Theoretical models of disability - Other models

Question 1

The affirmation model encourages people with disabilities to:
A) Affirm their identity and feel comfortable, celebrating their disabilities.
B) Focus on medical solutions for their conditions.
C) Avoid discussing their disabilities in public.
D) Seek only professional help for their disabilities.

Answer 1

A) Affirm their identity and feel comfortable, celebrating their disabilities.

Question 2

The sociopolitical model is primarily concerned with:
A) Individual therapy for people with disabilities.
B) Human rights for people with disabilities.
C) Medical treatment and rehabilitation.
D) Providing charity to people with disabilities.

Answer 2

B) Human rights for people with disabilities.

Question 3

True or False: The religious/moral model interprets disabilities as always being a punishment from a higher power.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The expert or professional model is a variation of which other model?
A) Social model.
B) Affirmation model.
C) Medical model.
D) Rehabilitation model.

Answer 4

C) Medical model.

Question 5

The rehabilitation model focuses on:
A) Improving the person’s ability to function through therapy.
B) Medical treatment to cure the disability.
C) Affirming social identity.
D) Advocacy for human rights.

Answer 5

A) Improving the person’s ability to function through therapy.