Which term describes accepting negative beliefs about one's own abilities due to disability?

• A. Identity Groups
• B. Internalized Ableism
• C. Merit Resolutions
• D. Miscegenation

Answer: (B)

Internalized ableism is when someone with a disability absorbs society’s negative beliefs about disability and begins applying them to themselves. This shows up as self-doubt about what you can do, avoiding opportunities, blaming failures on the disability rather than external barriers, or downplaying your own strengths. Recognizing this helps you see how prejudice can live inside a person, not just in interactions with others, and highlights why supportive environments, accommodations, and disability pride are important for real participation. The other terms don’t fit because identity groups refer to social categories people belong to, miscegenation is about racial mixing, and “merit resolutions” isn’t a standard term in this context.