Question 1
Which theoretical model of disability views disability primarily as a biological impairment or defect that requires medical intervention or cure?
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Correct answer: B - Medical Model
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Which theoretical model of disability views disability primarily as a biological impairment or defect that requires medical intervention or cure?
Correct answer: B - Medical Model
A healthcare provider focuses exclusively on diagnosing and treating a patient's physical condition without considering environmental barriers. This approach is MOST aligned with which model of disability?
Correct answer: C - Medical Model
What is a primary limitation of the Medical Model of disability?
Correct answer: B - It ignores environmental and social factors that contribute to disability
Under the Medical Model, a person with a disability is primarily viewed as:
Correct answer: B - A patient requiring treatment
The statement 'Disability is a deficiency or abnormality that must be cured or managed by medical professionals' reflects which model of disability?
Correct answer: C - Medical Model
Why is the Medical Model considered potentially disempowering for people with disabilities?
Correct answer: B - It places the 'problem' within the individual rather than society
A rehabilitation center's primary goal is to help patients with disabilities 'return to normal functioning.' This philosophy MOST closely aligns with which model?
Correct answer: B - Medical Model
The Medical Model emerged primarily from which professional field?
Correct answer: C - Healthcare and medicine
Which theoretical model of disability states that society creates disability through barriers rather than the impairment itself?
Correct answer: C - Social Model
A company redesigns its building entrance to include ramps and automatic doors. This approach is MOST aligned with which model of disability?
Correct answer: B - Social Model
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