Crises of maturity and sexual, behavioral and psychological problems related to it in girls with intellectual disability

Authorsفریبرز صدیقی ارفعی,علی یزدخواستی,سارا افشار,حمید رحیمی سمیرمی
JournalInternational Journal of Academic Research in Psychology
Page number96
Volume number1
Paper TypeFull Paper
Published At2014-00-11
Journal GradeScientific - research
Journal TypeElectronic
Journal CountryIran, Islamic Republic Of

Abstract

People with intellectual disability in addition to having an IQ lower than normal are with the disorder in adaptive behavior. Adolescence is especially important for girls and boys with intellectual disability and is one of the important issues in the period for these people is thematurity issue is known as the crisis and followed by mental, behavioral and sexual problems for them. The aim of this study was to investigate the crisis of puberty and mental health, sexual and behavior problems in girls mentally retarded and providingeffective ways to deal with these problems. Forthis reason, to take advantage of descriptive-documentalmethod and review necessary information scientific literature in the field of adolescence crisis and related problems in girlswith intellectual disability have been collected. Most findings indicate an increase in the prevalence of mental and behavioral disorders in mentally retarded adolescents is during puberty. The most important mental and behavioral disorders in adolescence and maturity in people with mental retardation are: mood disorders, depression disorders, Psychotic Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, attention deficit disorders. The research also

tags: Puberty, Puberty crisis, behavioral problems, mental problems, sexual problems, intellectual disability.