Shame and spirituality: Taboo topics in the disability community

Johnson, Allen F.; Johnson, Lori S.

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“…The stigmatized person is "not quite human," which necessitates avoidance. A. F. Johnson and Johnson (1995) coined the word "disaphobia" to describe the "prejudice, ignorance, fear and anxiety that persons feel in their interaction with the disabled, based on societal stigmatization" (p. 31).…”

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People with Disabilities—the Same, but Different: Implications for Health Care Practice

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1999

J Transcult Nurs

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Despite the author's experiences as a nurse and parent of a young adult with physical disabilities, the author had much to learn about the culture surrounding disability. The contemporary "minority-group" model for disability replaces a medical model that views people with disabilities in need of remediation. Disability rights advocates often criticize health professionals, citing erroneous assumptions and failure to understand the perspectives of disabled persons. The author illustrates applications for clinical practice by health professionals with excerpts from a qualitative study that explored the spiritual experiences of adults with physical disabilities and family members as well as their responses to lived experience with disability.

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Section: Context For Disability and Healthmentioning

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People with Disabilities—the Same, but Different: Implications for Health Care Practice

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1999

J Transcult Nurs

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Shame and spirituality: Taboo topics in the disability community

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People with Disabilities—the Same, but Different: Implications for Health Care Practice

People with Disabilities—the Same, but Different: Implications for Health Care Practice

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