CPACC: Theoretical models of disability
Exam Questions and Answers
What is the medical model of disability? - Answers -It is a model that considers disability
to be caused by health conditions.
What are strengths of the medical model? - Answers -It addresses the biological
sources and medical aspects of disability.
What are weaknesses of the medical model of disability? - Answers -It does not
acknowledge how social environments can cause disability.
What is the social model of disability? - Answers -It is a model that considers disability
to be caused by social environments.
What are strengths of the social model of disability? - Answers -It acknowledges that the
negative effects of disability can be reduced by improving social environments.
What are weaknesses of the social model of disability? - Answers -It downplays the
embodied aspects of disability.
What is the biopsychosocial model of disability? - Answers -It is a model that considers
disability to be caused by both health conditions and social environments.
What are strengths of the biopsychosocial model of disability? - Answers -It merges the
medical and social models
Economic model - Answers -Focuses on how disability affects earning power
Functional solutions model - Answers -Focuses on innovating to fix functional problems
related to disability
Social identity/cultural affiliation model - Answers -Considers people with disabilities to
be part of a culture
Charity model - Answers -Considers people with disabilities as needing external help
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