美国智力落后协会(AAMR)于2002年再次修订了1992年第9版的定义,形成了新的第10版的定义。该定义在原有的基础上赋予智力落后新的变化和内涵,也是对最近10年该领域研究成果的一个总结。本文主要回顾了协会智力落后定义的演变以及对2002年的智力落后定义的起因、主要内容、理论模式、特点等方面进行了评析。 The American Mental Retrenchment Association (AAMR) again revised the definition of the 9th edition of 1992 in 2002 to form the new 10th edition. This definition, on the basis of the original, imposes new changes and connotations on the intellectual backwardness, and is also a summary of the research achievements in this field in the recent 10 years. This paper mainly reviews the evolution of the definition of backwardness of intellectuals and its causes, main contents, theoretical models, features and other aspects of the definition of mental retardation in 2002.