What is Rehabilitation Psychology?

Rehabilitation psychology is a quickly growing applied psychology field that is based on a biopsychosocial model of health and nourishes psychosocial support after the loss of somatic functions. It aims to help people with injury/illness-related disabilities gain healthy independence and daily functioning by applying psychological knowledge & skills via on-ground advocacy, intervention, research studies, therapy, interdisciplinary collaboration, etc. For a person with a physical disability, rehabilitation psychologists measure and heal negative motor, psychological, and emotional impacts. They also help them be more participative again in daily life-related activities and regrow socially meaningful & personally fulfilling interactions.What issues can Rehabilitation Psychology help with?Psychologists in this field provide help to improve the quality of life by increasing motivation, resilience to mental/physical changes, self-esteem, etc. This is because these disabilities impact differ...