单词	mental age
释义	mental age noun : a measure used in psychological testing that expresses an individual's mental attainment in terms of the number of years it takes an average child to reach the same level Example Sentences a 40-year-old man with the mental age of 10 Recent Examples on the Web Or consider Derek Paravacini, an autistic adult with a mental age of a 3-year-old who is congenitally blind. Simon Baron-cohen, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2020 Although their exact diagnosis was unknown—at the time, they were just called imbecile—the sisters were said to be severely handicapped and nonverbal and have a mental age of six. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2020 At the time, a doctor assessed his mental age to be 16. Emma Grey Ellis, Wired, 24 Sep. 2020 Nora had poor motor skills and needed help to walk and her mental age was about 5 or 6 years old, her parents said in the lawsuit. Star Tribune, 24 Aug. 2020 Ford in 2004 was jailed for life in the 2003 slaying of Champion, who, though 21, had the mental age of a 15-year-old. Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2019 Also, size doesn’t always determine mental age or special needs. Lisa Gutierrez, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2017 Adolescents and young adults with severe autism may still have the mental age of a child, and short-term care to stabilize those in crisis who are nonverbal or combative is practically nonexistent. Christina Jewett, CNN, 23 Oct. 2017 Also, size doesn’t always determine mental age or special needs. Lisa Gutierrez, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2017 See More Word History First Known Use 1910, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition mental age noun : a measure used in psychological testing that expresses an individual's mental attainment in terms of the number of years it takes an average child to reach the same level
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