Stigma

Question 1

Developed the most popular model of stigma

Answer 1

Link and Phelan

Question 2

Four aspects to Link and Phelan’s model of stigma

Answer 2

Labelling
Stereotyping
Separating
Status loss and discrimination

Question 3

Aspect of Link and Phelan’s model of stigma where someone has characteristics that mark them as different

Answer 3

Labelling

Question 4

Aspect of Link and Phelan’s model of stigma where someone’s labelled characteristics are linked to undesirable characteristics

Answer 4

Stereotyping

Question 5

Aspect of Link and Phelan’s model of stigma where the labelled group is viewed as very different to the ‘normal’ group

Answer 5

Separating

Question 6

Aspect of Link and Phelan’s model of stigma where the labelled group is excluded and devalued

Answer 6

Status loss and discrimination

Question 7

Type of stigma referring to a person’s actual experience of discrimination

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Enacted stigma

Question 8

Type of stigma referring to a person’s fear of experiencing discrimination

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Felt stigma

Question 9

Type of stigma referring to the reaction the general public has to the stigmatised group

Answer 9

Public stigma

Question 10

Type of stigma referring to the prejudice the discriminated group hold against themselves e.g. internalised racism

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Self stigma

Question 11

Type of stigma referring to the stigma a person receives due to their proximity to a person who bears a stigma e.g. the parent of a child with a mental illness

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Courtesy stigma

Question 12

Recurring themes that are behind the stigma towards mental illness described by Hayward and Bright

Answer 12

Dangerousness
Attribution of responsibility
Poor prognosis
Disruption of social interaction

Question 13

Types of mental illness viewed most negatively by the general population

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Schizophrenia and addictions

Question 14

Proposed a theory of stigma, outlining the ways in which stigma serves the people perpetuating it

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Hagighat

Question 15

Corrigan’s three components of stigma

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Stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination

Question 16

Stigma aimed at individuals who have a stigmatised aspect that is visible e.g. race, physical disability

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Discredited stigma

Question 17

Stigma aimed at individuals who has a stigmatised aspect which is concealable e.g. HIV status

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Discreditable stigma

Question 18

Disadvantages to legislative interventions to reduce stigma

Answer 18

May reduce discriminatory acts but unlikely to reduce stereotypes of prejudices held

Question 19

Models for addressing stigma towards mental illness proposed by Liz Sayce

Answer 19

Brain disease model
Individual growth model
Libertarian model
Disability inclusion model

Question 20

Model proposed by Liz Sayce for reducing stigma towards patients with mental illnesses where mental illness is treated like any physical illness - the ‘no fault’ approach. Can have the downside of being paternalistic or portraying patients as victims

Answer 20

Brain disease model

Question 21

Model proposed by Liz Sayce for reducing stigma towards patients with mental illnesses where mental health is thought of on a spectrum with all mental illness or emotional distress being somewhere on that spectrum

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Individual growth model

Question 22

Model proposed by Liz Sayce for reducing stigma towards patients with mental illnesses which advocates for equal rights and responsibilities for all people no matter their mental health - would include equal criminal responsibility for mentally unwell patients and would not advocate e.g. for adjustments in the workplace

Answer 22

Libertarian

Question 23

Model proposed by Liz Sayce for reducing stigma towards patients with mental illnesses which considers their disability to be the combination of their impairment plus the effects of societal barriers and prejudices

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Disability inclusion model

Question 24

Five year long campaign that the RCPsych was involved in that aimed to try and reduce stigma towards people with mental illnesses

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Changing minds

Question 25

The concept that aims to create social roles for devalued people in order to maximise their competencies

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Social role valorisation

Question 26

Method of adjusting to having a stigmatised illness involving telling only those people who need to know

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Pragmatic type

Question 27

Method of adjusting to having a stigmatised illness involving not telling anyone about your diagnosis

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Secret type

Question 28

Method of adjusting to having a stigmatised illness involving being open about the illness and trying to educate others to fight against the stigma

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Quasi-liberated type

Question 29

Decade in which the category of homosexuality was removed from the DSM criteria

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1970s

Question 30

Social disadvantage resulting from disability

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Handicap

Question 31

Allport’s three components of prejudice

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Stereotypes
Hostility
Discrimination

Question 32

Allport’s component of prejudice which is cognitive

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Stereotypes

Question 33

Allport’s component of prejudice which is affective

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Hostility

Question 34

Allport’s component of prejudice which is behavioural

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Discrimination

Question 35

Term for social acceptance of people with disabilities without devaluation

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Social role valorisation