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yes, unless one has a physical or mental disability
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This depends on what you mean by not "serious". A disability is a disability. Check the disability laws for the state you reside in to find out what the requirements are in order for one to collect disability insurance. If your disability prevents you from working or performing normally, then it is still serious.
Under the ADA a disability is a physical/mental impairment that significantly limits one or more of your major life activities and have a record of your impairment.
A "severe" disability is one that has a huge impact on how someone gets by day to day. This could be through a physical disability, a mental impairment or an acute illness. When classing disability, its with regard to needing more help than someone of the same age without a disability. So to have a severe disability, you need a large amount of support and assistance.
Yes, that is more of a physical disability than a mental one. There is usually a healthy person of average intelligence inside, just that they have brain injury that keeps them from moving and speaking properly.
An acquired disability is a physical, sensory, cognitive, or mental health condition that develops after birth, often as a result of injury, illness, or environmental factors. These disabilities are not present at birth but are acquired during one's lifetime.
Body's physical health is interconnected and cannot be separated from your body's mental health. One affects the other.
yes, quite a serious one
A disabled person is one with a physical or mental handicap that impedes or impairs his or her daily activities. Legal requirements for disabled status (benefits, parking) vary by location and agency. (see related question)
No, you can't get gastric bypass if you are on mental disability. One of the requirements to be qualified for surgery is you must be mentally fit.
A mental representation of one's physical environment is called a cognitive map. It refers to the internal psychological representation of spatial relationships and layout of one's surroundings.