In the Model of Occupational Empowerment Occupational Deprivation, poverty is an example of which component of the model?
A) Disempowering environments
B) Occupational deprivation
C) Learned helplessness
D) Occupational empowerment

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Disempowering environments are characterized by negative environmental influences that contribute to social marginalization-for example, poverty, unsafe living situations, crime, violence, and a lack of access to education and employment. These conditions place harmful limitations on a person's access and ability to engage in meaningful and purposeful occupations and create occupational deprivation. As a result of maladaptive occupational routines and poor occupational performance, individuals may develop learned helplessness (Fisher & Hotchkiss, 2008). Learned helplessness occurs when humans are conditioned to think, feel, and act as if they have no control over environmental circumstances or what happens to them. Long-term, chronic feelings of helplessness are highly correlated with symptoms of depression (Ackerman, 2018).

In the Model of Occupational Empowerment Occupational Deprivation, Poverty Is