Week 12 : readings Flashcards
1
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concept of mental illness consists of 2 dimensions
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- entails the experience of the mental disorder (symptoms)
- mental illnesshas a social dimension
2
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Who develops mental illness?
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- anyone
- LGBTQ+, immigrants/refugees, ethnocultural minorities, members of racialized groups & ppl employed in certain occupations more likely
- greatets predictor is socioeconomic status
3
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Social causation hypothesis…
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- suggests that more life stresses & fewer resources characterize lives of lower class & contribute to mental illness
- more common mood & anxiety disorders
- retreatism in mertons strain theory
4
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Social selection hypothesis…
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- says reverse
- ppl with mental disorders fall into lower socioeconomic status cuz of difficulty in daily functioning
- schizophrenia, conduct disorders and ADD
5
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Age is a predictor of mental illness
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- common in young adults than others
- biological, psychological & social factors play a role in ths (identitiy formation, social media, graduation)
- some youth at greater risk than others
6
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different social groups and types of mental illness differ
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- women = mood & anxiety disorders
- men = antisocial & contuct disorders
- refugees = PTSD
7
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Mental health & pandemic
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- rapid change = anomie & strain
- 300% increase in depression, anxiety, etc.
- social groups most at risk… youth, seniors, health care workers
- despite the mental health burden caused by the pandemic, the event may lead to significant strides in destigmatizing mental illness
8
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Costs of mental illness
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- teen pregnancy, perinatal complications, academic performance, lower employment rates, unhealthy lifestyle behaviours
- insufficiently treated mental disorders have a considerable impact on society
- but 80% of ppl do not have access to high-quality, affordable treatments
9
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Stigmatization of mental illness
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- media… framed with negative stereotypes, stigmatized (messy hair, dirty clothes, etc.)
- public attitudes… negative, dehumanizing, ppl with mental disorder perceved as making excuses
- personal level… stigmatization = poor quality of life in ppl with mental illnesses, self-stigma
10
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medical disorders medicalized
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- psychiatrists determine what constitutes mental illness & incorperate into DSM
- explain that these particular thoughts/behaviours are deviant cuz signfiicant distress & daily functioning impaired
- then, they provide measures of social control
11
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The deviance dance
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- disease paradigm… emphasizes ameliorating symptoms that distress & impair individuals’ functioning
- discrimination paradigm… emphasizes role that stigmatization plays in the daily experiences of ppl with mental illnesses
- these programs & policies from ^ constitute part of deviance dance cuz ppl are resisting & fighting back against inadequate treatment & discirmination
12
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Resisting stigmatization
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- ppl with mental illness may use many different stigma management techniques to deal w/ spoiled identities
- some may try to pass by hiding thier disorders
- some may divide their social worlds, carefully managing who is and is not permitted to know about their illness
13
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others more actively resist stereotypes about mental illness…
1) deflecting
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- block stigmatizing external force
- individuals distance themselves from the label of ‘mentally ill’
- can identify themselves as someone with a mental disorder, not someone who is mentally ill
- others may resist label all together saying just tired/overworked
- tend to have higher levels of well-being, although that positive effect wanes to come extent with more serious mental illnesses
14
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others more actively resist stereotypes about mental illness…
2) challenging
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- actively fight back against the external stigmatizing force
- direct confrontation of ppl or educating ppl
- can also take a more personal form where individuals overcompensate for stigmatization
- challenging have a better quality of life, fewer symptoms, higher levels of self-esteem & stronger sense of empowerment
15
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Several factors associated with active resistance…
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- past experience with stigma resistance
- past familiarity with mental illness
- greater coping resources
- holding & identifying with multipe roles in dailty love
- less severe, more time-limited mental illness
