Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

handicap psychique

English translation:

psychological disability

Added to glossary by Drmanu49
May 3, 2011 11:31
13 yrs ago
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French term

handicap psychique

Non-PRO French to English Social Sciences Psychology
This term comes up in an article discussing changes in French law from a definition of 'handicap mental' to 'handicap psychique'. (See here for a handy definition of each: http://www.alhpi.com/Nature_handicap.htm)

I have seen the latter variously translated as 'mental handicap' (which fails to distinguish it from its former incarnation), 'psychological handicap' (which to me implies something more like a 'mental block' than a handicap of mental origin), and 'psychic handicap' (which is just plain wrong, in this context).

Does anyone have any other ideas how this might best be translated into English? Many thanks in advance.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 psychological disability
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May 10, 2011 13:30: Drmanu49 Created KOG entry

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psychological disability

The Federal Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) lists four categories under psychological disability: psychiatric disability, retardation, Learning Disability, ...
www.csun.edu/~sp20558/dis/psycho.html - En cache - Pages similaires
Peer comment(s):

agree B D Finch : Also correct for UK, though I don't think the term "retardation" would be acceptable in the UK.
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agree silvester55
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