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Apr 11 2021
MENTAL HEALTH
DISCUSSING ABOUT DISCRIMINATION, LABELLING AND STIGMA
Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Discrimination 3
Labelling 4
Stigma 5
Conclusion 6
References 7
Introduction
Discrimination, labelling and stigma towards the mentally disabled individuals take place in a wide variety of manners. In this context, it may be said that individuals that are mentally disabled are often subjected to being dominated and exploited by the mentally fit. For instance, women that are mentally disabled are at least two times more likely to women without mental disabilities to become subjected to sexual assaults or sexism (Kosyluk et al. 2016). The mentally disabled individuals also experience complete avoidance from the su
ounding people, which leads to many adverse effects. In this project, the fundamental concepts and discrimination, labelling and stigma have been discussed and how they affects the mental health of the challenged groups is demonstrated.
Discrimination
A significant portion of the lives of people having mental health conditions is often plagued by discrimination. Discrimination can be simply refe
ed to as unfair treatment towards an individual or a group on the basis of the several identities of a person, which consists of their ancestry, ethnicity, place of origin, race, color, sex, marital status, citizenship, sexual orientation, creed, gender identity and expression, family status, age or any form of disabilities (Koschorke et al. 2017). The acts of discrimination can occur in both overt and covert forms. The human rights codes, all around the world, depict that it is a right of individuals to be equally and fairly treated concerning goods, facilities, as well as, services without any form of discrimination based on the aforementioned identities.
The occu
ence of discrimination against the mental health attributes or characteristics of specific service user groups directly associated with the development of stress and lead to further deterioration of mental health. For the adults that are mentally challenged or disabled, dealing with an either overt or covert form of discrimination tends to result in transitions in the behavioral patterns of the victims and a state of heightened vigilance, which are sufficiently able in terms of triggering stress responses. Even the anticipation of discrimination leads to the development of heightened stress and anxiety, which is extremely common for the people with mental health conditions. As direct or indirect consequences of discrimination, the social, political, as well as, economic opportunities for specific groups get limited (Woodgate et al. 2017).
Given the fact that the perpetuated discriminatory perception by the groups that are victimized captures a sense of oppression by the dominant group members, the psychological effects on the victims are much extended. In this regards, several studies have supported that racial discrimination is hugely associated with the development of psychological anxiety and distress. Studies show that chronic and acute non-racial discrimination is associated with an increased threat of lifetime rates of any form of disorders even after several adjustments have been put into place in terms of addressing potentially confounding psychological factors and/or other stressors (Xu et al. 2016).
It has further been depicted that such associations are evident all across anxiety, substance use and mood-related disorders. Given the already worsened condition of mental and physical health of individuals, discriminatory perceptions can lead further to the deterioration of both mental and physical health, which often resists a comeback from the achieved state.
Labelling
Labelling can be simply refe
ed to as the action of describing the individuals or the things in a short phrase based on their...