PSY345H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: Social Isolation, Stamen, Individualized Education Program
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Labelling is the fundamental way society chooses to describe human difference. The purpose of a label is to communicate specific differences in people who vary significantly from what is considered typical or normal. Disorder is a disturbance in normal functioning (mental, physical of psychological. Impairment indicates that the disorder creates a barrier to typical function, a state of being diminished weakened or damaged especially mentally or physically. Disability a condition resulting from a loss of physical function or difficulties in learning and social adjustment that significantly interfere with normal growth or development. Handicap a limitation imposed on a person by the environment and the persons capacity to cope with that limitation. Disability creates the handi cap, guy with wheel chair when environment stops him from goin somewhere is now handicapped. Exceptional is an individual whose physical, mental or behavioural performance deviates so substantially from the averagethat additionl support is required to meet the individuals needs.
