Stigma and mental illness

Question 1

Define stigma

Answer 1

a. Mark of disgrace

b. An attribute that is deeply discrediting

Question 2

What are four components of stigma

Answer 2

a. Stereotypes
b. Judgment
c. Separating “us” from “them”
d. Status loss and discrimination

Question 3

Stigma and power

Answer 3

a. It takes power to stigmatize another person

b. Tendency to focus on attributes of conditions rather than power differences

Question 4

What are two reasons that people with mental health problems don’t get help

Answer 4

i. Inaccessibility to treatment

ii. Stigma

Question 5

What percentage of people with mental illness actually get treated?

Answer 5

40%

Question 6

Relationship between mental illness and public stigma

Answer 6

i. Withhold benefits of life

ii. More likely to get prosecuted than treated

Question 7

Relationship between mental illness and self stigma

Answer 7

a. People usually accept prejudice against themselves
b. Personal worth is diminished
c. Significant association between shame and avoiding treatment

Question 8

What are the three types of anti-stigma campaigns?

Answer 8

1. Protests
2. Education
3. Contact

Question 9

what are new barriers to biological explanations for mental illness cause with regards to stigma?

Answer 9

i. Less response to treatment
ii. More persistant
iii. People with mental illness will never recover