Problem-Focused Approach

Disabilities refer to the impairments that take different forms including sensory, developmental, mental, cognitive, physical, and intellectual. Notably, intellectual disability is manifested through reduced mental and adaptive functioning. In most instances, it begins in infancy and is evident by the delayed attainment of motor, language, and speech skills (Burack 73). Consequently, people with intellectual disabilities fail to thrive in various life aspects. Diagnosis is often not feasible during early childhood but is possible once a child begins school. People with intellectual disabilities adopt different coping tactics including the problem-focused, avoidant, and emotion-focused strategies that enable them to gain life satisfaction.
The problem-focused approach is the first intervention frequently used by people with intellectual disabilities. It entails the timely resolution of factors likely to prejudice their lives. As an example, mentally incapacitated people experience discrimination. In such a case, the use of problem-focused approach involves avoiding the instances which may evoke prejudices. Limited social interactions and living in seclusion
Intellectual incapacity predisposes one to have a stress emanating from poor social interactions. The avoidance coping mechanism entails choosing behaviors enabling one to escape stressful feelings (Kober 336). Due to that, it may be manifested through ignoring or the denial of stressful situations. In general, avoidant strategies are passive and often less effective; they do not involve taking any action to resolve an ensuing predicament. In the end, avoidance interventions create anxiety, which may generate further stress. Concisely, avoidant strategies allow people with mental issues to escape reality, hence evading awkward thoughts about themselves. It creates false self-confidence, which may not be