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mental retardation

(Encyclopedia)mental retardation, below average level of intellectual functioning, usually defined by an IQ of below 70 to 75, combined with limitations in the skills necessary for daily living. Daily living skills...

retardation

(Encyclopedia)retardation: see mental retardation. ...

bibliography

(Encyclopedia)bibliography. The listing of books is of ancient origin. Lists of clay tablets have been found at Nineveh and elsewhere; the library at Alexandria had subject lists of its books. Modern bibliography b...

hydrocephalia

(Encyclopedia)hydrocephalia: see mental retardation. ...

microcephalia

(Encyclopedia)microcephalia: see mental retardation. ...

moronity

(Encyclopedia)moronity: see mental retardation. ...

mental age

(Encyclopedia)mental age: see intelligence.

mental disorders

(Encyclopedia)mental disorders: see bipolar disorder; paranoia; psychiatry; psychosis; schizophrenia. ...

mental hygiene

(Encyclopedia)mental hygiene, the science of promoting mental health and preventing mental illness through the application of psychiatry and psychology. A more commonly used term today is mental health. In 1908, th...

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