Strenghts

Question 1

what is the deficits-based theory?

Answer 1

• individual problems
• root of problem, pathology, limitations.
• nature of problem, pathology, limitations.
• symptoms
• corrects, fixes, remedies
• learned helplessness
• professionals knowledge and expertise.

Question 2

what is the strengths based theory?

Answer 2

• individual within context and environment.
• capacity(indiv & envir) for well-being
• nature of strengths, capacities, interests, talents and abilities
• pathways toward well-being
• learned optimism, empowerment
• empowers individual-knowledge and expertise.

Question 3

what is medical model?

Answer 3

• cure and remediation of illness or symptoms
• scientific method, systematic
• clinical process: APIE

Question 4

what is social/ecological model?

Answer 4

disability results from the environment and the way society is organized, not by a persons impairment.
-choice, control, independence, and equality

Question 5

what is the purpose of the medical model?

Answer 5

• problem-focused (deficits based)

- purpose is to maintain, ameliorate, or cure negative effects of disability.

Question 6

what is the deficits approach?

Answer 6

• focus on problems and weakness strengths as tools to help “fix”
• participant=problem to be fixed
• framework and language-problems
• exploring problems->greater understanding of problems, not solutions.
• focus is narrow-remediation of deficits
• play, recreation and leisure superfluous-not central to health.

Question 7

what is strengths approach?

Answer 7

• focus on internal and external strengths as avenues to a high QOL
• participant=potential waiting to be developed
• framework and language-strengths
• understanding strengths->understanding solutions and ways to improve
• focus is holistic-person and context
• play, recreation and leisure is integral to well-being, recovery and rehabilitation.

Question 8

what are internal strengths?

Answer 8

• interests and preferences
• talents and abilities
• skills and competencies
• knowledge
• aspirations and goals
• characters strengths and virtues

Question 9

what are the 6 virtues?

Answer 9

1. wisdom
2. courage
3. humanity
4. justice
5. temperance
6. transcendence

Question 10

what are the characteristics of wisdom?

Answer 10

• curiosity
• love of learning
• judgment
• ingenuity
• perspective

Question 11

what are the characteristics of courage?

Answer 11

• valor
• perseverance
• integrity
• vitality or zest

Question 12

what are the characteristics of humanity?

Answer 12

• kindness
• loving
• social intelligence

Question 13

what are the characteristics of justice?

Answer 13

• citizenship
• fairness
• leadership

Question 14

what are the characteristics of temperance?

Answer 14

• self-control or self-regulation
• prudence
• humility
• forgiveness

Question 15

what are the characteristics of transcendence?

Answer 15

• appreciation of beauty
• gratitude
• hope
• spirituality
• humour

Question 16

what role does TR play?

Answer 16

• “we believe that character strengths are the bedrock of the human conditions and that strength congruent activity represents an important route to the psychological good life” -peterson and seligman
• help people understand their own strenghts
• allow strengths to be nurtures and grown
• recreation and leisure allow people to explore and employ their strengths.
• a choice in how to express themselves.

Question 17

what are external strengths ?

Answer 17

• family support and involvement
• social support and friendships
• home resources
• community and environmental resources
• opportunities for participation and contribution (inclusive communities)
• high expectations and positive attitudes.

Question 18

what enables us to flourish?

Answer 18

• positive emotions and experiences
• positive individual traits
• positive relationships
• positive and enabling institutions