Stigma Flashcards
What is stigma regarding mental health problems?
Prejudice attitudes and discriminating behaviour towards people with mental health problems.
What do people pre-judge people with mental health problems on based on stigma?
The illness label.
What are the 3 core attitudes of stigma?
- These people are dangerous and unpredictable (especially schizophrenia).
- These people have chosen to be like this (especially drug use and eating disorders).
- These people cannot communicate normally; you can’t talk to them.
What are some discriminating actions regarding stigma around mental health problems?
- Dismiss or block recruitment for employment.
- Avoid socially and isolate.
- Block access to services and support (drug use and blame).
What is isolation likely to do regarding mental health problems?
Exacerbate the mental health problems.
What are some outcomes of stigma?
Isolation.
Prevents getting or maintaining employment.
Stops help seeking.
What are the 3 factors leading to stigma?
- Historical/cultural.
- Cognitive.
- Misinformation spread by media.
Explain the historical/cultural factor that leads to stigma.
Abnormal behaviour linked to demonic possession or ‘witches’ promotes fear and distrust.
Explain the cognitive factor that leads to stigma.
‘Different’/’out group’ is always negatively based.
Explain the misinformation spread by media factor that leads to stigma.
Bias in reporting of mental health problems.
What are some examples of media bias when reporting of mental illness?
Misuse of diagnostic labels.
Use of the word ‘psycho’ which implies violence and has negative connotations.
Defines person by their illness.
Sensationalist reporting (role of mental illness in a violent action is over-dramatized).
Mental illness portrayals - link mental illness to violent behaviour and homicide.
In what year was a stigma removed in the UK and people with mental health problems could carry out jury service or become a company director?
2013.
In 2013, the UK changed the law so that people with mental health problems could what?
Carry out jury service and become a company director.
In what country are people with mental health problems not allowed to enter a swimming pool?
Korea.
Korea does not permit people with mental health problems to what?
Enter a swimming pool.
What is the anti-stigma campaign in Scotland?
See Me.
Discuss ‘See Me’ and what they do.
See Me is Scotland’s Programme to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination funded by Scottish Government and Comic Relief.
They aim to ensure the human rights of people with mental health problems and to work with people to change negative behaviour towards mental health problems.
What are the 4 aspects of self stigma?
- Internalizing the prejudice beliefs of society about your own mental illness.
- Brings feelings of shame and guilt.
- Embarrassment stops help seeking.
- Poor self identity affects treatment outcomes.
The Equality Act 2010 makes it illegal to what?
Discriminate directly or indirectly against people with mental health problems in public services and functions, access to premises, work, education, associations and transport.
________ made it illegal to discriminate directly or indirectly against people with mental health problems in public services and functions, access to premises, work, education, associations and transport.
The Equality Act 2010.
What are some examples of casual stigma stated by See Me in 2017?
Language used (nuts, mental, psycho, weirdo).
Reinforcing stereotypes such as the mental patient Halloween costume.
Pai et al in 2017 stated that survey respondents are significantly ___________ to under-report mental illnesses compared to ____________ due to stigma.
Significantly more likely to under-report compared to other health conditions.
Who stated that survey respondents are significantly more likely to under-report mental illnesses compared to other health conditions due to stigma and in what year?
Pai et al in 2017.
Schulze et al found in 2003 that _________ is one of the most stigmatizing conditions.
Schizophrenia.
