It would imply the intellectual ability of a person prior to a disease.
Premorbid functioning refers to an individual's level of functioning in various areas (such as social, occupational, and cognitive) before the onset of a disorder or illness. It provides a baseline for understanding how the condition has impacted the person's overall functioning and quality of life.
Dementia means deterioration of intellectual functioning.
Intellectual functioning level is defined by standardized tests that measure the ability to reason in terms of mental age (intelligence quotient or IQ).
The Structured Observation of Intellectual Functioning is a observational system that is used to detect mental retardation. Cognitive function is examined while individuals complete daily activities.
Borderline deficient and borderline retarded.
Psychosis
Is the sub average intellectual functioning of an I.Q of approximately 75%
sensorimotor intelligence
The school psychologist tested our son and found his intellectual functioning to be within the normal range for his age.
The Stanford-Binet is a commonly used assessment for intellectual functioning. Simply put- It is an IQ test.
An older person's intelligence level can decline and its due to biological changes. However environmental factors as level of income, level of education, job experience, etc. can help older people maintain very high levels of intellectual functioning.
a concept to understand in teaching children with learning disabilities is the level of the learners intellectual functioning or mental ability