LO2-understand The Impact Of Discriminatory Pracices On Individuals In Health, Social Care And Child Care Environments

Question 1

Prejudice

Answer 1

~When someone has a NEGATIVE ATTITUDE towards, or an unfair dislike to an Yeah or group
~often based off an ILL INFORMED OPINION OR JUDGEMENTAL THOUGHT

Question 2

Stereotyping

Answer 2

~making JUDGEMENTS about individuals or groups of people
~defining them by CATEGORIES
~giving them characteristics that may not apply to everyone

Question 3

Labelling

Answer 3

~incentivise an individual negatively as being “of certain type” belonging to a particular group.
~result of attitudes and values that become fixed

Question 4

Bullying

Answer 4

~describes a range of NEGATIVE BEHAVIOURS that can intimidate or harm individuals
~involves humiliating and insulting someone

Question 5

Direct discrimination

Answer 5

~involves INTENTIONALLY putting someone at a disadvantage or treating them unfairly based on differences e.g. not giving a woman a job because of her sex

Question 6

Indirect discrimination

Answer 6

~when a policy or practice applies to everyone but has a detrimental effect on some people
~this discrimination is accidental or unintentional e.g. only producing English leaflets when in a hospital

Question 7

Types of abuse (5)

Answer 7

~physical
~verbal 
~psychological
~sexual 
~neglect

Question 8

People who can be victims of an affected by discriminatory practices

Answer 8

~individuals who require care and support
~family, friends and relatives of individuals
~practitioners

Question 9

Impact of discrimination on the range of individuals

Answer 9

~disempowerment
~low-self esteem
~poor health and well-being
~unfair treatment
~mental health problems

Question 10

Impacts on family and relatives

Answer 10

~frustration/anger that care is not being carried out efficiently
~resentful of unfair treatment
~disempowerment
~health and well-being affected
~worry about financial cost of legal proceedings

Question 11

why a care worker wouldn’t speak out about discriminatory practice

Answer 11

~fear of victimisation
~worries about losing job
~difficult to prove discrimination

Question 12

effects of discrimination on care worker

Answer 12

~loss of concentration
~socially withdrawn
~agitated or aggressive