The Psychological and Social Impact of Illness and Disability.

Cover; Halftitle; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Content; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Part 1. Historical Perspectives on Illness and; 1. History of Treatment Toward Persons With Disabilities in America; EARLY IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION; THE EUGENICS MOVEMENT IN AMERICA; STERILIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES; THE UGLY LAWS; MOVEMENT TOWARD EQUALITY; CURRENT PULSE ON AMERICA REGARDING DISABILITY; REFERENCES; 2. On the Origins of Negative Attitudes Toward People With Disabilities; SOCIOCULTURAL CONDITIONING; CHILDHOOD INFLUENCES; PSYCHODYNAMIC MECHANISMS.

DISABILITY AS A PUNISHMENT FOR SIN ANXIETY-PROVOKING UNSTRUCTURED SITUATIONS; AESTHETIC AVERSION; THREATS TO BODY IMAGE INTEGRITY; MINORITY GROUP COMPARABILITY; DISABILITY AS A REMINDER OF DEATH; PREJUDICE-INVITING BEHAVIORS; THE INFLUENCE OF DISABILITY-RELATED FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH ATTITUDES; PERSONALITY VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH ATTITUDES; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; 3. History of Treatment Toward Persons With Psychiatric Disabilities; MENTAL ILLNESS TREATMENT SINCE THE MIDDLE AGES; COLONIAL AMERICA; MENTAL ILLNESS IN 19TH-CENTURY AMERICA.

Mental illness and treatment at the turn of the century the shifting public view of psychiatry; development of treatments in the 20th century; the second world war and its influence on mental health; classification of mental illness; deinstitutionalization; disillusionment with the promises of deinstitutionalization; mental illness and the criminal justice system; abuse of persons with mental illness; social security beneficiaries; continued stigma against people with mental illness; current issues regarding mental illness and its treatment; references.

4. Social Work Practice With People With Disabilities in the Era of Disability Rights THE DISABILITY RIGHTS MOVEMENT; Traditional Approaches to Disability in Health and Rehabilitation Settings; ORIENTATION TOWARD THE ROLE OF THE PATIENT: THE PATIENT-CONSUMER CONUNDRUM; Orientation Toward Independence; Orientation Toward Technology; OPERATING OUT OF A DISABILITY RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE; Empowering People With Disabilities; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES; 5. Models of Disability: Implications for the Counseling Profession; THE BIOMEDICAL MODEL; FUNCTIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MODELS.

THE SOCIOPOLITICAL MODELTHE POWER OF MODELS; Lack of Interagency Collaboration; Shaping Self-Identities and Daily Lives; Determining Which Academic Disciplines Teach About the Disability Experience; IMPLICATIONS FOR THE COUNSELING PROFESSION; REFERENCES; 6. Changes in Attitudes Toward People With Handicaps; AFFIRMATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS; MANIFESTATIONS IN PRACTICE; PROSPECTS; REFERENCES; Historical Perspectives on Illness and Disability: Conclusion; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE; COPING WITH A JOURNEY TOWARD RECOVERY: FROM THE INSIDE OUT; PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE EXERCISE.

Part 2. The Personal Impact of Disability: Introduction.

Now in its sixth edition, this best-selling textbook continues to be the most comprehensive and diverse text available on the psychosocial aspects of disability. It examines current thought and treatment approaches to working with individuals with disabilities through the contributions of expert thinkers and practitioners in the disability field. Abundant and insightful narratives by disabled individuals offer a bridge between theory and practice for students in rehabilitation psychology and counseling courses. In addition to completely updated and reorganized material, this edition contains ...

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