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Original Articles

Deafblindness, ontological security, and social recognition

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Pages S119-S123 | Received 21 Mar 2008, Published online: 07 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Trust, ontological security, and social recognition are discussed in relation to self-identity among people with acquired deafblindness. To date the phenomenon has not been elaborated in the context of deafblindness. When a person with deafblindness interacts with the social and material environment, the reliability, constancy, and predictability of his or her relations is crucial for maintaining or achieving ontological security or a general and fairly persistent feeling of well-being. When these relations fundamentally change, the impact on ontological security will be very negative. The construction of social recognition through the interaction between the self and others is embodied across three dimensions: at the individual level, at the legal systems level, and at the normative or value level. The relationship between trust and ontological security on the one hand and social recognition on the other hand is discussed. It is argued that these basic processes affecting personality development have to be identified and acknowledged in the interactions people with deafblindness experience. Some implications for the rehabilitation of people with acquired deafblindness are presented and illustrated.

Sumario

Se discuten la confianza, la seguridad ontológica y el reconocimiento social en relación con la auto identidad en personas con sordera-ceguera adquirida. Hasta la fecha, ese fenómeno no ha sido elaborado en el contexto de la sordera-ceguera. Cuando una persona con sordera-ceguera interactúa con el medio material y social, la confiabilidad, constancia y predictibilidad de sus relaciones es crucial para el mantenimiento o el logro de seguridad ontológica o para tener la sensación persistente y real de bienestar. Cuando estas relaciones cambian de manera fundamental, el impacto en la seguridad ontológica será muy negativo. La construcción del reconocimiento social a través de la interacción entre esa persona y los demás, se expresa a través de tres dimensiones: a nivel individual, a nivel de los sistemas legales y a nivel de la normatividad y de los valores. Se discute la relación entre la confianza y la seguridad ontológica por una parte y el reconocimiento social por la otra. Se argumenta que estos procesos básicos que afectan el desarrollo de la personalidad, deben ser identificados y reconocidos en las interacciones que experimentan las personas con ceguera-sordera. Se presentan e ilustran algunas implicaciones para las personas con sordera-ceguera adquirida.

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