The Defective Person's Struggle for Openness (Some Implications for Contemporary Theology)

The problem of sensory deprivation among people with mental retardation leads to isolation and a hunger for “openness.” The slow process of opening can occur with the help of a chaplain and an understanding psychiatric staff as the individual ventures into new, unfamiliar territory. Comforting, unde...

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Main Author: Perske, Robert (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2003
In: Journal of religion, disability & health
Year: 2003, Volume: 7, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 63-71
Further subjects:B Openness
B Chaplaincy
B Sensory deprivation
B Mental Retardation
B theology of mental retardation
B Psychiatric Care
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