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PSEUDOMENTAL RETARDATION [2 records]

Record 1 1999-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Education
DEF

assumed appearance of mental deficiency which seems, falsely, to be caused by arrested mental development.

Key term(s)
  • pseudo-mental retardation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éducation spéciale
DEF

Déficit attribué à tort à une déficience mentale.

Key term(s)
  • pseudo-déficience mentale
  • pseudo-débilité

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Education
DEF

mental retardation in which causative agents are primarily environmental factors which may be psychological, sociological, or even physical, as in the case of the hard of hearing or the blind; a condition in which the individual is mentally retarded, has adequate genetic endowment as regards intelligence with no evidence of prenatal or postnatal cerebral injury or maldevelopment and with normal cerebral dynamics physiologically.

Key term(s)
  • pseudo-mental retardation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éducation spéciale
DEF

Fausse insuffisance mentale due à des inhibitions liées à des troubles affectifs ou à d'autres insuffisances spécifiques.

Spanish

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