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APPARENT MENTAL RETARDATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Special Education
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- psychogenic mental retardation
1, record 1, English, psychogenic%20mental%20retardation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pseudomental retardation 2, record 1, English, pseudomental%20retardation
correct
- false mental retardation 2, record 1, English, false%20mental%20retardation
correct
- apparent mental retardation 3, record 1, English, apparent%20mental%20retardation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, English, - psychogenic%20mental%20retardation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pseudo-mental retardation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éducation spéciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pseudo-déficience mentale
1, record 1, French, pseudo%2Dd%C3%A9ficience%20mentale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fausse débilité mentale 1, record 1, French, fausse%20d%C3%A9bilit%C3%A9%20mentale
correct, feminine noun
- pseudo-débilité mentale 1, record 1, French, pseudo%2Dd%C3%A9bilit%C3%A9%20mentale
correct, feminine noun
- pseudodéficience mentale 2, record 1, French, pseudod%C3%A9ficience%20mentale
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fausse insuffisance mentale due à des inhibitions liées à des troubles affectifs ou à d'autres insuffisances spécifiques. 1, record 1, French, - pseudo%2Dd%C3%A9ficience%20mentale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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