Clinical Psychology

Front 1

Definition of disability

Back 1

present when a person displays a set of functions, either desired or required, which cannot be independently performed in a specific environment.

Hint 1

wheelchair

Front 2

Characteristics of Disability

Back 2

1. No one-to-one relationship b/tween a disease & spectrum of associated disability problems.
2. No one-to-one relationship b/tween a disease & amount of residual disability.

Front 3

Find out what the self social & personal constructs are:

Back 3

The ability of patient & health care team able to remove the disability in face of chronic disease and is dependent upon the patient's residual capacity for physiological and psychological adaptation.

Front 4

Patient/environment interaction chart:

Back 4

Client Interface Environ
disease social
psychology vocational

total disability

Front 5

Comprehensive Evaluations:



Impact of disability:

Back 5

1. Medical
2. psychological
3. social, etc.
4. allied health evaluations
1. Form of productivity
2. change in social status of individual (most predictive)
3. loss of behaviors (operational) things I can see

Front 6

Phases of adjustment in rehab

Back 6

1. shock
2. realization
3. defensive retreat
4. acknowledgment
5. adaptation (job)

Front 7

Facilitation of adjustment:

Back 7

1. teaching
2. consultation-referral
3. advising
4. environmental manipulation
5. work w/other persons
6. supportive