A person display of general intellectual functioning is well below average and poor adaptive behavior. 5. Explain one way in which sociocultural biases in testing might pose problems for assessing mental retardation. Sociocultural biases could be social standings or environmental conditions. Children from all types of backgrounds can be mentally retarded, it does
In addition the cognitive approach takes no account of biological or genetic factors in psychopathology. However it does emphasise the important role of cognitive factors in psychological disorders. Moreover, in some cases disorders such as depression may lead to dysfunctional thinking rather than the other way
* Not using their hands to make gestures as they speak. * Not being able to understand difficult orders. * repetitive behaviour (ie people with autism might repeat certain words or actions over and over, usually in a rigid rule-governed manner). 1.2 Identify problems that individuals with an autistic spectrum condition may have in social interaction and relationships. Communication difficulties may contribute to autistic adults they become socially anxious or depressed or prone to self-injurious behaviours.
* Ethnic beliefs and customs. * Marginalisation and exclusion. Some children/young people experience problems to learning as a result of their ethnicity, social group, race or culture. Children/young people from lower social-economic backgrounds and/or specific ethnic and social groups are more likely to underachieve and this can sometimes lead to disaffection, marginalisation by others and in some cases, exclusion from the learning environment because of an inability to behave appropriately. CYP 3.7 (1.2) Explain the importance and impact of poverty on outcomes and life chances for children and young people.
However some sociologists argue that Asian and Indian children do just as well if not better than white middle class students despite not speaking English at home. Cultural deprivation theorists also argue that black children do not have the attitudes and values to promote educational achievement.
The author assumes that this surgery will correct future complications that Ashley might possibly encounter. However, she did not point out the fact that proceeding with surgery on a child who is already disabled might trigger worse case scenarios since this procedure has never been tested. Gibbs describes how anyone who takes estrogen is at risk for a blood clot and quotes Ashley’s doctor, “’There were very few reports of thrombosis amount the teenage patients, he says, ‘So I suspect the risk is fairly low...’”(742). It is stated that he “suspects”, meaning he’s only “guessing” that the chances of something dangerous happening is unlikely to occur. Gibbs gives an example of the doctor comparing a child to a teenager concluding that if a teenager’s risk of thrombosis is low then a child risk will be even lower.
-Statistically, children from low income families are more likely to have poorer health resulting from poor housing conditions, poor diet, stress and/or depression. -Children from low income families statistically are more likely to be involved in crime. -Statistically, children from low income families are less likely to achieve at school due to lack of space to study/ do homework, low
However, failure to function adequately is a general sign of a disorder and not itself specific to any condition. Rosenhan and Seligman (1989) have suggested some characteristics of abnormal behaviour that are related to the FFA definition include: observer discomfort, unpredictability, irrationality and maladaptiveness. One limitation of Failure to Function Adequately is Cultural issues. Patterns of behaviour vary from culture to culture, so failing to function adequately may look different depending upon which culture you are in. The FFA criterion is likely to result in different diagnosis when applied to people from different cultures, because the standard of one culture being used to measure another.
Describe Autism (Introduction) (Story of savant) Autism is considered a developmental disorder where an individual has a difficult time with social interactions and communication, affecting the brains normal development. (Thesis) The symptoms of autism are abundant, although there are paths to control autism; prevention seems to be indefinite. Individual Impact Mentally autistic people have a hard time with social interactions, non- verbal and verbal interactions. Physically the individual may have problems repeated body movements, show unusual attachments to objects, have sight, hearing, touch, taste dilemmas, or have an outburst cause of routine changes. Other symptoms of autism are unable to start conversations, cannot make new friends, have a certain gaze; speech develops slowly or not at all, short attention span, and have very narrow interests.
Autism Kathleen Kennedy-Lowie South Florida State College Introduction In this research paper, I will be discussing the disorder of Autism, a severe neurological disorder that affects the function of the brain. It causes problems in such areas as social contact, intelligence, language and speech impediments, along with ritualistic or compulsive behaviors, as well as different responses to the environment that an autistic individual may have different than individuals not having autism would exhibit. I will be talking about the description of autism, nature, causes, signs and symptoms, and treatments and goals for someone who has autism. I decided to do this research paper on autism because I have permanent guardianship of my grandson, age