Personality and Motivational Differences in Persons With Mental Retardation

A definative bk which presents older and evolving newer models & applications involving personality & motivational operators to the field in order to demonstrate the power of motivational variables in understanding the behavior of persons with mental ret

List of contents

Contents: H.N. Switzky, Preface. Part I:Commentary: Perspective and Retrospective.E. Zigler, Looking Back 40 Years and Still Seeing the Persons With Mental Retardation as a Whole Person. H.N. Switzky, Personality and Motivational Self-System Processes in Person With Mental Retardation: Old Memories and New Perspectives. Part II:New Directions.M.L. Wehmeyer, Self-Determination and Mental Retardation: Assembling the Puzzle Pieces. L. Hickson, I. Khemka, The Role of Motivation in the Decision Making of People With Mental Retardation. R.M. Hodapp, Etiology and Personality Motivation: Direct and Indirect Effects. E.M. Dykens, Personality and Psychopathology: New Insights From Genetic Syndromes. J.P. Van Haneghan, L.A. Turner, Information Processing and Motivation in People With Mental Retardation. S. Reiss, A Sensitivity Theory of End Motivation: Implications for Mental Retardation.

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Switzky, Harvey N.

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A definative bk which presents older and evolving newer models & applications involving personality & motivational operators to the field in order to demonstrate the power of motivational variables in understanding the behavior of persons with mental ret

Product details

• Authors: Harvey N. Switzky
• Assisted by: Harvey N. Switzky (Editor), Switzky Harvey N. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780805825695
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-2569-5
• No. of pages: 432
• Weight: 861 g
• Series: The LEA Series on Special Education and Disability; The LEA Series on Special Education and Disability
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, EDUCATION / Special Education / General, Clinical psychology, Abnormal psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Teaching of students with different educational needs, Cognition and cognitive psychology