mental retardation

mental retardation


Mental retardation is a condition of arrested or incomplete development of intelligence, characterized by disorders funadamentalnite skills, namely:
· Cognitive / cognitive / and speech;
· Engine;
· Social;
Which affects the overall performance of the individual.
It can be combined, but may not be combined with others, and / or physical disorders. The incidence of other psychiatric disorders in mentally retarded persons is four times higher than in the general population.
Mentally retarded persons are at higher risk of exploitation, abuse, physical and / or sexual abuse.
Intelligence is a complex feature and it is estimated on the basis of a variety of fundamental and specific skills.
Can be severe disturbances in individual areas and at the same time there are areas with a well-developed skills.
Assessment of intellectual level is a serious and responsible task, which is based on all available information about the person including clinical results, adaptability of behavior considered and consistent with the cultural environment and the results of psychometric tests, consistent with age.
For reliable diagnosis should be a reduced level of intellectual functioning, leading to reduced capacity to adapt to the daily demands of the social environment. Accompanying mental or physical disorders affecting the clinical picture and the ability to use existing potential with information about. Evaluated global capabilities, not specific violations in various areas. Administered IQ tests and determination of IQ IQ must be based on standardized and adapted to the cultural norms requirements. Scales of social maturity and adaptation to Bulgarian standardized conditions should be completed by interviewing the parent / failing that, another person who takes care of everyday life and is familiar with the possibilities of research /.
In the normal course of thought-the memory processes IQ / IQ / should be more than 70 points.