1.10 Mental Disorders and Stigma

A collection of flashcards summarizing key concepts related to stigma and its various forms, particularly in the context of mental health.

Discreditable condition

A condition that is unknown and can be concealable

Discrediting condition

a condition that is clearly known or visible

Enacted stigma

Refers to the experience of unfair treatment by others.

Felt stigma

Refers to the shame and expectation of discrimination that prevents people from talking about their experiences and stops them from seeking help.

Public stigma

A set of negative attitudes and beliefs that motivate individuals to fear, reject, avoid, and discriminate against people with mental illness.

Self-stigma

Occurs when individuals internalize stigmatizing social attitudes and come to believe the negative societal conceptions and stereotypes associated with their condition.

Stereotype

An expectation that people might have about every person of a particular group.

Stigma

A label that causes us to regard certain people as different, defective, and set apart from mainstream members of society.

Stigma expectations

The extent to which individuals believe that 'most people' (the community at large) will devalue and discriminate against someone with a mental disorder.