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Distributions of Body-Rocking Manifested by Severely Mentally Deficient Adults in Ward Environments.
Peer reviewedTierney, I. R.; And Others – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1978
Twenty-seven severely mentally retarded patients, all of whom manifested body-rocking in their normal ward environments, were systematically observed. (SBH)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Institutionalized Persons
Peer reviewedMatin, M. A.; Rundle, A. T. – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1980
The characteristics of a group of 17 mentally retarded institutionalized individuals (ages 6 to 51) with self-injurious behavior (SIB) were compared with those of 14 patients without SIB. Among findings were that 65 percent of the SIB group were females, that the SIB group had an elevated pulse rate, and that they slept less. (PHR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Children
Peer reviewedTierney, I. R.; And Others – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1978
The study involving 12 severely retarded adults (five males and seven females) was conducted to determine the effect of music on the body-rocking manifested by Ss in their ward environments.(SBH)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Institutionalized Persons
