The Positive Psychology of Personal Factors

Implications for Understanding Disability

Michael L. Wehmeyer, Dana S. Dunn

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Year: 2022
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781978750753
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Inclusive Education
• Index: Psychology

Historically, 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. The Positive Psychology of Personal Factors 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 contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Editors’ Note
• Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health
• Chapter 2: Positive Psychology and Disability: Focusing on Intrapersonal Strengths
• Chapter 3: Disability Culture, Identity, and Language
• Chapter 4: Moving toward Well-Being: Positively Coping with and Adjusting to Chronic Illness and Disability
• Chapter 5: Optimism: A Personal Factor for Promoting Functioning and Reducing Disability
• Chapter 6: Self-Determination as a Personal Factor
• Chapter 7: Individual and Interpersonal Aspects of Hope and People with Developmental Disabilities
• Chapter 8: Resilience, Disability, and Intrapersonal Factors Viewed through the Lens of Rehabilitation Psychology’s Foundational Principles
• Chapter 9: Personality and Disability
• Chapter 10: The Experience of Meaning in Life in the Context of Pain-Related Disability
• Chapter 11: Negotiating Stigma: Disability in the Workplace
• Chapter 12: Social Support for Adults with Rare Disorders as a Personal and Environmental Factor
• Chapter 13: Disability and Life Satisfaction: The Social Nature of Personal Factors
• Index
• About the Authors
• About the Editors