8: Stigma

Question 1

What is a stigma?

Answer 1

Negative term describing someone’s variation from the norm

Question 2

Jist of this lecture:

• Don’t apply stigmas to people, contributes to a negative stereotype, discriminatory behaviour
• Public image of mental illness and therapies e.g ECT is appalling
• Stigma changes how patients behave (secondary deviance), fuelling stigma