Stigma Flashcards
Developed the most popular model of stigma
Link and Phelan
Four aspects to Link and Phelan’s model of stigma
Labelling
Stereotyping
Separating
Status loss and discrimination
Aspect of Link and Phelan’s model of stigma where someone has characteristics that mark them as different
Labelling
Aspect of Link and Phelan’s model of stigma where someone’s labelled characteristics are linked to undesirable characteristics
Stereotyping
Aspect of Link and Phelan’s model of stigma where the labelled group is viewed as very different to the ‘normal’ group
Separating
Aspect of Link and Phelan’s model of stigma where the labelled group is excluded and devalued
Status loss and discrimination
Type of stigma referring to a person’s actual experience of discrimination
Enacted stigma
Type of stigma referring to a person’s fear of experiencing discrimination
Felt stigma
Type of stigma referring to the reaction the general public has to the stigmatised group
Public stigma
Type of stigma referring to the prejudice the discriminated group hold against themselves e.g. internalised racism
Self stigma
Type of stigma referring to the stigma a person receives due to their proximity to a person who bears a stigma e.g. the parent of a child with a mental illness
Courtesy stigma
Recurring themes that are behind the stigma towards mental illness described by Hayward and Bright
Dangerousness
Attribution of responsibility
Poor prognosis
Disruption of social interaction
Types of mental illness viewed most negatively by the general population
Schizophrenia and addictions
Proposed a theory of stigma, outlining the ways in which stigma serves the people perpetuating it
Hagighat
Corrigan’s three components of stigma
Stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination
Stigma aimed at individuals who have a stigmatised aspect that is visible e.g. race, physical disability
Discredited stigma
Stigma aimed at individuals who has a stigmatised aspect which is concealable e.g. HIV status
Discreditable stigma
Disadvantages to legislative interventions to reduce stigma
May reduce discriminatory acts but unlikely to reduce stereotypes of prejudices held
Models for addressing stigma towards mental illness proposed by Liz Sayce
Brain disease model
Individual growth model
Libertarian model
Disability inclusion model
Model proposed by Liz Sayce for reducing stigma towards patients with mental illnesses where mental illness is treated like any physical illness - the ‘no fault’ approach. Can have the downside of being paternalistic or portraying patients as victims
Brain disease model
Model proposed by Liz Sayce for reducing stigma towards patients with mental illnesses where mental health is thought of on a spectrum with all mental illness or emotional distress being somewhere on that spectrum
Individual growth model
Model proposed by Liz Sayce for reducing stigma towards patients with mental illnesses which advocates for equal rights and responsibilities for all people no matter their mental health - would include equal criminal responsibility for mentally unwell patients and would not advocate e.g. for adjustments in the workplace
Libertarian
Model proposed by Liz Sayce for reducing stigma towards patients with mental illnesses which considers their disability to be the combination of their impairment plus the effects of societal barriers and prejudices
Disability inclusion model
Five year long campaign that the RCPsych was involved in that aimed to try and reduce stigma towards people with mental illnesses
Changing minds
