Psycho-Pedagogical Characteristics of Children with Intellectual Disabilities

• Author: L?cr?mioara Mocanu, Diana Pradai?, Crina Crina
• Position: Associate Professor, PhD, Faculty of Communication and International Relations, Specialization Psychology, Danubius University of Galati, Romania/Professor, APIEU Bacau, Romania/Professor, APIEU Bacau, Romania
• Pages: 362-367

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Psycho-Pedagogical Characteristics of

Children with Intellectual Disabilities

Lăcrămioara Mocanu1, Diana Pradaiș2, Crina Crina3

Abstract: Sp ecial psycho-pedagogy is the science of the knowledge of psychic development (psychology

(special education) in order to realize the therapeutic education (special pedagogy) adapted to the presence

and manifestation of a form of disability. The special psycho-pedagogy of students with mental disabilities

studies the p roblemmultiple of the in-depth knowledge, training and therapeutic education of these students,

in the perspective of their gradual recovery and social integration, u sually in the usual contexts of their own

community. The complexity and interdisciplinarity of special psycho-pedagogy are underlined, for example,

in the following definition: “Special psycho-pedagogy is a synthesis science, which uses the co mplex

information provided by medicine (pediatrics, infant neurology, ophthalmology, audiology, orthopedics,

hygiene, etc.), psychology (all its b ranches), pedagogy, sociology, legal sciences, in the dynamic study of the

personality of all forms of disability through deficiency and maladaptation.” (Gheorghe, 2000).

Keywords: psychic development; special psycho-pedagogy; sociology

Having a mental disorder isn’t easy and it’s even

harder when people assume you “can’t just over it”

1. Introduction

“Special psychopedagogy or defectology, is a science that deals withpersons with disabilities, the

study of psychic particularities, their education and education, their psychic evolution and

development, the corrective remedial modalities, to capitalize on the existing human potential and to

train their personality, with a view to social and professional integration as appropriate. “(Verza,

1995, p. 3).

Special psycho-pedagogy is the science of the knowledge of psychic development (psychology

(special education) in order to realize the therapeutic education (special pedagogy) adapted to the

presence and manifestation of a form of disability.

1 Associate Professor, PhD, Faculty of Communication and International Relations, Specialization Psychology, Danubius

University of Galati, Romania, Address: 3 Galati Blvd., 800654 Galati, Romania, Tel.: +40372361102, Fax: +40372361290,

Corresponding author: lacramioaramocanu@univ-danubius.ro.

2 Professor, APIEU Bacau, Romania, Address: 33, Str. Mihai Eminescu, Bacau, Romania.

3 Professor, APIEU Bacau, Romania, Address: 33, Str. Mihai Eminescu, Bacau, Romania.