Dear All,
Prompted by Christopher Rossiter's request for references on
psychological perspectives of disability and Deborah's helpful response
(thank you, I'm going to get the book), I wonder whether anyone could
help me with a (slightly related) query.
My area of research is the long term consequences of living with cancer.
The study I am working on at the moment is concerned with the
difficulties that people with cancer have in returning to and remaining
in work.
One of the things that the Social Model does very effectively is to
provide a perspective on disability that separates it from illness,
dependency, personal 'inadequacy'. What I'm learning from the people I'm
talking to in my current research (i.e. people who have, or have had,
cancer) is that the line between illness and disability is very blurred
for them. Cancer certainly is an illness, and in the early stages,
people look for and welcome the permission that society provides to
withdraw and be properly ill, and be looked after. Making the
(psychological) shift from 'I am a person who is ill and in need of
care' to 'I am someone who wants to participate in society' can be
problematic, and is often hindered by the well-intentioned efforts of
family, friends and health professionals whose support is expressed in
'take time off', 'take care of yourself' messages.
I am asking two questions here:
Firstly, does this formulation of the problem make sense to people? Are
there similarities with other health conditions?
Secondly, could anyone point me in the direction of literature in
psychology or sociology that deals with the tension between the 'sick
role' and social participation?
I'd be very grateful for any thoughts anyone might have.
Many thanks,
Gail.
On 04/01/2012 09:05, Deborah Chinn wrote:
> A good starting point is "Disability and Psychology" edited by Dan
> Goodley and Rebecca Lawthom.
>
> Deborah
>
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> Dear All,
>
> I wondered if anyone could point me to a reference for any
> psychological perspectives on disability. I understand how this can be
> understood through identity processes as part of social psychology and
> have a wealth of sources from sociological perspectives, but not sure
> where to start with psychology; without being too condition specific.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Christopher J. Rossiter
> PhD Researcher & PsyPAG Representative (BPS Wessex Branch)
> Department of Psychology & School of Management
> 03 AD 00 University of Surrey
> Guildford. GU2 7XH
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