Psychosocial Aspects of Deafness

What are the vocational trends of Deaf culture?

unskilled or semi-skilled jobs, underemployment, change trends in employment

What is attitudinal deafness?

The conviction that deafness is a biological and cultural characteristics and that this is a deafness but not a disorder

What are two organization that are made of cultural Deaf people?

National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and National Fraternal Society of The Deaf (NFSD)

What are the proponents of the ASL approach

• facilitate growth/development of an individual

• deafness should be accepted

• general education and best way to teach deaf children via ASL

What are proponents of the oral language approach?

• main aim of integrating Deaf people into the hearing world

• reduce limitations in social and personal aspects of life

• enhance educational and employment opportunity/security

What are the Erikson Stages of Life?

Stage 1 - Trust vs. Mistrust

Stage 2 - Shame vs. Doubt

Stage 3 - Initiative vs. Guilt

Stage 4 - Industry vs. Inferiority

Stage 5 - Identity vs. Role

Stage 6 - Intimacy vs. Isolation

Stage 7 - Generativity vs. Stagnation

Stage 8 - Egoidentity vs. Despair

What are popular psychological tests for Deaf children

• Drever-Collins performance scale

• Leiter International Performance Scale

• Hiskey-Nebraska learning accomplishment profile

What are the 3 competences one can look at to assessment intelligence?

social, self, and physical competence

What are common acoustic characteristics of Deaf Speech?

• voicing errors in minimal pairs

• issues with voiceless consonants

• neutral vowels