Naidoo Pravani, van den Berg H S, Hayes G
Faculty of Community and Development Disciplines, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.
Disabil Rehabil. 2006 May 15;28(9):595-602. doi: 10.1080/00222930500219027.
Within the context of taking the perspectives of disabled individuals themselves more seriously, it is imperative that researchers and practitioners accord due primacy to the experiential worlds and everyday lived experiences of individuals with disabilities. Based on the premise that theoretical groundedness (along with methodological rigour) is integral to sound research, it is argued that the existing body of knowledge regarding the lived experiences of individuals with disabilities may be complemented by a conceptual placing of understandings of disability in relation to a prominent theoretical pathway at the moment, namely, the interdisciplinary emphasis on human strengths and wellness.
A critical engagement with key conceptualizations of disability entailed a focus on the development, strengths, and challenges of medical, social and psychologically based conceptualizations of disability.
The existing body of knowledge around disability may be extended and complemented by key concepts regarding human health/wellness from the field of Positive Psychology. Positive Psychology's keynote contribution to the study of disability and rehabilitation entails directing researchers and practitioners to the aim of building, reinforcing and extending disabled individuals' strengths and capacities in order to optimize their functioning in all areas of life, and thereby promote wellness.
在更加认真地看待残疾人自身观点的背景下，研究人员和从业者必须将残疾人的体验世界和日常生活经历置于首位。基于理论基础（以及方法的严谨性）是可靠研究不可或缺的这一前提，有人认为，目前关于残疾人生活经历的现有知识体系可以通过将残疾理解与一个突出的理论路径——即跨学科对人类优势和健康的强调——相关联的概念性定位来加以补充。
对残疾的关键概念进行批判性探讨，重点关注基于医学、社会和心理学的残疾概念的发展、优势和挑战。
围绕残疾的现有知识体系可以通过积极心理学领域关于人类健康的关键概念得到扩展和补充。积极心理学对残疾与康复研究的主要贡献在于引导研究人员和从业者致力于培养、强化和扩展残疾人的优势和能力，以优化他们在生活各个领域的功能，从而促进健康。
