Particularitățile dezvoltării psihice la tinerii cu dizabilitate intelectuală instituționalizați

Abstract

This article examines the unique aspects of psychological development in youth with intellectual disabilities who are institutionalized. Drawing on existing literature and empirical research, it investigates the multifaceted challenges and opportunities that characterize the developmental trajectory of this population. Through a synthesis of theoretical research and empirical findings, the paper provides insights into the interaction between institutionalization and psychological development, highlighting the importance of personalized interventions and support systems to promote positive outcomes in this vulnerable demographic, such as institutionalized youth with intellectual disabilities. The literature on psychological development in youth with intellectual disabilities emphasizes the importance of environmental factors, such as institutionalization, in shaping their cognitive, emotional, and social development. The specific disorders of the development process in people with disabilities are manifested in different aspects of the personality structure, each deficiency presenting a series of disorders, more or less accentuated, which especially affect mental functions and processes, such as psychomotricity, language, mechanisms conscious regulation and self-control.