Review of The psychology of the physically handicapped

Abstract

Reviews the book, The psychology of the physically handicapped by Rudolf Pintner, Jon Eisenson, and Mildred Stanton (1941). The reviewer states that perhaps the simplest thing which is to be expected of the textbook writer is the accuracy of the title under which his book is presented to the public. In the present instance the title promises too much. Actually the contents are limited to psychometric findings with the physically handicapped, and in some respects even these are not complete. While it is true that the first four general chapters on personality development, mental hygiene, the nervous and endocrine systems and psychological tests constitute one quarter of the text, they are so elementary and there is so complete a lack of integration with the rest of the book that they can conveniently be disregarded. According to the reviewer, this text will probably find some usefulness as a very elementary textbook in courses where psychological interest is limited to psychometrics. In no sense can it be considered a treatise on "the psychology of the physically handicapped." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)