ASBHD S1 Lay Beliefs Flashcards
In what way is disability a function of society?
Because society fails to adapt and adhere to the needs of those with impairments.
What are 2 disadvantages of the medical model?
Does not take into account psychological/ social factors.
Stereotyping and stigmatising language is used.
What is the ICIDH?
What is its goal?
International classification of impairments, disabilities and handicaps.
An attempt to classify consequence of disease.
According to ICIDH what is an impairment?
abnormality in structure/ functioning of the body.
According to ICIDH, what is a disability?
Lack in performance of a certain activity.
According to ICIDH what is handicap?
Broader social and psychological consequences of living with impairment and disability.
What are some problems with ICIDH?
Assumes problems are intrinsic and inevitable
Embodies features of medical model
Problematic use of ‘handicap’.
What is the international classification of functions aka the ICF?
WHO’s framework for measuring health and disability and individual and population levels.
Attempt to integrate to models.
What are the 3 perceptions of health?
Negative definition - health is the bad sense of disease.
Functional definition - health is the freedom to perform certain activities .
Positive definition - health is a state of wellbeing and fitness.
What the key components of ICF?
Body structure and functional impairments
Limitation in completing certain tasks
Involvement in life situations that may be one restricted.
What is a lay-referral system?
The chain of advice-seeking contacts a lay person will make with other lay people, prior to/ instead of speaking to a HPC.
