Varieties of Intellectual Disability
Arrieta, Leonardo
Varieties of Intellectual Disability - 2007.
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Among the different varieties of intellectual disability described historically in psychopathological treatises, the author analyzes two instances observed up until the 19th century: albinism and deaf-muteness. Revisiting the studies of the time, he shows how these people showed physical malformations or disabilities that were directly associated with manifest psychological disturbances. Beyond being a historical study into the theoretical notions developed on the subject, this article sheds light on the construction of psychopathology, articulating it with contemporary psychoanalytical theories.
Varieties of Intellectual Disability - 2007.
1
Among the different varieties of intellectual disability described historically in psychopathological treatises, the author analyzes two instances observed up until the 19th century: albinism and deaf-muteness. Revisiting the studies of the time, he shows how these people showed physical malformations or disabilities that were directly associated with manifest psychological disturbances. Beyond being a historical study into the theoretical notions developed on the subject, this article sheds light on the construction of psychopathology, articulating it with contemporary psychoanalytical theories.
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