The word "moron" is used not only in the diagnostic context, but also as a humiliation when people want to demonstrate their own superiority, pointing to the minuses of intelligence. Debility is the simplest degree of oligophrenia, to which oligophrenia and idiocy still belong. Some people ask: what if a brother is a moron?
Reasons for the origin of moronism
Since this disorder can be either congenital or acquired, the factors of its appearance are divided into two categories.
Congenital:
- the existence in the family of patients with Down syndrome;
- lack of vitamins and iodine in the girl’s diet during the gestation;
- gene abnormality;
- irradiation of a pregnant girl;
- genetic addiction;
- excessive use of alcohol, nicotine and narcotic substances;
- contact with toxic plants or animals;
- severe infectious diseases of the mother;
- unnatural lifestyle;
- residence in the contaminated area;
- frivolous medication.
Acquired:
- complicated birth;
- side effects from viral or enterobacterial infections;
- insufficient interaction with father and mother or peers;
- craniocerebral injuries.
Stages
So what if brother is a moron? First of all, you need to turn to a speech therapist and a specialist in psychology, who, using lessons on the basis of specialized tasks characterizing the degree of knowledge and logic, and, in addition, the level of social fitness and attachment to relatives, will determine the degree of debility.
Depending on the level of underdevelopment of mental and psychological capabilities, moronicity is systematized as follows:
- uncomplicated - mental abilities at level 70 (on the IQ scale);
- moderate - intellectual capabilities reach 64;
- severe - less than 60.
Indicators and symptoms
There are several indicators and traits by which a single assessment of the individual is formed in the presence of the above disease in a mature person:
- low percentage of intelligence;
- inability to make independent conclusions;
- uncontrollable anger;
- the presence of oddities;
- inability to restrain oneself;
- asociality;
- erotomania.
The presence of these indicators makes it possible to determine the degree of debility. So, we already know the symptoms of dementia of an adult individual. Next, we will find out what to do if the younger brother is a moron.
A mentally retarded child can observe the following:
- narrow thinking;
- inability to deep logical reasoning;
- the main thing is only the satisfaction of simple skills for caring for oneself;
- easily exposed to adverse effects;
- the most important thing for the baby is fun and fun;
- underdevelopment of moral and volitional qualities;
- inability to build complex conclusions;
- a problem with capturing the internal relationships between objects and events;
- figurative awareness;
- inertia.
The diagnosis does not affect the auditory perception of music, artistic abilities and other creative possibilities. In addition, a distinctive feature of the disease is the outstanding ability to calculate by formulas. However, to make any conclusion in this case is difficult.
How to treat and what to do if brother is a moron?
Often patients have excellent mechanical memory. They can learn to read, compose, count at the level of a primary school student. However, once they meet with a broad definition, they cannot recognize it. The mind of the patient is able to absorb only some data or description. Little is known what to do if an older brother is a moron. Usually, doctors in this case conduct an improvement and symptomatic therapy. The following nuances are very important here:
- social adaptation;
- proper mental development;
- special school and labor education;
- sedatives are prescribed to reduce anger;
- it is very important to take pharmaceuticals;
- work with speech therapists, who, if uncomplicated, can reduce the manifestation of debility.
What if your brother is a moron and still too small? The following events are important here:
- It is necessary to increase the attention of the father and mother to the achievements of the child. After all, if the baby will notice that his parents support him, then this will undoubtedly help in the correction of the disease.
- Healing depends entirely on the family, since only the right development will help to keep the child’s emotional position normal and keep him under continuous control so that he does not go on about negative people.
- Therapy for the more severe stages of moronity consists in continuous supervision by specialists in psychology, since it is quite difficult to teach a child something.
Now you know what to do if your brother is a moron. With the right treatment, there is a high probability of achieving a positive outcome. And the man himself will be able to become a component of society, will lead a complete family, will work in a simple job, but only on condition that the leadership will be sympathetic to his situation.