Assessment of Psychosocial Problems of Individuals with Hearing Impairment: A Case Study

Abstract

Deafness being a major disability has wide range of implications on the lives of those who have to spend their lives with this debility. This disadvantageous population faces diverse problems, i.e., emotional, behavioral, cognitive and academic. Three stakeholders, i.e., teachers, parents and children themselves play an important role in recognition and identification of the problems of these individuals. In current case study, psychosocial problems of an18 years old deaf male (studying in 10th grade) have been assessed from the perspective of these three stakeholders. Assessment has been done through semi structured interview and Psychosocial Problems Scale for Deaf Students (consisted of 4 clusters, i.e., Anger, Academic Problems, Problems in Social Interaction and Others). Assessment findings revealed that reaction of client’s parents towards his disability might serve as a cognitive formation for him to understand self, others and the world. Parents’ interaction pattern and their relationships with client determined the nature of future relationships of client.