title: [From taboo to self-actualization--acceptance problems and learning processes in working with mentally handicapped patients].
abstract: The article introduces the topic of "sexuality and people with developmental disabilities". It presents the historical stages of development and the institutional framework of the work with people with disabilities in Germany. Six criterions and standards respectively, are pointed out, that help to determine whether institutions support or hinder sexual self-determination. These standards are formulated as rights in the sense of the basic human rights.
authors.affiliation: Fachhochschule Freiburg, Buggingerstr. 38, 79114 Freiburg.
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D012736:Sex Education; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013609:Taboo