A manual for the classification, training, and education of the feeble-minded, imbecile, & idiotic / by P. Martin Duncan and William Millard.

  • Duncan, P. Martin (Peter Martin), 1821-1891.
Date:
1866
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Credit: A manual for the classification, training, and education of the feeble-minded, imbecile, & idiotic / by P. Martin Duncan and William Millard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF IDIOTS, IMBECILES, AND THE ' FEEBLE-MINDED.' Necessity for a Classification-The terms Idiot, Imbecile, Simpleton, Feeble-minded-Their advantages and abuses-Cases resembling Idiocy and the difficulty in distinguishing between low types of the Perfect-minded and Idiots-The first Evidences of Congenital Idiocy- The Defects of the Body- The Defects and Perversions of the Senses —Defects of the Functions of various Organs—Inertia, Torpidity, and Imbecility of Cases—To and fro Movements-Automatic Movements— The Defects of the Mind ^^'^^ ^ CHAPTER n. CLASSIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION. Congenital Cases-Class 1. Profound Idiots—Description-Peculiarities —Cases with Results—Class II. Description of Cases with Results- Class III. Description of Cases with Results-Class IV. The Feeble- minded-Description of Cases with Results-Non-congenital Cases- Class V. Description of Cases-Class VI. Description of Cases-Re- suits—Class VII. Description of Cases—Class VIII. Notice of . 12 CHAPTER III. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING. Ordinary Education and Teaching not possible with the Idiot, &c.—Much Forbearance, Kindness, Gentleness,^ and Attention requisite—Para-