol syndrome and even more born with alcohol related neurodevelopmental disorder. Fetal alcohol syndrome is a characteristic group of defects that include…

Virginia that executing an intellectually disabled individual qualifies as “cruel and unusual punishment”. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (1952) used in the case defines the diagnostic criteria for mental disability as follows: “Significantly subaverage intellectual functioning: an IQ of approximately 70 or below on an individually administered IQ test”, along with “Concurrent deficits or impairments in present…

Yet, he fails. One paragraph he tells us the history of mental illness, then just two paragraphs later he completely contradicts himself. Fairman wrote, “for centuries, mental illness and disabilities. . . were thought to be the work of devils and demons. . . shame was often attached to individuals and their families.” Just two paragraphs following Fairman writes…

& Obrzut, J. E., 2007). Fetal alcohol syndrome is described as a pattern of birth defects found in children whose mothers consumed alcohol during pregnancy. As of today, fetal alcohol syndrome remains the leading known preventable cause of mental retardation. (Fetal Alcohol Exposure and the Brain 1). Although fetal alcohol exposure is completely preventable, it is estimated that it occurs in 1 to 2 live births per every 1,000 births each year in the United States (Data & Statistics 1). Outcomes…

I had the privilege to spend a day with an important person, in whom I learned a lot from on November 5, 2016. I had the opportunity to spend the day with McKenzie Connor – “Kenzie” for short, an 18-year-old female who was born with an intellectual disability, where part of her brain never developed properly. Kenzie is a graduate from New Ulm Public High School and is currently employed at Enterprise in New Ulm, Minnesota. I took Kenzie to Mall of America for her first time, where we spent the…

Because of issues of confidentiality, you either have to be next of kin, or obtain powers of attorney or guardianship. ques 7. explain the links between identity,self image and self esteem In short, Identity is who you are, Self Image is how you see yourself and Self Esteem is how you feel about yourself. Your identity is what you think about yourself. Are you independent, confident, able, attractive etc? If so you will feel good, health, happy etc and your well being (your life and…

intellectual disability more ahead we should understand the perception of disability itself. Disability is an individual execution, which contains physical, sensory, cognitive, intellectual mental illness impairments, and several types of chronic diseases. Intellectual disability was once called metal retardation, which is represented by below average intelligence and deficiency of skills compulsory for day-to-day living. Intellectual disability comprehends several forms of cognitive…

The most common debilitating effect of alcohol on a fetus is mental retardation.3 Some studies have shown that children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder have an IQ within the “normal” range, however. Even though intellectual disability isn’t needed to diagnose fetal alcohol syndrome, most babies effected by it do exhibit these impairments, along with facial abnormalities. These can include a smooth philtrum, thin upper lip, depressed nasal bridge, short nose, flat midface, and short…

with “trainable mental retardation”. It then goes on to state that while in this classroom, her teacher instituted a variety of behavioral management plans to aid Kimika in controlling her violent outbursts and to provide motivation for her to complete required tasks. The case study stated that as Kimika grew older, her “violent outbursts and apathetic work behavior increased”. She then spent some time in a special classroom for older students with “trainable mental retardation”. She had…

Describe the etiology of the disorder. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a term that describes a range of effects that occurs in an individual whose mother drank alcohol during her pregnancy. Alcohol damages a fetus in the following ways: a)alcohol can trigger cell death in a number of ways which cause different parts of the fetus to develop abnormally; b)alcohol can disrupt nerve cell develop, travel to form different parts of the brain, and function; c) the blood flow in the placenta…