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Emotion Recognition and Concept of Death in People with Learning Disabilities

John McEvoy, Yael Reid, Suzanne Guérin

The British Journal of Development Disabilities · 2002 · 40 citations · 16 references

Concepts

EducationPsychologySpecial EducationEmotional DevelopmentEmotional DisordersLearning DisabilitiesEmotion PerceptionEmotion ProcessingEmotion RecognitionEmotion UnderstandingEmotional ExpressionEmotional UnderstandingAffective RecognitionDeath AwarenessEmotion Concept AcquisitionFacial Emotion Recognition DeficitsFatality Salience

Abstract

Several studies suggest that the concept of death in adults with learning disabilities is related to cognitive ability