Mental retardation

STUDENT ID: 21162896 MODULE TITLE: SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTING VULNERABLE ADULTS. MODULE CODE: NS40018/W ESSAY TITLE: SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. The aim of this essay is primarily to identify and discuss the reasons for and factors contributing to the vulnerability of adults with learning disabilities who come in contact with the criminal justice system. This essay will offer the rational for selecting this

Mental Illness in Of Mice and Men and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time In the novels of Of Mice and Men and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Lennie and Christopher both suffer from mental disabilities that affect their ability to function independently and interact with others, and both also have problems with impulse control, causing them to be abusive. Lennie is mentally challenged, having memory problems and a childlike mind, and his obsession with touching soft

Diversity, at least in theory, means that everyone of every race/gender/sexual orientation is included, but not as a stereotype. This was not the case in the past. In the year 1937, Walt Disney released its first full-length animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. There was less sense of “political correctness,” such as caring about diversity, or worrying about the message being sent to young children, especially girls. There were no protests, and everyone accepted the movie “as is”. In

Microcephaly is a condition that affects infants. It is characterized by a smaller than typical head circumference due to problems with brain development. Typically, as a baby’s brain grows in utero, the head and skull grow as well, however if the brain is not developing as it should, the head will not grow as expected (CDC). It can be caused by genetic disorders such as Down’s syndrome, as well as other chromosomal syndromes and neurometabolic syndromes (NINDS). Microcephaly can also be caused in

What is Dual Diagnosis? Broadly used dual diagnosis can said to be a person who experiences, simultaneously, two or more medical disorders. Moreover it is generally thought of as a person who has a form of addiction (predominantly drug addiction) and mental health disorder. • Dual Diagnosis (ACTIVITY) Please take a minute and click on the hyperlink below to watch the following short

The disorder chosen for this presentation was Intellectual Disabilities. Once referred to as intellectual retardation, is characterized by using beneath-average intelligence or intellectual ability and a loss of abilities necessary for everyday residing. People with intellectual disabilities can and do examine new competencies, however they learn them greater slowly. There are various stages of highbrow incapacity, from moderate to profound. Symptoms of Intellectual Disabilities are learning and

Substance Use Screening and Assessment Measures and Their Impact on Treatment Tiffany L. Williams Post University Abstract This paper highlights 3 substance use screening and assessment measures that are commonly utilized in diagnostic assessment. The T-ACE, DALI and SBIRT tools are used across several domains, and in multiple healthcare settings. The purpose of this paper is to describe these assessment tools, and how they impact human services providers working in addictions treatment. Keywords:

connection with those who have such mental disabilities. Futhermore with such frequent use, those suffering from these disabilities, will feel different from others; as if they are labelled. In no way should the word "retarded" be acceptable in a society of today; for all will just become worse. All around the world, people are using this deragotory term without truly

Standardized tests for intelligence and adaptive behavior are the appropriate diagnostic criterion. Individuals with ID show mild to profound mental inadequacies. Intelligent Quotient (IQ) score of 70 or below is the benchmark for ID. Deficient adaptive function presents through irregular conceptual, social, and practical skills. Diagnostic Adaptive Behavior Scale (DABS) is the standard evaluation

While thirteen-year-old Genie’s behaviors may have been indicative of intellectual disability, her lifelong experience of severe isolation, neglect, and abuse raised a question for the scientists in Linda Garmon’s (1994) Secret of the Wild Child: Was Genie born intellectually disabled or were her abnormal behaviors and lack of language a result of brain damage caused by the extremely adverse environmental experiences Genie endured during development? To assist in reaching an appropriate diagnosis