Mental Health and Stigma

Question 1

how many people suffer from mental health issues

Answer 1

1 in 10

Question 2

how many times more likely are you to get: 
robbed 
assaulted 
raped
when you have a mental illness

Answer 2

8x
15x
23x

Question 3

define prejudice

Answer 3

negative feelings, thoughts and attitudes that have no rational basis to certain groups

Question 4

define stereotyping

Answer 4

grouping or labelling because of shared traits which are regarded as characteristic for that goops - usually negative

Question 5

define discrimination

Answer 5

action taken on the basis of stereotypes and prejudice

Question 6

what are some examples of prejudice feelings

Answer 6

pity 
disgust 
fear 
embarrassment 
discomfort

Question 7

when is a person defined as disabled

Answer 7

when he or she has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial or long term negative effect on their ability to do normal daily activities

Question 8

define stigma

Answer 8

greek origin

a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person

Question 9

what did link and philanthropy discuss about stigma and labelling in 2001

Answer 9

four components to labelling someone:
individuals differentiate and we label human variations
prevailing cultural beliefs link those labelled to adverse attitudes
labelled individuals are placed in groups serves disconnections between us and them
labelled individuals experience status loss and discrimination

Question 10

when does stigma develop

Answer 10

develops in a culture that allows development of stigma

Question 11

how did erving goffman define stigma and stigmatised in 1963

Answer 11

the phenomenon whereby an individual with an attribute, behaviour or reputation is deeply discredited by his/her society and is rejected as a result of the attribute

stigmatised: : an individual to be mentally classified by others in an undesirable, rejected stereotype

Question 12

what is direct discrimination

Answer 12

someone is treated less favourably than another person because of a protected characteristic

Question 13

what in 2010 provides legal framework to protect the rights of individuals

Answer 13

equality act - protects age, race, gender, disability, mental illness, pregnancy and maternity,

Question 14

what is discrimination and what are the two types

Answer 14

to treat one particular group less favourably than others

direct
indirect - rules, regulations for procedures which have the effect of discriminating against groups of people

Question 15

what is victimisation

Answer 15

to punish or treat a person less favourably because hat person has asserted his/her rights

Question 16

what are the three sub types of discrimination

Answer 16

directly arsing from disability
associative discrimination
perceptive discrimination

Question 17

how does discrimination directly arise from disability

Answer 17

occurs if a disabled person is treated unfavourably because of something arising in consequences of their disability

Question 18

what is associative discrimination

Answer 18

direct discrimination against someone because they associate with another person who possess certain protected characteristics

eg someone is disadvantaged for taking care of a disabled person but they are not disabled themselves

Question 19

what is perceptive discrimination

Answer 19

someone is discriminated against because others think they possess any of the protected characteristics even if they do not

eg if someone is subjected to derogatory comments because it are thought they are gay

Question 20

how his work affected by discrimination and mental health

Answer 20

those with serious mental health issues are more likely to be unemployed or in inferior positions compared to the training that they have