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