Mental retardation or intellectual disability is a term used when there are limits to a person' s ability to learn at an expected level and function in daily life
(prHWY.com) May 11, 2012 - Melbourne, Australia -- Mental retardation is a mental disorder or weakness with a lack of intelligence (subnormal) since the time of development (from birth or from childhood). Usually there is a lack of mental development as a whole, but the main symptom is a retarded intelligence. Mental retardation is also called oligofrenia (oligo: less or a little and fren: the soul). Mental retardation is a weakness that occurs in the function of the intellect. Mental retardation, mental abilities develop naturally failed. Mental, intelligence, feeling, and volition are at a low level, so that the relevant experience obstacles in adjustment.
Mental Retardation is not actually a disease, although mental retardation is the result of pathological processes in the brain that gives an overview of the intellectual limitations and adapstif function. Mental retardation can occur with or without mental illness or other physical disorders.
Because the healing of mental retardation was virtually no damage because of brain cells may not be able to return to normal function it is important that primary prevention efforts to prevent disease. By providing protection against potential diseases that can cause mental retardation, for instance through immunization. Marriage counseling, routine prenatal care, good nutrition during pregnancy and childbirth on the health authorities can help reduce the incidence of mental retardation.
Early diagnosis is very important to be screened as early as possible, especially in the first year so that early intervention can be done anyway. For example, early diagnosis and early hypothyroidism integral can minimize the possibility of mental retardation. Detection and early intervention in mental retardation helps reduce retardation that occurs. The concept of intervention in mental retardation is based on the premise that intervention can change the status of child development. The more frequent and more early intervention, the better results. But the more severe the degree of disability outcomes are also less and less. The final result is an increasingly early intervention and regular intervention given a better result so slightly reducing disability. But in children the causes are very complex, social background and lack of good habits and irregular intervention then the result is not satisfactory.
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