What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for patients to overcome after spinal cord injury? - Michelle Meade, PhD
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Michelle Meade, PhDPsychologist, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
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Their own expectations. I mean that the more that we’re caught up in, “A person needs to be this way,” or “This is the only way to interact,” or that “Life is over with a wheelchair; better dead than disabled.” If they can’t escape th...
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Their own expectations. I mean that the more that we’re caught up in, “A person needs to be this way,” or “This is the only way to interact,” or that “Life is over with a wheelchair; better dead than disabled.” If they can’t escape that, they’re not going to know what’s possible; they’re not going to question it. And, I guess that’s why seeing peers, seeing other people doing stuff is like, “Oh, I can do that too—well, what makes them so special, it’s not impossible.”
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What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for patients to overcome after spinal cord injury? |
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Michelle Meade, PhDPsychologist, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
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Their own expectations. I mean that the more that we’re caught up in, “A person needs to be this way,” or “This is the only way to interact,” or that “Life is over with a wheelchair; better dead than disabled.” If they can’t escape that, they’re not going to know what’s possible; they’re not going to question it. And, I guess that’s why seeing peers, seeing other people doing stuff is like, “Oh, I can do that too—well, what makes them so special, it’s not impossible.”
What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for patients to overcome after spinal cord injury?