A fogyatékosság fogalmának megjelenése a különböző korokban, és tudományterületeken

Absztrakt

This essay is a part of a research dealing with the life quality of the families raising
up children living with autism; its aim to support the efficiency of the health visitors’
nursing job.
The study deals with the concept of the deficiency appearing on different areas of
science. It presents the earliest studies about the disabled people from the prehistoric
age to our days.
It deals with the first appearance of prejudices, their reasons and the suggestions for
solution at the different areas of science.
We tried to reveal as many disciplines as possible which get into contact with
disabled people in some form or another, from historical-culture anthropology through
philosophical, psychological and religious approaches.
Following the exploration it can be declared that in different ages different fields had
different views on the concept of deficiency that strengthens the importance of the
holistic view.