A form of internalized oppression where people with disabilities accept negative messages about their abilities.

• A. Marginal Functions
• B. Internalized Ableism
• C. Major Life Activities
• D. Identity Groups

Answer: (B)

Internalized ableism is the idea that people with disabilities can internalize society’s negative beliefs about disability and start to believe them about themselves. When someone accepts the notion that their abilities are lesser than they actually are, it leads to self-stigma, reduced confidence, and avoidance of opportunities they’re capable of pursuing. This internal acceptance can show up as doubting one’s own competence, passing up education or employment, or assuming limitations others don’t impose.

In contrast, the other terms don’t capture this self-directed belief. Marginal functions isn’t a standard concept describing this experience. Major life activities refers to categories used in disability rights law to describe activities that are important in daily life, not a mindset about one’s abilities. Identity groups describe groups with shared characteristics, not the internalization of negative messages about disability.

So, the form described is internalized ableism.