PATTERNS OF IMPAIRMENT AND DISABILITY Flashcards
what is the medical model of disability?
what the person cannot do is seen as being because of the impairment which led to a isolation from society.
what are some critical points about the medical model of disability?
it individualises disability, views it as an individual tragedy and does not account for social barriers.
what is the social model of disability?
that disabled people do not afce disadvantage because of the impairment but because of discrimination in the way that society is organised.
what are some critical points about the social model of disability?
its argued that it is not realistic, it does not recognise the complexity of different disabled people’s lives
what is the radical disability model?
an argument that disability is simply defined as ‘those who are external;ly identified as disabled and those who self-identify as disabled. the belief is that disability is a necessary part of human diversity.
what are the 3 factors that determine is someone has a disability?
the body and its organs
the human being as a whole
the social environment that they live in
describe the bio-psycho-social model of disability?
A view of disability as a combination between the health state of an individual and their surrounding environment that is the society. This model accepts the provisions of both the social and the medical models, although it assumes that these provisions are not adequate by their own, as these are interrelated
outline the Equality Act 2010?
You’re disabled if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.
why will disability prevalence rise in the years to come?
as we have an ageing population and a global increase in chronic health conditions.
