An Experimental Study Of Abnormal Children With Special Reference To The Problems Of Dependency And Delinquency

Author : Olga Bridgman
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ISBN 13 : 9781332126064
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book An Experimental Study of Abnormal Children written by Olga Bridgman and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Experimental Study of Abnormal Children: With Special Reference, to the Problems of Dependency and Delinquency The following study of abnormal children has been made in the Psychological Clinic of the Children's Out-Patient Department of the University of California Hospital in San Francisco. The Psychological Clinic was established in January, 1914, under the direct supervision of the Department of Pediatrics of the Medical School and with the co-operation of the Department of Psychology of the University in Berkeley. It was created in response to a recognized demand for the special services it could render, in that many defective and peculiar children were appearing and were not being cared for satisfactorily. The Psychological Clinic has been most fortunate in its association with a medical school and hospital; through their special clinics it has been possible to determine accurately the child's physical condition and to observe the effects of appropriate care on his mental progress, With the assistance of the Social Service Department of the Hospital, information has been assembled as to home conditions - the social and financial standing of the family - and as to hereditary traits. Opportunities for special studies. - It has been possible in this clinic, perhaps largely because of its connection with a state university to investigate certain particular problems which arise in connection with the study of mental deficiency. A large proportion of the children coming to the clinic are dependent or delinquent, and there is, as a consequence, an opportunity for studying the problems of dependency and delinquency and their relation to that of mental abnormality. It is also possible to a limited extent, to study the hereditary tendencies shown; this is due to the fact that, in most cases, the parents and brothers and sisters of the child can be consulted and observed personally. In several cases, it has been possible to make actual examinations of all the children in a family. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.