CRC Psychosocial Adjustment 3

Question 1

According to Livneh's model of psychosocial adaptation to chronic illness, which phase involves the client beginning to explore possibilities for living with the disability?

Accepted Answer

Acknowledgment

Answer

The acknowledgment phase in Livneh's model involves the client starting to recognize and accept the reality of the disability and exploring new possibilities.

Question 2

A client with chronic pain uses humor to cope with her condition. According to Lazarus, this is best classified as:

Accepted Answer

Emotion-focused coping

Answer

Humor used to manage emotional responses to stressors is classified as emotion-focused coping in Lazarus's transactional model of stress.

Question 3

The 'insider' versus 'outsider' perspective in disability studies refers to:

Accepted Answer

The difference between people with disabilities' own views and non-disabled observers' views

Answer

The insider/outsider distinction highlights how people with disabilities often evaluate their quality of life more positively than outside observers predict.

Question 4

Which intervention is most appropriate when a client demonstrates catastrophic thinking about their disability?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive restructuring

Answer

Cognitive restructuring helps clients identify and challenge distorted thought patterns such as catastrophizing by replacing them with more balanced cognitions.

Question 5

Social role valorization (SRV), developed by Wolf Wolfensberger, primarily aims to:

Accepted Answer

Enhance the social roles and image of marginalized individuals

Answer

SRV focuses on creating and supporting valued social roles for people with disabilities to improve their social image and life conditions.

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CRC Psychosocial Adjustment 3