Ch.2 Fighting Stigma and Promoting Recovery

Mental health

Emotional wellness

Mental disorders

Conditions involving altered thinking, mood, or behavior

- distress or impaired functioning

Epidemiology

Study of disease within a population

Rate

proportion of cases in population/total cases and noncases

Prevalence

total number of people with disorder in a population at a specified time (t)

Point prevalence

cases at t/population at t

Incidence

rate of NEW cases within a time period

Stigma

stereotypes leading to prejudice and discrimination

Self stigma

negative stereotypes internalized by people with mental illness

Label avoidance

avoiding treatment to avoid a negative stigma (asians)

How is mental illness diagnosed?

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5)

Recovery

Process of change where individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential