Mental Health & Social Stigma

Question 1

Define social stigma

Answer 1

Presence of an attribute that discredits its possessor

When an individual or group are labelled in a way that hurts their standing in society (label given by society, may concern gender, race, sexuality, disability

Question 2

What is an enacted stigma

Answer 2

Real experience of negative attitudes/discrimination

Question 3

Explain felt stigma

Answer 3

Fear that prejudice or discrimination may occur

Question 4

Explain Discreditable stigma

Answer 4

Attribute, condition or impairment not known by many/immediately obvious e.g. mastectomy

Question 5

Explain discrediting stigma

Answer 5

Obvious and visible attribute, condition or impairment

Question 6

Name some conditions associated with stigma

Answer 6

Epilepsy
HIV
mental illness
Obesity
Lung cancer
Addictions
Psoriasis
Hearing/visual/physical impairments