Samuel Faces the Challenge of Mental Retardation

question 47

Multiple Choice

Samuel faces the challenge of mental retardation.He has been working as a cashier in a convenience store for several years. He has learned to do relatively simple arithmetic as it applies to his job,and he can read well enough to understand the daily newspaper,but he cannot easily go beyond these tasks.Samuel is best described as having _____.

• A) profound retardation
• B) severe retardation
• C) moderate retardation
• D) mild retardation
• E) non-functional retardation

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