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Psychology of Disability
Carolyn L. Vash,Nancy M. Crewe +1 more
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In this paper, the authors describe the disability experience: the person - reactions to disablement the world - people with disabilities in a handicapping world living independently loving pairing working playing transcending.Abstract:
Part 1 The disability experience: the person - reactions to disablement the world - people with disabilities in a handicapping world living independently loving pairing working playing transcending. Part 2 Interventions: legislation - the long arm of the law evaluating individual differences psychogogic approaches peer counselling and related services psychotherapeutic approaches looking ahead.read more
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