APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Defining Disability: A Content Analysis of the Use of ‘Disability’, ‘Disorder’, and ‘Illness’ in Disability Research
- Alyssa Davis
Clemson University - Jennifer Grandits
Clemson University - Brad Rikard
North Carolina State University - Angela Vatrano
University of Tennessee - Hannah Martin
Appalachian State University - Mary Taylor
Clemson University
Abstract
We hypothesized that there would be differences in the use of “disorder” and “illness” across eight common disability categories. Findings suggest that anxiety and depression may be more prototypical disorders while schizophrenia may be a more prototypical (mental) illness.
Disabilities
