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MentalRetardation(智力迟钝)
Mentalretardationisaconditioninwhichpeoplehavelowerintelligencethannormalandareunabletofunctionatthelevelexpectedfortheirage.Peoplewithmentalretardationareusuallybornwithit,oritdevelopsearlyintheirlife.Theymayalsohavesomedifficultywithdailylivingskillssuchaslearningtoreadandwriteandcaringforthemselves.
Doctorsandotherprofessionalsdeterminethatapersonhasmentalretardationbasedontheirintelligenceandhowwelltheycandoeverydayactivities.Intelligenceistheabilitytolearnandunderstand.Levelsofintelligencearemeasuredbyspecialtestscalledintelligencetests.Thescoreapersongetsononeofthesetestsgivesanumerical(数字的)measureofaperson'sintelligence.
Thisiscalledanintelligencequotient(智商)orIQ.
AnaveragescoreonanIQtestisabout90to110.Apersonwithmentalretardationwillusuallyscorebelow75onanIQtest.
TheIQtestalonedoesnotdeterminewhethersomeoneismentallyretarded.Apersonmustalsohavetroublewitheverydayactivitiessuchasgettingdressed,eating,washing,orlearningbasicreadingandwritingandarithmeticskills.
Mentalretardationisnotadiseaseitself.Itcannotbecuredandit'snotcontagious(传染的).
Thisconditioncanbecausedbyseveralthingsthatinjurethebrainordon'tallowthebraintodevelopnormally.Manytimeswedon'tknowwhyapersonhasmentalretardation.
Sometimesitmaybecausedbygenes.Genesarechemicalunitsfoundineverycell.Theycarrytheinstructionstellingcellswhattodo.Sometimes,childrenreceiveabnormalgenesfromtheirparents.
Adefectivegenemayalsodevelopspontaneously.Neitherparentwouldhavepassedonthegene,butthegenechangesbeforethebabydevelops.
Someotherproblemsthatcancausementalretardationalsohappenbeforeachildisborn.Itisimportantforthebraintodevelopproperlyifachildistohavenormalintelligence."Planningapregnancyisthemostimportantdecisionmostofuswillmakeinourlifetime.Ahealthylifestyleandgoodmedicalcareshouldbeginbeforeawomanbecomespregnantandcontinuethroughoutthepregnancy,"saysJodiRucquoi,ageneticcounselorfromConnecticut.Ifawomanabusesalcoholordrugsordoesn'teatwell,thereisarisktothedevelopingbaby.Also,aprematurebirthorproblemsduringchildbirthcansometimesharmthebaby'sdevelopingbrain.Whileprematurebabiesaregenerallyfine,thereisagreaterchancethattheymayhavementalretardation.
Insomecases,ayoungchildcandevelopmentalretardationafterbeingsickwithaseriousinfectionorotherillnesses,oraftersufferingabadheadinjury.
Achildcanbetakenasmentallyretardedifheorshe__________. A.wasbornprematurely
B.haslowerintelligencethannormal
C.haslowintelligenceandlowdailylivingskills
D.hasnormalintelligencebutdifficultiesinlearning
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