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Self-image and people with learning disabilities

  • Self-image arises from a complex interaction of intrinsic and extrinsic factors. This article explores the importance of people with a learning disability attaining a positive self-image. It discusses the effect of society's perception of people with learning disabilities, and questions the willingness of the community to accept such people in a non-judgmental way. It argues that staff caring for this client group have a vital role to play in how people with learning disabilities are perceived by others and discusses the effects that a market philosophy (Fromm, 1978) and the popular media have on society regarding people with learning disabilities. Self-worth is important to everyone; however, the article concludes that a person with a learning disability is seriously disadvantaged in this respect. This aspect of care therefore requires insight, support and skills on the part of those healthcare professionals caring for this client group.

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Author:A. Markwick, J. Sage
Parent Title (English):British Journal of Nursing, Vol. 6, No. 2 (1997), pp. 99-102. [Online ISSN 2052-2819] [doi.org/10.12968/bjon.1997.6.2.99]
Document Type:Articles
Language:English
Year of first Publication:1997
Release Date:2024/04/04
Format:to purchase via publisher
IdNo:Markwick_A_and_Sage_J_1997
Writings about Erich Fromm (Secondary Literature):Articles / Artikel
Erich Fromm's Library and Erich Fromm Archive:Articles / Artikel
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