Deck 3: Traditional Approaches to Disability: Moral and Medical Models

Question 1

Biblical references in the Old Testament to disabilities such as blindness illustrate the ___________ model approach to disability?

A) medical
B) social
C) moral
D) psychological

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The film Murderball, a documentary about quad rugby, takes a __________ approach to disability.

A) medical
B) social
C) moral
D) psychological

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The Hmong belief that disability is caused by the loss of a part of one's soul is an example of the ______________ model approach to disability.

A) medical
B) social
C) moral
D) psychological

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The recounting of the author's experiences with professionals as a child and adolescent growing up in Pennsylvania is an example of the __________________ model approach to disability.

A) medical
B) social
C) moral
D) psychological

Question 5

Which of the following is a manifestation of ableism as discussed in the chapter?

A) Hatred
B) Abuse
C) Containment
D) Pessimism

Question 6

Which of the following is a manifestation of ableism as discussed in the chapter?

A) Expendability
B) Morality
C) Disgust
D) Scorn

Question 7

Which of the following is a manifestation of ableism as discussed in the chapter?

A) Indifference
B) Compartmentalization
C) Infantilizing
D) Sexualization

Question 8

Which of the following is a manifestation of ableism as discussed in the chapter?

A) setting people up
B) hiding from view
C) ridiculing difference
D) blaming the victim

Question 9

Which of the following is a manifestation of ableism as discussed in the chapter?

A) Denial of disability
B) Blaming society
C) Withholding benefits
D) Forced institutionalism

Question 10

Institutions that house people with developmental disabilities reflect which of the following?

A) Caring approach to disability
B) Medical approach to defining disability
C) Moral model approach to disability
D) Social approach to disability

Question 11

How do the medical and professional models of disability compare?

A) Medical model is used exclusively by physicians.
B) Professional model strives for empowering d/Disabled people.
C) Professional model rejects the medical model.
D) Medical and professional models are used interchangeably.

Question 12

The rehabilitation model emphasizes____

A) Social justice
B) Working on individual's problems
C) Removing social barriers
D) Deinstitutionalization

Question 13

Which of the following is not accurate about President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

A) He became president after experiencing polio.
B) He was a vocal advocate for d/Disabled people.
C) He has been referred to as a supercrip.
D) He largely hid his mobility impairment

Question 14

Which of the following is accurate in relative to COVID-19 and d/Disability.

A) Discriminatory health policies tend to limit d/Disabled people's access to care.
B) Contemporary health policies prioritize d/Disability access to care.
C) The US and Canada lead other countries in promoting d/Disability access to vaccinations.
D) The pandemic has led to high rates of suicides among d/Disabled people.

Question 15

In Abby Kovalsky's personal narrative she states that her biggest problems relative to her myasthenia gravis are related to:

A) Her physical pain and discomfort.
B) Her lack of social identity group.
C) Discrimination
D) Non-supportive family.

Question 16

Briefly discuss how the Enlightenment era influenced explanations of disabilities in terms of the moral and medical models.

Question 17

How did industrialization and urbanization influence the lives and place in society of persons with disabilities?

Question 18

Briefly explain two tenets of eugenics and how these beliefs applied to disabled persons.

Question 19

Define ableism and how it relates to other societal 'isms.

Question 20

List two common disability stereotypes that are discussed in the book and explain how these stereotypes lead to social policies that influence the lives of disabled persons.