SOC318H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Institutional Racism, Sexual Orientation, Untraceable
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Many people that utilize mental health services do not do so fully: avoiding stigma is a common reason. Stigma does two negative things in terms of this relationship: diminishes self-esteem, causes individuals to lose social opportunities. Mental health services are not utilized as much as they should be: the rising among all age demographics (particularly in young ppl) Stress is what everyone faces: but impact ppl diff= 1. hard to diagnose: 2 . It is eas(cid:455) to sa(cid:455) (cid:862)(cid:374)ot (cid:373)(cid:455) fault that i (cid:271)(cid:396)oke (cid:373)(cid:455) leg(cid:863: 3. bc of how bound up they are in their personality, then lead to stereotypes of what mh is, (cid:862)get o(cid:448)e(cid:396) it(cid:863) (cid:862)fight it(cid:863) Public stigma & self stigma: self stigma: feel bad + blame themselves & their behaviours, cause individual not reach out & get help. Stigmas alternate from structural to self-stigmatization process.
