Cornucopia of Disability Information

When we attempt to label tribe with disabilities we are faced with a truly broad spectrum of issues and concerns. There are millions of passel suffering from various disabilities. The number of disabled individuals world-wide is sky-rocketing. As we consider the connection amid conceit and social compress sensations for a disabled individual, how many variables must be considered in determining the ruttish drawbacks associated in the attempts at social adaptation and self- revere for a disabled soulfulness? There are over 50% of our over-65 years of age individuals that have roughly level of a damage. Thats 32 million peopleOn top of this, 33 million people of all ages are labeled as severely disabled and in need of special day-to-day assistance. genus Cancer and heart disease are the leading causes of impairment in the United States. Chronic pain suffers accounts for 86 million Ameri apprises, which falls in line basis cancer and heart disease. When we look at long-ter m severe disabilities, stroke is the leader. Heres a few more than statistics 1. 5 million Americans produce traumatic brain injury annually About 11,000 United States individuals suffer traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) Approximately 230,000 people live with SCI in the United StatesSome individuals have unique stresses that hinder strong self-esteem. First, its critical to point out that a disability can range from dyslexia to mental illness to physical and cognitive impairments. They whitethorn have physical handicaps, attention deficit problems, or emotional disturbances. This can be compounded social pressure of ethnicity, race, or even environmental issues such(prenominal) as poverty or alcoholism in a family. However, regardless of some hotshots setback in lifewhether they are verbal or non-verbal, suffer emotional disturbances, or paralysiseveryone can develop positive self-esteem.How a individual feels about themselves is the throttle valve toward making a happy, su ccessful life. For, every individual has a right to be happy. Its a choice, not something you have to earn. No one can ever prepare that away from someone. Unless the social pressures of adapting to society gets in the way. The late Christopher Reeve is an excellent example of someone who never al outseted a physical disability to transmute his smiling presence. Mr. Reeve believed that there is something positive to be gained out of every experience in life. His loss of motor functioning did not alter the empowering self-esteem he carried to his dying day.Even when the odds were stacked against him, he continued to promote how valuable life is, and he cherished it. Self-esteem, however, for many people suffering from disabilities can cause havoc on their own life. Emotions can drain people to a state where they physically shutdown, losing desire. This desire can be in direct relation to social pressure. For our youth, peer pressure can have an overwhelming impact on performance, b oth in school and on the home front. For individuals who suffer from a learning disability, their differences, regardless of how small or large, can magnify the issue of social pressures.Once the social pressure is felt, its emotional weight can create other problems. There is a connection between social pressures and low self-esteem For, we must also consider environmental and social stresses like poverty, neglect, or parents suffering from alcoholism. All of this can destroy a disabled persons self-esteem. These environmental concerns and social pressures can take its toll and destroy hope. Sometimes hope is the main factor fueling disabled people as they attempt to hurdle lifes self-esteem challenges.An individual with poor self-esteem might be more inclined to settle for lesser accomplishments, both, in the classroom settings and in life. He or she may suffer through humiliation, depression, and lack of ability to earn respect from others. At the same time, low self-esteem can m ake a disabled person seek favor from social groups to gain a sense of belonging. Many times, however, this may not be positive or healthy. For example, drug and alcohol blackguard can pressure any individual, and those with disabilities face even greater challenges due to the separation they feel through social pressures in peer groups.Hearing impairment, for example, in some disabled individuals can lead to denial. As a hearing impaired individual struggles to socially adapt, he or she is bound to face esteem issues. Here, its the social stigma of succeeding in society that fosters this lack of self-esteem. The extra effort required to communicate in society causes social pressure and can, in turn lead to depression. About 100 million people nation-widethats 40%are affected by hearing loss, in one way or another. This statistic is rather staggering. For the disabled population, hearing loss create a greater percentage of psychological problems than other disabilities.True, it is apparent that there is a connection between self-esteem and social pressure but there are underlying problems that must be considered. Firstly, part of dilemma surrounding disabled individuals in relation to self- esteem and social pressures is unsubstantiatedthe results are mixed. This inconsistency is based on parental perceptions (Gresham & Reschly, 1986 Sater & French, 1989), teacher perceptions (Bursuck, 1989 McKinnery, McClure, & Feagan, 1982), and peer perceptions (Garrett & Crump, 1980 Kistner & Gatlin, 1989 Vaughan, Hogan, Kouzekanani, & Shapiro, 1990).Among the above three perceptions, some of the studies found positive results and some were negative. Thus, according to these statistics, there is conclusive evidence that these parallels are unfounded. On top of this, there are also differences found between various males and females in relation to self-concept, as well as students in regular and special education classes. The topic of mainstreaming further blurs this evide nce. So, even though self-esteem issues are apparent within the spectrum of the disabled, similar self-esteem issues are apparent in the mainstreamed individual.Thus, it is unfair to label the disability as the reason for low self-esteem. Secondly, from another stance, in order for people to feel self-esteem they must rate themselves against a set of criteria. They rate themselves in comparison to other peoples successes. Often times, people can feel good about themselves if they succeed at something. However, the problem comes when we dont measure up to that success. Also, is it genuinely hard to feel good about yourself just because you are a kind, decent person?This is another challenge to interpreting self-esteem and how it affects disabled or non-disabled people. Also, what makes a person feel down about themselves? It goes back to the measuring device. So, the act of rating oneself becomes the real issue that can lead to emotional problems such as depression. Its the measurin g device that sets up loss of self-esteem. When we consider all this, the whole issue surrounding self-esteem and social pressure becomes more of an issue of an individual and himself, and not an issue of how social pressures affect an individual and his self-esteem.