The Social Psychological World of the Handicapped

Authors

  • Lewis Apteker Department of Education Psychology, The University of Texas at El Paso.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11575/jet.v16i2.43933

Abstract

The paper discusses the psychology of the handicapping condition. Disability is classified into two categories: that of the person whose handicap is displayed publicly, the visibly handicapped; and of the secret or invisibly handicapped. The psychological task of the visibly handicapped is to manage a blemish that is visible; the problem of the invisibly handicapped is to learn to conceal or disclose discreditable information. Interactions between handicapped and non-handicapped are discussed. A three-stage developmental model of these interactions is presented.

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Published

2018-05-11

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (1982)

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