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Peer reviewedRoss, Robert T. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1971
Factor analyses of ratings received by 617 patients in a state hospital for the mentally retarded, concerning 26 problem behaviors, indicated that five factors describe the behaviors. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Institutionalized Persons
Pearson, A. – Adult Education (London), 1971
When the Holloway Prison is completed, it will be the largest establishment in the penal service for women. Its education center has been designed to incorporate "all of the best aspects of new adult education centers and technical colleges in the free community." (Editor/RB)
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Facilities, Individual Development, Institutionalized Persons
Penney, Ronald K.; Willows, Dale M. – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1970
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons, Mediation Theory, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedKopfstein, Joan Held; Neale, John M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1971
The results of this study showed no significant differences in the size estimation levels of acute and chronic schizophrenic and nonschizophrenic psychiatric patients. Also, there were no significant differences when these groups were subdivided on the basis of both premorbid adjustment and paranoid status. (Author/CG)
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Patients, Perception Tests, Psychological Patterns
Mitchell, Anna C.; Smeriglio, Vincent – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1970
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons, Interpersonal Competence, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedGardner, James M.; Giampa, Franklyn L. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior, Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons, Intelligence
Shellhaas, Max D.; Nihira, Kazuo – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1970
An investigation of the causal factors for institutionalizing mentally handicapped persons. (JM)
Descriptors: Background, Behavior, Environmental Influences, Exceptional Child Research
Taylor, Ann – Amer J Orthopsychiat, 1970
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Exceptional Child Research
Rosecrans, C. J.; Schaffer, Harriet B. – J Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Neurological Impairments, Patients, Psychological Testing
Alson, Eli – J Soc Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Interaction, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship
Barton, Carolyn L.; Barton, Lyle E. – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1982
The rumination behavior of an institutionalized six-year-old severely retarded child was greatly reduced when overcorrection techniques were implemented. The overcorrection program utilized both restitution and positive practice in the form of an aversive taste solution. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Institutionalized Persons
Peer reviewedLustman, Nancy; Zigler, Edward – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1982
The institutionalized retarded group was found to be more imitative on the first task. For all groups, peers as opposed to adults were found to be the more salient model on the second task than the other groups suggesting more compliant personalities in the institutionalized group. Author/SW)
Descriptors: Imitation, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation, Modeling (Psychology)
Peer reviewedLakin, K. Charlie; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1982
Data summaries from 100 years of formal surveys of population and administrative characteristics of public residential facilities for mentally retarded people in the areas of total population, average number of residents per institution, annual per capital cost of care, resident movement, and resident to staff ratios are presented to show trends.…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation, Residential Programs
Williams, Chris – Special Education: Forward Trends, 1982
Case studies of deaf or hearing impaired persons in institutions for the mentally retarded illustrate the ways in which the "invisible handicap" can mask cognitive ability, causing unnecessary institutionalization. (CL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Deafness, Etiology, Hearing Impairments
Peer reviewedAshman, A. F. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1982
An information processing model was used to examine the coding and language functions of 88 institutionalized, moderately, and severely retarded persons. Contextual grammatical structures were found to relate to sequential processing, whereas comprehension and expression of relational thought was related to both sequential processing and…
Descriptors: Downs Syndrome, Institutionalized Persons, Language Acquisition, Learning
