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Child Observation

Submitted by semaarslan2 on April 9, 2008

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ON THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS

CHAPTER ONE: THE IMPACT OF MENTAL ILLNESS STIGMA

Stigma is a mark of disgrace and shame. This is a research book about the impact of stigma on the lives of people affected by mental illness. How can we help people from being victimized by the prejudice and discrimination that arises from stigma? Stigma has a harmful impact on people with mental illness and their family.

In this first chapter we can find the distinction between public stigma (ways in which the general public reacts to a group based on stigma about that group) and self stigma (the reactions which individuals turn against themselves because they are a member of a stigmatized group). There are stereotypes, prejudices and discrimination. Most people know the stereotype “the mentally ill is dangerous” Agreeing with the stereotype is where prejudice comes in and results in discrimination. Prejudice that yields anger can lead to hostile behavior like physically harming a member of a minority group. Angry prejudice may lead to withholding help or replacing healthcare with services provided by the criminal justice system. Fear leads to avoidance so many employers do not want to hire people with mental illness.

THE IMPACT ON PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS: People with mental illness suffer the greatest impact from stigma.

1- Stigma has a harmful impact on obtaining good jobs and leasing safe housing. People with mental illness are frequently unable to obtain good jobs or find suitable housing because of the prejudice of key members in their communities; employers and landlords.

2- Stigma interacts with violence issues to cause people with mental illness to have a deformed experience with the criminal justice system. Attitudes and beliefs held about mental illness by police officers (police officers are often the first point of contact with the criminal justice system for a person with...

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