| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 286 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Personal factors are an element of social-ecological models of disability but have not been well defined or described. Understanding Disability examines personal factors from the field of positive psychology to begin to identify and build strengths-based approaches to promoting the full participation, dignity, and well-being of disabled people"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction and overview of the international classification of functioning, disability, and health / Michael L. Wehmeyer and Dana S. Dunn -- Positive psychology and disability : focusing on intrapersonal strengths / Dana S. Dunn and Michael L. Wehmeyer -- Disability culture, identity, and language / Erin E. Andrews and Anjali J. Forber-Pratt -- Moving toward well-being : positively coping with and adjusting to chronic illness and disability / Susan Miller Smedema, Yunzhen Huang, Hannah Fry, and Alexandra M. Kriofske Mainella -- Optimism : a personal factor for promoting functioning and reducing disability / Kevin L. Rand and Mackenzie L. Shanahan -- Self-determination as a personal factor / Michael L. Wehmeyer -- Individual and interpersonal aspects of hope and people with developmental disabilities / Malka Margalit, Tomer Schmidt-Barad, and Michal Einav -- Resilience, disability, and intrapersonal factors viewed through the lens of rehabilitation psychology's foundational principles / Dana S. Dunn -- Personality and disability / Timothy R. Elliott, Laurel Wade, Sidai Dong, and Katherine Budge -- The experience of meaning in life in the context of pain-related disability / Devin Guthrie, Brandon L. Boring, Joseph Maffly-Kipp, Vani A. Mathur, and Joshua A. Hicks -- Negotiating stigma : disability in the workplace / Elisabeth R. Silver, Elisa S.M. Fattoracci, Timothy Oxendahl, Megan McSpedon, and Mikki Hebl -- Social support for adults with rare disorders as a personal and environmental factor / Kathleen R. Bogart and Brooke Bryson -- Disability and life satisfaction : the social nature of personal factors / Michelle R. Nario-Redmond, Thomas P. Dirth, and Jeffrey G. Noel. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost All EBSCO eBooks |
| Subject |
Positive psychology.
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People with disabilities -- Psychology.
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People with disabilities -- Psychology. |
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Positive psychology. |
| Added Author |
Wehmeyer, Michael L., editor.
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Dunn, Dana, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Positive psychology of personal factors. Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2022] 9781793634658 (DLC) 2021044032 (OCoLC)1266642926 |
| ISBN |
9781793634665 electronic book |
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1793634661 electronic book |
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9781793634658 hardcover |
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