The crucial factor involved in habilitating the mentally retarded, or other individuals, for produc­ tive employment is not, as is often erroneously as­ sumed, the decision concerning the vocation that the client may succeed in, but the position that is taken concerning this unique person. In this re­ gard, an analysis of the habilitation process indicates that at each decision-making point a p...

Although immigration was limited quantitatively in 1929 and the depression has caused a greater proportion of emigration for the nonce, no forward step has been taken towards a better qualitative selection of aliens arriving even today in the United States. This has portentous socio-psychological results. The quota law allows yearly 153,714 immigrants, though but 35,576 entered in 1932, and the...

Determining why normative values for a test may change is not easy. For instance, intelligence test scores have been changing at a dramatic rate, though the cause remains unclear (Flynn, 1999; Raven, 2000). Each time an IQ test is renormed, the same level of cognitive capacity is associated with a lower score. The ability that would have produced an IQ of 100 two generations ago would now only ...

This report describes a case where 4 digits were replanted in a mentally retarded patient with a history of smoking and the inability to follow postoperative arrangements.

To gain at least an initial understanding of the underlying beliefs and attitudes in a cross-cultural situation, we believe that the three key points discussed in this paper should prove a significant point of departure: 1. Traditional beliefs about the cause of chronic illness or disability will play a significant role in determining family and community attitudes toward individuals with a dis...

Altro Health and Rehabilitation Services is a voluntary organisation which foriflel undertook rehabilitation for the physically disabled in New York. Now they are provi^ similar services for mentally ill patients in Rockland State Hospital. Only a small tean1 workers was available for this 6,000 bed mental hospital, which had recently begu1^ modify its custodial practices and was short of medic...

test and the re test varied from 7 weeks to 70 weeks with an average interval of 30 weeks, it is obvious, that though her results showed consistency it cannot be truly assumed that the test will give a true prediction of the child's future abilities. If the test is used by a skilful examiner it can yield useful information about the baby's present level of functioning, but it should not be used...

This article provides conceptualizations of play as a learning and survival behavior and presents findings of a study of the use of games with mentally retarded adults. In this study the aim was to describe both how therapists can use games as therapeutic media and how changes can be observed in the subjects. Along with increases in play, improvement in motor behavior, cognitive abilities, affe...

This study examined variables related to problem-solving approaches of young children, using the theoretical framework provided by Zigler and his collaborators in their work on outerdirectedness. Four aspects of outerdirectedness were examined: developmental trends, effects of different types of reinforcement, effects of task difficulty, and pride in accomplishment. It was found that outerdirec...