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The Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). Permission to use the illustration was acquired from the copyright holder: Kerr Graham, Bill Reid, and Adrienne Harvey, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
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This study presents how motion pictures illustrate a person with cerebral palsy (CP), the social impact from the media, and the possibility of cerebral palsy education by using motion pictures. 937 motion pictures were reviewed in this study. With the criteria of nondocumentary movies, possibility of disability classification, and availability, the...
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... We opted to use only one story/video for saving time and resources. Among other proposed films (Jóźwiak et al., 2015), we chose a video vignette from the Italian film "The Keys to the House" directed by Gianni Amelio (Ferri et al., 2004), because it focused on the physical struggle of young persons with movement impairments, it questioned multiple disability aspects and had cultural components that fit to the Greek context. Participants of our study were not expected to be familiar with this film, as it was barely broadcasted in Greek television; it was chiefly available in video stores. ...
... A young father (Gianni) and his 15-year old son with a physical disability (Paolo), who have not had any contact since the mother's death at childbirth, meet for the first time, and get to know each other from the beginning. In the first part of the video, we are introduced to Paolo, a teenager with physical and cognitive disabilities (reportedly a teenager with CP and cognitive impairment; Casares & Moro, 2010;Jóźwiak et al., 2015), the doctor and her team, who are conducting a walking test at a hospital in Berlin. The doctor is speaking in a loud, stern voice, setting a fast pace that Paolo is trying to keep up with. ...
Setting and recommending instructional goals represents an important communication process in educational and health domains, which are intersected in many cases. However, little is known about the antecedents of instructional goals. The aim of the present study was to examine how the contents of participants' personal goals in life (i.e. goal contents) and state empathy during message processing affected the processes of prioritizing instructional goals in the case of an adolescent who presented physical disability and impaired cognitive functioning, as presented in a video vignette. Health and care practitioners who were members of the educational system, in-service teachers and university students of disciplines related to health, rehabilitation or education, participated in a cross-sectional study. The findings showed that the participants proposed instructional goals according to their current goal contents and state empathy. In particular, state empathy demonstrated both main effects and mediations in influencing intrinsic instructional goals. However, state empathy, in fact its associative component, influenced an extrinsic goal domain as well. Interpretations of this phenomenon are presented, and the limitations of some tools are demonstrated. In addition, suggestions are put forward regarding implications and future research for a proximal causation of the instructional goals.
... The media also have an important role to play. The ways in which cerebral palsy are depicted in the media impact on public perceptions of the disability, and mediums such as film can be used effectively for educational purposes (Jozwiak, Chen, Musielak, Fabiszak, & Grzegorzewski, 2015). One of the most difficult aspects of efforts to increase public awareness of cerebral palsy may be to challenge attitudes that 'over-sympathise' or ones that view individuals who are presumed to be coping as 'inspirational'. ...
Cerebral palsy is a leading cause of physical impairment worldwide. Community support and acceptance influence the opportunities people with cerebral palsy have to participate in all areas of life, but very little is known about the general community’s understanding of cerebral palsy. This study investigated knowledge and perceptions of cerebral palsy in the Australian community. A sample of 1,217 adults responded to an open-ended question: ‘What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about cerebral palsy?’ Almost half of the sample indicated some awareness that cerebral palsy is a physical disability involving difficulties with muscle control, movement and coordination; however, 20% of the participants had no knowledge or stated incorrect facts. Wheelchairs were the first thing that came to mind for 10% of the sample. Few participants mentioned common comorbidities such as cognitive or communication difficulties. A substantial minority of responses (8%) were characterised by stigma or insensitivity. Although many people in the general community appear to have accurate knowledge about cerebral palsy, misperceptions and stereotypes are likely to impact on quality of life and personal well-being for individuals with cerebral palsy and their families.
... Los autores indicaron que las películas mostraron desde personas gravemente afectadas hasta otras totalmente independientes, e hicieron hincapié en que el cine ha reflejado el cambio de actitud social hacia las personas con parálisis cerebral, desde la curiosidad y compasión a la aceptación y comprensión de sus necesidades, y cómo, incluso, las películas han contribuido a ese cambio de perspectiva. Los autores señalan que, en el cine, en general, han tenido más importancia los aspectos psicológicos, emocionales y sociales que la propia descripción de la sintomatología o de la labor de los profesionales de la salud [28]. Olivares analizó, asimismo, los trastornos del movimiento en el cine e indicó, por ejemplo, que la imagen del paciente distónico es, habitualmente, la de un varón joven, con distonía discapacitante secundaria a parálisis cerebral [29]. ...
