Stigma
barriers to seeking treatment
1. a more serious MD less likely to seek help 2. non-compliance 3. way to avoid being labeled
ways people react to stigma
1. self-stigma resulting in decreased self-esteem 2.reaction to stigma depends on awareness of having a MD 3. depends on perception of the messages from other people, which may be impaired
the stigmatized person's awareness
awareness you have an MD, and also how you perceive people's messages and this cognition may be impaired.
discrimination
behavioral consequences of prejudice
prejudice
cognitive and emotional consequences of stereotypes, leads to discrimination as a behavioral response
stereotypes
cognitive knowledge structures about a social group; they generalize
4 social-cognitive processes of stigma
cues, stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination
core stigmatizing attitudes
fear/exclusion, authoritarianism, benevolence
consequences of stigma
lower utilization of mental health services, less social opportunity, reduced self-esteem
stigma
negative attitudes, beliefs, thoughts and behaviors that influences us to fear, reject, avoid, be prejudiced and discriminate against
features or cues for an MD
physical appearance, trouble communicating, range of emotions, unable to function at an appropriate level, lack of social skills, outside the scheme of what is considered normal
ways to avoid stigma
protests, eduction, contact
public stigma
public viewpoint and beliefs comprised of stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination
self-stigma
reactions of persons in the stigmatized group that turn the stigma towards themselves; believe the stigma
courtesy stigma
relative or caregiver who is receives the stigma as well
other factors of stigma
social, economic and political components