Stigma

evolving, as more people become familiar with the disorder and the stigma is slowly broken, but if we start to truly inform and educate others on PTSD, then a true change will be brought about. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is an alarming problem that is rampant is United States veterans, but with the new treatments being developed and the increasing awareness of the general population, we can all work together to eradicate the stigma behind PTSD and the effects of the disorder as a…

In today’s era of respect for patient autonomy and right to choose their own treatment, it seems clear that deliberately keeping a person’s diagnosis from them is strangely paternalistic and an old notion from a different time. After all, we believe a patient should be involved in the management of their own care, and how can they do so if they don’t even what they’re receiving treatment for? Yet, in certain cases, the better option appears to be withholding knowledge of the diagnosis from…

Dell’Antonia’s article, Sesame Street Has a New Character With Autism. Will Kids Without it Ever See her, explores the addition of Julia, a character who is autistics. Two stereotypes associated with having autism are that it mainly affects boys and that these children are weird and different (Dell’Antonia, 2). The thought of adding Julia to the popular children’s show is to help educate many who are uninformed about autism. Lots of consideration went into to creating Julia as the producers…

only one parent. This is backed up from the Gingerbread Chief Executive, Fiona Weir, when she states, “Single parents do a fantastic job, often in difficult circumstances. It is disheartening and frustrating that so many are still facing outdated stigma in their daily lives” (Moss 2). This advantage shows that single parents are able to do things and still do a fantastic job at it even in a hard time. Even though single parents can be seen as the same as other families, there are still parents…

Mental Illness The issue of mental health resonates among all cultures worldwide. Each one of these cultures has their own ideas and ways of treating people with mental health issues. Some decide to treat them harshly, sending them away or shunning them for being different from the majority of the population. Others realize that mental illness is a real problem that shouldn’t be ignored and work together to provide support people that are affected by a mental health problem. Mental health has…

Part One Culture Shock (pg. 35) – The disorientation that people experience when they come in contact with a fundamentally different culture and can no longer depend on their taken-for-granted assumptions In the film, the immigrants spoke about how they were excited to migrate to the United States. Their whole village seemed to know how dangerous the journey would be, but they all would talk about how ‘amazing’ America really is compared to their own country. They spoke about jobs, being able…

Geography Lesotho is a small African country located in the southern portion of Africa. Lesotho is enclaved by the country, South Africa. Lesotho’s natural resources are water, agricultural grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay and building stone. The country’s terrain consists of highlands with plateaus, hills, and mountains. The country is divided into 10 healthcare districts. The mountainous terrain and limited road infrastructure of Lesotho creates a barrier for individuals to access these…

Kylie is a 24 year old female who has been admitted to the inpatient ward via the emergency department after apparent self-harm wounds to both her forearms while appearing intoxicated. This is Kylie’s third admission to the ward in the past four months following self-harm following a relationship breakup with her partner Sue, and difficulties with her friends. Kylie has recently withdrawn from university and now resides with her mother after previous flatmates could not cope with her behaviours.…

Furthermore, the rate of self-harm is another contributing factor to the stigma towards mental health in the asian community. This phenomenon is common amongst women of south-asian origin. In the article “Self-harm in the UK: Differences between South Asians and Whites in rates, characteristics, provision of service, and repetition.” studies found that south asian women age 16-24 are likely to self harm themselves than white women from the same age category. However, the rate of self-harm were…

sadness. However, the very basic public knowledge tells people that mental disorders are severe as abnormality, and this kind of basic knowledge may cause general fear towards people with mental disorders, and perhaps social stigma by having the incomplete understanding. The stigma of psychotic disease is generally endorsed by the public, than produces different attitudes. According to the study of (Corrigan et al., 2001), both of the authoritarian and benevolence attitudes, one has coercive…