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Book SynopsisHistorically, interventions designed to impact the lives of disabled people were predicated upon deficits-based models of disability. This began to change with the introduction of World Health Organization (WHO) frameworks, particularly the International Classification of Function (ICF), that emphasized that disability could only be understood in the context of interactions among health, environmental factors, and personal factors and by examining the impact of such factors on a person’s activities and participation. The ICF identified personal factors as among the elements of a social-ecological model of disability but did not provide an extensive taxonomy of what constitutes such factors. Understanding Disability examines personal factors that come from the field of positive psychology and, as such, to begin to identify and build strengths-based approaches to promoting the full participation, dignity, and well-being of disabled people.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction and Overview of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, Michael L. Wehmeyer & Dana S. Dunn
Chapter 2: Positive Psychology and Disability: Focusing on Intrapersonal Strengths, Dana S. Dunn & Michael L. Wehmeyer
Chapter 3: Disability Culture, Identity, and Language, Erin E. Andrews & Anjali F. Forber-Pratt
Chapter 4: Moving Toward Well-Being: Positively Coping with and Adjusting to Chronic Illness and Disability, Susan Miller Smedema, Yunzhen Huang, Hannah Fry, & Alexandra M. Kriofske Mainella
Chapter 5: Optimism: A Personal Factor for Promoting Functioning and Reducing Disability, Kevin L. Rand & Mackenzie L. Shanahan
Chapter 6: Self-Determination as a Personal Factor, Michael L. Wehmeyer
Chapter 7: Individual and Interpersonal Aspects of Hope and People with Developmental Disabilities, Malka Margalit, Tomer Schmidt-Barad, & Michal Einav
Chapter 8: Resilience, Disability, and Intrapersonal Factors Viewed through the Lens of Rehabilitation Psychology’s Foundational Principles, Dana S. Dunn
Chapter 9: Personality and Disability, Timothy R. Elliott, Laurel Wade, Sidai Dong, & Katherine Budge
Chapter 10: The Experience of Meaning in Life in the Context of Pain-Related Disability, Devin Guthrie, Brandon L. Boring, Joseph Maffly-Kipp, Vani A. Mathur, & Joshua A. Hicks
Chapter 11: Negotiating Stigma: Disability in the Workplace, Elisabeth R. Silver, Elisa S. M. Fattoracci, Tim Oxendahl, Megan McSpedon, & Mikki Hebl
Chapter 12: Social Support for Adults with Rare Disorders as a Personal and Environmental Factor, Kathleen R. Bogart & Brooke Bryson
Chapter 13: Life Satisfaction, Michelle Nario-Redmond, Thomas Dirth, & Jeffrey Noel
