How Mental Illness Is Labelled and Stigmatised (AQA A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
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Which perspective examines how society's response to mental illness creates additional problems?
Which perspective examines how society's response to mental illness creates additional problems?
Interactionist perspective
What is spurious interaction in mental health settings?
What is spurious interaction in mental health settings?
Behaviour seen through illness lens
What happens during mortification of self in Goffman's two-stage career process?
What happens during mortification of self in Goffman's two-stage career process?
Previous identity dismantled
What occurs in the second stage of Goffman's career process?
What occurs in the second stage of Goffman's career process?
Adjustment modes adopted
Which research method did Goffman use in his study of psychiatric institutions?
Which research method did Goffman use in his study of psychiatric institutions?
Participant observation
What does Weber's concept of verstehen mean in mental health research?
What does Weber's concept of verstehen mean in mental health research?
Understanding from patient's view
How did Goffman describe mental illness stigma in his 1963 work?
How did Goffman describe mental illness stigma in his 1963 work?
Deeply discrediting & damaging
What did Rosenhan's 1973 study find about pseudo-patients in psychiatric hospitals?
What did Rosenhan's 1973 study find about pseudo-patients in psychiatric hospitals?
Normal behaviour was reinterpreted
What does the Equality Act (2010) make illegal regarding mental health?
What does the Equality Act (2010) make illegal regarding mental health?
Direct/indirect discrimination
What % of people with mental health problems feel unfairly treated when job searching?
What % of people with mental health problems feel unfairly treated when job searching?
60%
What % of people with mental health problems conceal their condition from others?
What % of people with mental health problems conceal their condition from others?
90%
How does stigmatisation affect existing mental health problems?
How does stigmatisation affect existing mental health problems?
Worsens them