Identity Flashcards
Erikson’s Developmental Stages
a. hope (0-2 yrs) trust vs mistrust b. will (2-4 yrs) autonomy vs shame c. purpose (4-5 yrs) initiative vs guilt d. competence (5-12 yrs) industry vs inferiority e. fidelity (13-19 yrs) identity vs role confusion f. love (20-39 yrs) intimacy vs isolation g. care (40-64 yrs) generativity vs stagnation h. wisdom (65-death) ego integrity vs despair
Ideological hegemony
when an ideology is pervasively reflected throughout a society, culture, organization
located in all principal social institutions and permeates cultural ideas and social relationships
individuals take part in reinforcing power structures and societal ideas, unquestioned discourses
Social Constructionism
social interactions construct one’s sense of self
self is continually renegotiated through many different interactions and exchanges
involves affective, cognitive and behavioural data to construct and reconstruct a sense of self
knowledge is generated through social interactions, daily practices with each other are the processes during which shared ways of knowing are achieved
Effects of MI on subjective experience of self
- discouraged one from participating
- confirmed lack of value and passivity
- diminished sense of self which impacts the course of illness
Erving Goffman on Social Identity
- identity is a product of interaction between self and other
- damage to social identity = stigma
key points: a. a process b. negotiated c. situational and contextual d. involves membership in a group e. embeddedness of categories identity is expected to match fixed categories
Narratives
the process of identity construction and reconstruction, open ended, continuous transformations through daily interactions
- our stories are about us and are by us, giving meaning to where we are and where we are going
- one’s personal identity is the result of one’s life story
Narrative and Identity
- disrupted feelings of fit between past and present
- renegotiation relies on the transformative power of narratives, how to fit in the new reality
- progressive construction of new life story
- detachment from being a victim
Recovery
- Find meaning
“Why me?” - personal interpretation
“What now?” - encourage hope, patience and endurance, suffering is not in vain, lessons eventually emerge - Reconstruction of a positive identity
- accommodate and integrate illness
- resistance may be denial of reality
- focus on awareness, acceptance and revisioning of new identity
Marginalization
process by which certain people and ideas are privileged over others
through shifts in position, any given group can be ignored, trivialized, rendered invisible, perceived as inconsequential, deauthorized, ‘other’ or valorized
reinforce and reproduce positions of dominance and subordination
can be invisible to those in the “center”
Borderlands
margins of 2 or more group identities exist
can be a place of consequences and disadvantage: illness, hopelessness, loss of housing, silenced, shortened life span
Intersectionality
examines the way in which various socially and culturally constructed categories interact on multiple levels to manifest themselves as inequality in society
oppression in its various forms does not act independent of one another, they interrelate to create a system that reflects the intersection of multiple forms of discrimination
categories of social determinants are reciprocally constructing phenomena that shape complex social inequalities
Intersectionality and Nursing
- be mindful about the impact
- find ways to ease and stop inequities
- address societal structures that promote inequity and injustice
Interventions for Indigenous Mental Health
- after school programs to create sense of community (prevent substance abuse, low education)
- home-based programs: public health nurse or social worker home visit (health, support parenting)
- address crowded housing (housing)
- assist with employment (poverty)
- connecting to services and resources (financial assistance, support for mental illness)
- community education at a broader level
