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Therapeutic Approach and Counseling
People with Disabilities | Questions and
Answers | 2026 Update | 100% Correct.
Q1
The medical model of disability views disability primarily as:
A) A social construct created by environmental barriers
B) An individual deficit, impairment, or pathology that needs
treatment or cure
C) A natural human variation deserving accommodation
D) A result of systemic oppression
Rationale: The medical model locates the “problem” within the
person’s body or mind, emphasizing diagnosis, treatment, and
rehabilitation.
Answer: B
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Q2
Which model asserts that disability is caused by societal
barriers (attitudinal, architectural, policy) rather than by
impairments?
A) Medical model
B) Social model
C) Moral model
D) Charity model
Rationale: The social model, developed by disabled activists
(UPIAS, 1970s), distinguishes impairment (physical/mental
difference) from disability (socially created disadvantage).
Answer: B
Q3
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A counselor who says, “Your wheelchair is not the problem;
the building with no ramp is the problem” is applying:
A) Biomedical approach
B) Social model thinking
C) Psychodynamic theory
D) Behavioral activation
Rationale: Reframing disability as environmental mismatch aligns
with the social model.
Answer: B
Q4
The biopsychosocial model, as adopted by the ICF
(International Classification of Functioning), integrates:
A) Only biological factors
B) Only psychological factors
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C) Health conditions, body functions, activities, participation,
and environmental/personal factors
D) Only social factors
Rationale: The ICF (WHO, 2001) provides a holistic framework
recognizing interactions among medical, individual, and
contextual dimensions.
Answer: C
Q5
What is a key limitation of the social model when applied to
counseling practice?
A) It overemphasizes medical treatment
B) It may underplay the real physical pain, fatigue, or
psychological distress associated with some impairments
Therapeutic Approach and Counseling
People with Disabilities | Questions and
Answers | 2026 Update | 100% Correct.
Q1
The medical model of disability views disability primarily as:
A) A social construct created by environmental barriers
B) An individual deficit, impairment, or pathology that needs
treatment or cure
C) A natural human variation deserving accommodation
D) A result of systemic oppression
Rationale: The medical model locates the “problem” within the
person’s body or mind, emphasizing diagnosis, treatment, and
rehabilitation.
Answer: B
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Q2
Which model asserts that disability is caused by societal
barriers (attitudinal, architectural, policy) rather than by
impairments?
A) Medical model
B) Social model
C) Moral model
D) Charity model
Rationale: The social model, developed by disabled activists
(UPIAS, 1970s), distinguishes impairment (physical/mental
difference) from disability (socially created disadvantage).
Answer: B
Q3
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A counselor who says, “Your wheelchair is not the problem;
the building with no ramp is the problem” is applying:
A) Biomedical approach
B) Social model thinking
C) Psychodynamic theory
D) Behavioral activation
Rationale: Reframing disability as environmental mismatch aligns
with the social model.
Answer: B
Q4
The biopsychosocial model, as adopted by the ICF
(International Classification of Functioning), integrates:
A) Only biological factors
B) Only psychological factors
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C) Health conditions, body functions, activities, participation,
and environmental/personal factors
D) Only social factors
Rationale: The ICF (WHO, 2001) provides a holistic framework
recognizing interactions among medical, individual, and
contextual dimensions.
Answer: C
Q5
What is a key limitation of the social model when applied to
counseling practice?
A) It overemphasizes medical treatment
B) It may underplay the real physical pain, fatigue, or
psychological distress associated with some impairments
