SOCIOL 2D06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Stigma, Old Age, Medieval Commune
13 Jan 2017
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Recap: various terminology such as mental illness, mental health and mental disorders are used, january is mental health awareness month and january 25th, 2017 is mental health awareness day. For example, drop-in centres and education for advocacy programs: in a sense group therapy with other peers with the same experiences and encounters. A supportive environment where you can tell your story and share your experience. Sense of belonging or engagement with others = greater chance or. Enhancement" of recovery (4) moving away from medicalization and individual blame by allowing one to belong and not feel isolated and alone in what they are going through. Case studies: mandiberg and edwards (2013) community-based. Programs: the individual blame can be dangerous for an individual, they discuss the individualist nature of many community-based mental health programs. Often leaves an individual to deal with problems and health in isolation. 1: the importance of collective or communal identity" and how it can create bonds and.
