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A 12 page paper which defines the condition and then examines issues pertaining to being mentally challenged, including aggression, nature/nurture, treatment, and recommendations. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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were labeled with the moniker of mental retardation, but again the negative implications of retarded or handicapped required a more politically correct description, mentally challenged. Defining what it means
to be mentally challenged has proven to be every bit as difficult as finding an appropriate name for the malady. In fact, due to its complex nature, there has
never developed a "single, universally recognized definition" (Scheerenberger, 1971, p. 4). In a nutshell, being mentally challenged typically involves learning at a slow rate, deficient motor, language, and social
skills, and an inadequate intelligence ratio (Scheerenberger, 197). Children and adults that suffer from these types of disorders are dramatically "impaired in their ability to learn and to adapt
to the demands of society" (Scheerenberger, 1971, p. 5). A low rate of intelligence is a consistent characteristic, and is classified as individuals that have an intelligence quotient (IQ)
no higher than 70 (Scheerenberger, 1971). In the United States, approximately 7.5 million children suffer from some form of mental disorder and half of these also include serious emotional disturbances
that further compromise physical and intellectual functioning (Wohlford, 1994). Also, there are more than 40 million American adults that have also been diagnosed with a mental impairment that does
not involve substance abuse, 5 million of these are considered to suffer from "severe mental illness" (Wohlford, 1994, p. 4). As a result of their condition, many of these
individuals have limitations on their stress coping mechanisms, have problems relating to people, and have short attention spans that often circumvent the concentration necessary to complete tasks (Wohlford, 1994).
As a result, only half of these children and adults live in family household while nearly a quarter of a million are homeless, 1.1 million are in care facilities, and
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