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Ancient Greek/Roman View
The disabled were a burden, scorned, abandon or put to death
Before the 18th Century
Children were subjected to harsh treatment and largely ignored
By end of 18th century
Interest in abnormal child behavior surfaced
John Locke (17th century)
Believed children should be raised with thought and care, not indifference and harsh treatment
Jean-Marc Itard
Focused on the care, treatment, and training of "mental defectives"
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Leta Hollingworth
Distinguished individuals with mental retardation ("imbeciles") from those with psychiatric disorders ("lunatics")
Benjamin Rush
Claimed that children were incapable of adult-like insanity
•Children with normal cognitive abilities but disturbing behavior suffer from "moral insanity"
Late 19th century
mental illnesses were viewed as biological problems
•This was thwarted by the prevailing bias that the individual was at fault for deviant or abnormal behavior.
Early 20th century
society reverted to a belief that disorders could not be influenced by treatment or learning
•There was a return to custodial care and punishment of behaviors
•Mental disorders viewed as "diseases" led to fear of contamination
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Ancient Greek/Roman View
The disabled were a burden, scorned, abandon or put to death
Before the 18th Century
Children were subjected to harsh treatment and largely ignored
By end of 18th century
Interest in abnormal child behavior surfaced
John Locke (17th century)
Believed children should be raised with thought and care, not indifference and harsh treatment
Jean-Marc Itard
Focused on the care, treatment, and training of "mental defectives"
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Leta Hollingworth
Distinguished individuals with mental retardation ("imbeciles") from those with psychiatric disorders ("lunatics")
Benjamin Rush
Claimed that children were incapable of adult-like insanity
•Children with normal cognitive abilities but disturbing behavior suffer from "moral insanity"
Late 19th century
mental illnesses were viewed as biological problems
•This was thwarted by the prevailing bias that the individual was at fault for deviant or abnormal behavior.
Early 20th century
society reverted to a belief that disorders could not be influenced by treatment or learning
•There was a return to custodial care and punishment of behaviors
•Mental disorders viewed as "diseases" led to fear of contamination
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