Psychological Factors in Acquired Visual Impairment: The Development of a Scale of Adjustment

AG Dodds, P Bailey, A Pearson, L Yates

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Abstract

<jats:p> A number of psychological variables bearing on the process of adjustment to acquired visual loss are examined conceptually and empirically in an attempt to clarify their relationships and to develop a testable model of adjustment which might enable rehabilitation specialists to identify clients with special problems, evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs, and determine the role of psychological factors in the context of skill acquisition. The model presented offers an alternative to existing psychodynamic models in that it is in principle a testable one. Preliminary analysis of data has resulted in the devising of a questionnaire tentatively called the Nottingham Adjustment Scale, which practitioners and researchers are encouraged to use. </jats:p>
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)306-310
Number of pages0
JournalJournal of Visual Impairment &amp; Blindness
Volume85
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 1991
Externally publishedYes

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