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pseudoretardation

n. slow intellectual development, usually consistent with mild intellectual disability, due to adverse cultural or psychological conditions rather than congenital factors. Among these conditions are maternal deprivation, intellectual impoverishment, severe emotional disturbance, and perceptual deficits. The term may be a misnomer as it can be applied to individuals whose performance is consistent with intellectual disability that may not be alleviated by educational intervention. Also called psychosocial mental retardation; psychosocial mental developmental delay.

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biopsychosocial

biopsychosocial

adj. denoting a systematic integration of biological, psychological, and social approaches to the study of mental health and specific mental disorders. [coined by U.S. psychiatrist George L. Engel (1913–1999)]