Sensitivity theory of motivation and psychopathology: an exploratory study
By: Lecavalier, Luc.
Contributor(s): Tasse, Marc J.
Series: American Journal on Mental Retardation 107 (2) 2002: 105-115.Publisher: 2002Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): DUAL DIAGNOSIS
| MOTIVATION | PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITYSummary: Sensitivity theory, a comprehensive theory of human motivation, states that people with intellectual disability are motivated by the same basic motives as are individuals without intellectual disability, but to different extents. In this study the authors examined the relationship between psychopathology and motivation in 111 participants with dual diagnosis and 111 participants with intellectual disability only. Results lend support to the sensitivity theory.
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Sensitivity theory, a comprehensive theory of human motivation, states that people with intellectual disability are motivated by the same basic motives as are individuals without intellectual disability, but to different extents. In this study the authors examined the relationship between psychopathology and motivation in 111 participants with dual diagnosis and 111 participants with intellectual disability only. Results lend support to the sensitivity theory.
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