self esteem and adjustment
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Self Esteem and Adjustment:
Psychosocial Aspects of
Blindness and Visual ImpairmentBased on
Self-Esteem and Adjusting to Blindness
By Dean and Naomi Tuttle
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Blindness
Blindness physiolo!ical and psychosocial
Physical
Etiolo!y Dia!nosis
Prescription
Pro!nosis
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Blindness " continued
Psychosocial # parts
Indi$idual Needs and Desires
Physical and Social En$ironment %ommon %onceptions of Blindness
There is no uni&ue psycholo!y of 'lindnessand no special personality attri'uted to
indi$iduals (ho are 'lind
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Sociolo!ical Implications
) The &uality and characteristics of the social
interaction 'et(een a 'lind and a si!htedperson are determined 'y the capacities
and attitudes of each*
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Sociolo!ical +ENE,A-ITIES
Tendencies not a'solutes" persons (iththe condition of 'lindness may 'e
Immature and E!ocentric" for lon!er
periods Isolated and .ithdra(n
Passi$e and Dependent
Inade&uate Social ,ole /odels Deal (ith predominately ne!ati$e attitudes
to(ard 'lindness
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Demands of -ife
0eys to meetin! life1s demands Self" Esteem
%ompetence "%an 'e measured 'y
%omparin! oneself (ith others socialcomparison"can 'e positi$e or ne!ati$e 2utcome 'ased Positi$e
Process 'ases " Ne!ati$e
%omparin! (ith your o(n past performance 3sin! separate standard solely 'ased on the
'asis of $isual impairment
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Influences on Self"Esteem
Needs are uni$ersal
4ood and Shelter
-o$e and Belon!in! ,esponsi'ility and Producti$ity
Self Acceptance and Self"Esteem
Each impact an indi$idual1s self esteem andself concept
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Self Esteem
Is defined as55
A person1s sense of $alue and self (orth
Sense of competency and ade&uacy Sense of self satisfaction
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Self Esteem Interrelationships
Attitudes of others
Beha$ior Beha$ior (of individual w/ VI) (of others)
Self %oncepts
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/ore Interrelationships
Attitudes of others
Beha$ior Beha$ior62f persons (ith VI7 6of others7
Self concept
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Blindness and %hallen!es to Self
Esteem
Self esteem is effected 'y the e8tent there is lac9
or loss of
Independence in personal mana!ement
Tra$el
,eadin! and (ritin!
Vocational opportunities
,ecreation
The impacts of these issues can 'e temporary or
lon! lastin!
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Blindness and %hallen!es to Self
Esteem
Persons (ith Ad$entitious Visual Impairment
may
;a$e feelin!s of helplessness ation Self"Acceptance and Self"Esteem
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Trauma
This it e$ent that causes the need foradjustment
4or the indi$idual (ith con!enital
'lindness it may 'e the a(areness of'ein! different or a(areness of 'ein! 'lind
4or the indi$idual (ith ad$entitious
'lindness it may 'e the e$ent 4or 'oth it may 'e from ha$in! to deal (ith
social sti!mas and attitudes
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Shoc9 and Denial
4eelin!s of
3nreality
Detachment
Dis'elief
A$oidance
Denyin! the e8istence of the trauma
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/ournin! and .ithdra(al
+rie$in! o$er the !lo'al loss of $ision
/ournin! o$er 'ein! different
Self"pity .ithdra(in! from family and friends
A $ery lonely time
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Succum'in! and Depression
4ocusin! on and analy>in!? one 'y one?each percei$ed loss ,eal or ima!ined losses
Temporary or not This is the )I can1t* or )I (ill ne$er 'e a'le to*
phase
4eelin!s of dou't are common 'utunchec9ed this can lead to se$eredepression
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,eassessment and ,eaffirmation
,e"e$aluatin! the meanin! of life and the
purpose for li$in!
/ay in$ol$e reassessment and or re$ision
of
Values
+oals
,esult is a reaffirmation of one1s self and
one1s life
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%opin! and /o'ili>ation
Desire dri$es actions
De$elopment of strate!ies
De$elopment of copin! s9ills %opin! (ith realities of the condition of
'lindness
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Self"Acceptance and Self"Esteem
Esteem as a person (ith di!nity and (orth
Personal $ie( as an indi$idual (ith may
characteristics one of (hich is 'lindness
Bein! comforta'le (ith themsel$es