mental subnormality

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mental subnormality One of a cluster of terms–others include mental deficiency, mental impairment, mental retardation, and mental handicap–that refer to states of arrested or incomplete development of intellectual capacities, where intelligence is considerably below normal. To reduce stigma, the favoured concept changes; the loose term ‘learning difficulties’ is the current preference.

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