Question

One of the earliest attempts to define what was then called mental retardation was put forth by Esquirol in 1838 when he included a major chapter on "idiocy" in his book to clarify the differences between
Question 6 options:

A)

idiots and those with mental deficiency.

B)

idiots and those who were mentally deranged.

C)

feeble-mindedness and idiocy.

D)

idiots with mental deficiency and those with adaptive deficits.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

C) feeble-mindedness and idiocy.

Esquirol's work aimed to differentiate between various levels and types of intellectual disability, which included terms such as "idiocy" and "feeble-mindedness."