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What is a stigma?

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Negative term describing someone’s variation from the norm

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Jist of this lecture:

  • Don’t apply stigmas to people, contributes to a negative stereotype, discriminatory behaviour
  • Public image of mental illness and therapies e.g ECT is appalling
  • Stigma changes how patients behave (secondary deviance), fuelling stigma
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