Show HEALTH HEAL TH THAD AD V 10 By Dr Morris Fishbein Editor Journal of the tho American M Me M Mecal cal Association This is the fourth in a serin ser serin sert in which Dr Fishbein dis discus s various mental abnormalities deficiencies 1 S Good evidence of intelligence of course leadership there are a number of me men tests which determine the an am amou of intelligence 4 From these tests comes it t phrase I. I Q or intellectual q qu tient This is obtained by diving div divi ing the mental age in year years months by the actual age it if if individual is is under 16 years An intelligence quotient of ot 70 less is generally considered to toj tob toja toba a sign of some mental defect In taking care of mentally lq children it is customary teach them to the limit of th the thol mental equipment For some c dren care in an institution is' is ISO necessary Others wit Wi more serious disorders must b confined permanently Training usually begins wi wH formation of routine body habis practice in recognizing names an people then discipline such such sucha a marching to the rhythm of ott tb drum and similar practices 0 With some the most that c ca cabe be taught is to train them so soth ih they will rest when it is time tinel rest Others will learn simple e such as cutting with sei sors and plain sewing i Idiots will wilt learn only enough 7 keep themselves from danger danger-an danger an anto to avoid annoying other s Imbeciles may reach the seco or third grade in school and nv mo mOot rons may get as high as the sixt grade I Industrially even imbeciles m ma mabe be taught to use a hammer a an nails Girls able to reach kind kindi garten level can be taught to s s es Most important however forja fori of these children is social trai This they learn by playing g gand gams and even by trying dramatics Of the greatest importance developing the feebleminded chi chii is the selection of the prop pro school or place for his trai train Often the greatest trouble lies the environment Such childr l with the right kind of help son som somi times make the necessary adjust ments meats and live a fairly no nor life S tic Most important of all t is to find out the nature of of 1 j disability and to discover the thee r act scope of the childs child's talent talen it i iThe The training is applied to sal salv sali 1 r- r every possible value that is ava I able I r Next Manic depressive in ins ity |