Social psychological issues in disability.

Abstract

There is general agreement in the literature on physical disability that the problems of the handicapped are not physical, but social and psychological. (Meyerson, 1948a, p. 2) * * * An analysis in Rehabilitation Psychology should not only clarify the problems but also indicate their possible solution. This raises the question: Who is the person who judges what the problem is, and in what way does he or she think it can be solved? (Dembo, 1982, p. 135) This chapter is dedicated to the memory of Harold E. Yuker. Preparation of this chapter was partially supported by a Moravian College Summer Faculty Development and Research Award. I thank Sarah Dunn, Stacey Zaremba, and the editors for their thoughtful comments on an earlier draft.

Psychological adjustment, social enablement and community integration following acquired brain injury

“…Dunn (2000) notes that these disciplines owe much to the work of Lewin (1935) who expressed the idea that behaviour is a function of both person and the environment/situation in terms of the equation B = f (P,E). Dunn notes that environmental constraints, for example a building's architecture, are more influential as behavioural constraints than are most disabilities.…”

“…Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http:// www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and-conditions There has been an extensive and growing interest over several decades in the psychosocial issues and processes related to adaptation or adjustment to acquired disability and chronic illness (Dunn, 2000). Attempts have been made to understand these from a variety of theoretical perspectives.…”

Psychosocial adjustment to lower-limb amputation: A review

“…34 For example, people without a disability can sometimes make the erroneous assumption that a disability is the core aspect of the person's personality and functioning, rather than just one facet of his or her life. 35 In addition, people without an amputation are liable to assume that the occurrence of the amputation was a negative occurrence for the individual. 36 In view of this, it has been reported that many people without disabilities ignore those with disabilities for fear of saying the wrong thing or because of experiencing general anxiety and unease in their presence.…”

Resilience: A Disability Studies and Community Psychology Approach

“…There is a growing body of literature that contests the notion that resilience is absent in the lives of disabled people (e.g. Dunn, 2000;Dunn & Dougherty, 2005;Olkin, 1999;Prilletenksy, 2009). This work necessarily applies a strength-based approach to disability as a refreshing shift from pathologizing accounts.…”